FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Deron Austin
Marketing Director
Metal Systems, Inc.
Phone: (800) 445-8791
E-Mail: daustin@equipmentcenters.com
AUGUST 25, 2008

METAL SYSTEMS, INC. CHOOSES NEATHAWK DUBUQUE AND PACKETT

CHATTANOOGA, TN- Metal Systems, Inc.—the Chattanooga-based maker of a wide range of metal equipment centers and complex electrical enclosures—has chosen Neathawk Dubuque and Packett [ND&P] as its marketing and advertising agency of record.

“Our company has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past five years,” says Metal Systems President and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Driscoll. “But we have ambitious goals for growth that will require a solid partnership with a well-versed and experienced marketing and communications firm. ND&P certainly fits that bill. It is important to our growth that engineers and owners know who we are and the value we provide"

Neathawk Dubuque & Packett has offices in Richmond, Chattanooga, Roanoke, Charlotte and Tampa. The firm’s capabilities include advertising, new media strategies, interactive planning, marketing, planning, media and direct response marketing. ND&P’s business sector experience includes manufacturing, technology, healthcare, tourism and hospitality among others. ND&P principals are CEO Roger Neathawk and President Susan Dubuque.“We’re pleased to be partnering with Metal Systems,” says ND&P Executive Vice President Dan Fell. “It’s a company with deep roots in Chattanooga, a solid base of business throughout the U.S. and ambitious goals for growth. We look forward to supporting Metal Systems in reaching those goals.”

Metal Systems was founded in 1968 and is owned by RFE, the nation’s fifth largest banking holding company, based in Charlotte. Metal Systems is an industry leader in developing solutions for a wide range of clients and industries, including custom manufactured equipment centers that integrate and protect critical low and medium voltage switchgear and motor controls in the power and petrochemical markets. The company employs more than 300 persons at plants in Chattanooga and Houston with more than 308,000 sq. ft. of indoor manufacturing space as well as related outdoor operations and facilities totaling 652,000 sq. ft.