Precision metal fabrication company receives Featured Company of London Award

London ON – (April 14, 2004) The London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) and the City of London today announced Abuma Manufacturing Limited as the next recipient of the Featured Company of London Award. Company president, Jan Maarschalkerweerd will receive a commemorative plaque from Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco at the city council meeting on April 18. Abuma Manufacturing Ltd. is a highly diversified contract manufacturer principally engaged in the production of fabricated metal components for clients in a broad array of industries including automotive, health care, environmental and the military. The company specializes in the fabrication of mild steel, stainless steel, and light-weight alloy components. Conceived in the basement of a London home in 1980, the company started with only one employee. Today Abuma employs 45 people and has a reputation for quality, on time delivery, technical expertise and at times financial assistance. “This award means a lot to our Company and its employees,” says Maarschalkerweerd, “We now realize that we are doing things right and are being noticed by others.” “Thanks to the City of London that provides us not only the prime location for easy access to our Canadian and American clients, but allows us to benefit from the highly skilled and diversified workforce the city attracts. Also thanks to the LEDC for attracting diverse companies to locate here that bring added value to the city and to companies like Abuma Manufacturing Limited.” -30- For more information, please contact: Steve Glickman, Director Business Growth and Retention London Economic Development Corporation Tel: 519-661-4524 Jan Maarschalkerweerd President, Abuma Manufacturing Limited Tel: 519-659-6376