International News Channel France 24 Filming at HPM / Mt. Gilead
Mount Gilead, OH - February 25, 2008

As costs for traditional fossil fuel sources keep increasing along with production costs to manufacture electricity many people, communities and government agencies have started to look towards a free "green" renewable energy source - wind.

Wind-generated electricity is now very close in cost to the power from conventional utility generation in some locations. Wind energy is the world's fastest-growing energy source and will power industry, businesses and homes with clean, renewable electricity for many years to come. HPM, A Division of Taylor's Industrial Services, LLC. - for 130 years has been manufacturing and supplying injection molding, die cast and extrusion systems to a world wide market.

In 2006 HPM entered into a new and exciting field of contract manufacturing of large components for wind turbines. HPM has recently expanded and launched new state of the art wind energy manufacturing centers at its facilities in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.

On Wednesday, February 27th Mr. Guillaume Meyer and a film crew from the French International TV channel France 24 will be at HPM to do a short piece on HPM's involvement in the wind energy industry.

France 24 has positioned itself as a genuine challenger of the historic channels such as CNN, the BBC or Al Jazeera offering programming in French, English and Arabic to countries all over the world, and through 24-hour worldwide streaming exclusively on the internet.

France 24 has an international brand awareness of which ranges from 25% to 85% depending on the geographical area

In Europe France 24 achieved a weekly market share of 9% as soon as it was launched in 2006, which is double Al Jazeera's figure (4%) and one third that of BBC World (27%) - Source EOLS April/July 2007.

On the internet, France 24.com attracts 4,288,000 individual visitors, coming in top among international news sites in Germany, Italy, Spain and France. It is an internationally recognized site, with 84% of its audience outside France. - Source Nielsen NetRatings September 2007.

Taylor's Industrial Services LLC is a leader in manufacturing, heavy-duty hauling, aviation and property management. Its HPM Division manufactures and supplies extrusion systems, injection molding machines and die casting equipment from its headquarters in Mount Gilead, Ohio, U.S.A. HPM Division maintains a network of manufacturer representatives and consultants that cover Mexico/Latin America, China and the Pacific Rim, and Europe. In the U.S. and Canada, HPM Division works directly with customers.

Founded in 1877, HPM has a proven history in quality, service and innovation. HPM offers equipment remanufacturing, and aftermarket parts and services through Taylor Support Services (TSS).

In an effort to keep up with the global demand for its' plastic processing equipment and to tap into an exciting new market HPM opened an operations office in Chennai, India in 2006 that houses sales, service, support and engineering. HPM is also in discussions to develop a future manufacturing facility in the region.