We wish to inform you of 2 important changes to our company and UK organisational structure.

As you may have read in the press recently, with the divestment of its chemical interests our parent company has changed its name from mg technologies AG to GEA Group AG. This is an abbreviation for Global Engineering Alliance in order to reflect the company’s clear focus on global engineering excellence.

At the same time, our Process Engineering Division has initiated a strategy of moving to one main legal entity in each geographical area, and in line with this strategy GEA Process Engineering Ltd has been established in the UK.

The new company will include the businesses of Niro Ltd and Tuchenhagen UK Ltd which will become divisions of the new company and will continue to operate as autonomous units with their existing management structures at their existing locations.

As from 1st October 2005 therefore, as result of this change in organisational structure:

All orders should be raised in the name of GEA Process Engineering Ltd.

Invoices issued by the company, on new and existing contracts will be in the name of GEA Process Engineering Ltd and not Niro Ltd.

Invoices issued by Suppliers should be in the name of GEA Process Engineering Ltd bearing the original Niro Ltd order number.

Our VAT number has changed to GB 298 7688 65.