KOMATSU CELBRATES 90TH ANNIVERSARY WITH GIFT TO FOODBANK

Global manufacturer of earthmoving equipment, Komatsu is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011, and to mark the occasion is expanding its support of Foodbank NSW, by donating a brand new Ute to the hunger relief organization.

Global manufacturer of earthmoving equipment, Komatsu is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011, and to mark the occasion is expanding its support of Foodbank NSW, by donating a brand new Ute to the hunger relief organization.

Komatsu Australia Managing Director, Sean Taylor, presented the keys to Foodbank NSW's CEO, Gerry Andersen, at a brief ceremony in Sydney today. "Komatsu this year is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and we wanted to mark the occasion through a gesture of community support" Taylor said. "Komatsu has a long and rich history of supporting the communities in which we operate, and we have been very impressed with the good work that Foodbank does, so we are proud to extend this support to the team at Foodbank NSW."

Assisting with the ceremony were V8 Supercar champions, Mark Skaife, Craig Lowndes & Jamie Whincup, who were in Sydney in the lead up to the Bathurst 1000 this weekend. "Komatsu is a long term partner of Team Vodafone, and so we often work together in community events around Australia" said Lowndes. "Foodbank did an amazing job during the floods earlier this year, so together with Komatsu we congratulate them on their tireless dedication to the community" commented, Lowndes.

Foodbank NSW CEO, Gerry Andersen used the occasion to outline the organisation's goals for the coming years. "In the past 12 months, Foodbank has delivered 4 million meals to those in need in NSW, and with Komatsu's generous support we are well on way to growing this to over 22 million meals by the end of 2015" said Andersen. "A key element of this growth will be collecting produce from the NSW Riverina district, which is where this new Ute will be utilised" added Andersen.

Komatsu, who earlier this year launched the world's first Hybrid Excavator, is currently undertaking its largest ever expansion in the Australian market, opening new branches and factories around Australia, and increasing its workforce significantly. "The mining boom is certainly driving strong growth for Komatsu, however we firmly believe that our commitment to technology as seen in our Hybrid Excavator and our Driverless Electric Mining Dump Trucks are also major factors behind our growth" said Taylor.

QUICK FACTS

KOMATSU

Manufacturer, marketer & maintainer of Earth Moving Machinery

Established for 90 years (45 years in Australia)

40,000 employees worldwide

2,000 employees in Australia & New Zealand

49 branches around Australia

Market leader in Electric Mining Trucks

Annual R&D expenditure of over $620M

FOODBANK

Part of Australia's largest hunger relief organization: Foodbank Australia

Vision: "An Australia Without Hunger"

Annual distribution of food (NSW):

3,000 tonnes of food & 4 million meals

2015 Growth Objective

17,000 tonnes & 22 million meals

2 million Australians rely on food relief per year

Contact Information

For further information, contact

Komatsu: Todd Connolly, National

Manager, Market Planning: 0438 745 436

Foodbank NSW: Gerry Andersen, CEO: 0418 314 400