R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. Hires New National Account Manager


COVINGTON, KY - August 7, 2006- COVINGTON, KY -R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. recently
announced the appointment of Dale Patterson as National Account Manager for Canada. Dale will
serve all Jones markets and customers in Canada along with focusing on the entire North American
Tissue market for Jones in his new assignment. He will be located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

The addition of Mr. Patterson will further strengthen Jones' ongoing commitment to our existing
accounts in Canada while enabling us to expand with new customers in that sector as well. "Dale's
strong engineering background and end of line packaging experience will be a strong asset as we
focus on developing cost effective solutions that address the critical business issues our customers
face today" said Rusty Sparling, Director of Sales - Consumer and Personal Products.

Mr. Patterson comes to Jones from Edson Packaging Machinery Limited, where he
represented the company as Account Manager in both the United States and Canada. He attended
Sheriden College in Brampton, Canada.

R. A. Jones & Co. Inc. is a subsidiary of IWKA, a leading worldwide provider of high
performance packaging equipment and services. With over 100 years of experience designing and
manufacturing packaging machinery, Jones offers a comprehensive range of value-added
engineering and total packaging line services. As part of the IWKA family, Jones offers access to
worldwide sales and service facilities that can efficiently service global packaging projects while
providing on-site responsiveness and dependability. More information about the company is
available on the Web at www.rajones.com.

R. A. Jones & Co. Inc.
2701 Crescent Springs Rd.
Covington, KY 41017
T (859) 341-0400
F (859) 341-0519
www.rajones.com

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