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US demand for power and hand tools is
forecast to increase 3. In addition, product
innovation is less common than in power tools, limiting opportunities for
value gains. Professionals use a greater variety
of tools, most of which are also more expensive than those used by
consumers.

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Mr., Fiskars is delighted to announce two
recent papercrafting acquisitions -- Cloud 9 Design and Heidi Grace Designs. Fiskars Brands, Inc.biz .

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Mr.SunCapPart .com .
The original orange-handled scissors design is in the permanent design
collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.heidigrace. However , opportunities will result from the spread of more
ergonomically designed tools.

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If you have further
questions about Heidi Grace Designs, please visit http://www.cloud9design.

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MADISON, Wis.

PRESS RELEASE US Power +amp; Hand Tool Demand to Reach $15.5 Billion in 2009

5 billion in 2009. Accelerating growth in manufacturing output will create
opportunities in the professional sector, and continued interest in
do-it-yourself (DIY) activities will sustain the consumer market.

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Olympia Group , Inc. They are
well-known for their Themed Paper Collections, Innovative Page Coasters,
WoodStone (TM) Collection, and most recently their innovative Page Coasters and
Photo Banner Collection.
To view Fiskars items, visit http://www.

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Fiskars Acquires Cloud 9 Design and Heidi Grace Designs

The rising number and average age of motor
vehicles in the US park will boost gains for automotive hand tools since
aftermarket repairs will become more common.

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We are
looking forward to working with Olympia's management team in its drive to
broaden its customer base, support vendor relations, and further strengthen
its administrative and logistical systems.

About Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

Fiskars School, Office + Craft is a division of Fiskars Brands, Inc . Demand
for cordless electric tools will rise 8.

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Mr.com .3 percent annually through 2009 ,
reaching nearly $2 billion.

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, Olympia Group, Inc. designs, imports, and distributes hand tools and lawn
and garden products for consumer and professional users. Headquartered in
City of Industry , California and with offices in six countries worldwide,
Olympia's products include hammers, pliers , screwdrivers, knives, tape
measures, saws, long and short gardening tools, aprons, aluminum storage
cases, and gloves. For more information about Sun
Capital Partners, Inc.

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has joined Olympia Group as its President and
Chief Executive Officer, having served in executive management roles in
consumer products companies, most recently as Vice President and General
Manager with Alltrade, Inc., Olympia will be well positioned for future growth through the
provision of innovative and well-designed products and outstanding customer
service.com ,
and for more information on Cloud 9 Design, visit their website at
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Hand tool demand is limited by the inherent durability of these products . Tool producers will continue to
target this growing segment with a number of marketing approaches ,
including strategies aimed at women.

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, a supplier of hand tools and equipment to large
retailers and distributors, and President and CEO of Transworld Products, a
developer and marketer of tools and automotive parts for domestic and global
manufacturers. Olympia's tools are recognized as the "best value"
tool for consumers and industrial users alike. Brands include Olympia, Village Blacksmith , Roughneck,
Thorsen, Babco, Chronium, Continental Abrasives, Work Gear, and Euro Cut.8 percent annually (including price increases) to
$15., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm.

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Olympia Group Hires New CEO Announces Its Acquisition By an Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners

Kopala brings over 20 years experience in the hand tool
and consumer products industry to Olympia Group, with special expertise in
marketing and branding and international and domestic quality control
procedures . Walter Kopala, CEO of Olympia Group, said, "We believe that with the
financial and operational support provided by an affiliate of Sun Capital
Partners, Inc. Fiskars, is the world's leading manufacturer of scissors,
gardening tools and cutlery, as well as other consumer products sold under the
brand names including FISKARS(R), Gerber Legendary Blades(R), Royal(R) Floor
Mats, Syroco(R), Home Leisure , Plantera(R), Cool in the Shade(TM), Power
Sentry(R), Newpoint(R), Montana(R), Raadvad, Sankey and Ebert.

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Kopala, Jr.
Olympia Group was founded nearly 30 years ago as a distributor of hardware
products and accessories.
Cloud 9 Design, based in Minnesota, features papers that are hand -made and
then reproduced to give a beautiful, three-dimensional appearance.
"We are very excited about adding these two outstanding companies to our
portfolio as we continue to build the consumable portion of our business,"
says Chad Vincent, President of Fiskars School, Office and Craft Division . Internationally, Fiskars has
manufacturing plants and/or sales offices in 20 countries., a
leading global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer and industrial
products.

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Fiskars, founded in 1649, is one of the oldest companies in the world and
is the largest manufacturer of lightweight stainless steel scissors in the US.
Fiskars School, Office + Craft Division has expanded far beyond the
original scissors and now makes an extensive line of ergonomically-designed
specialty scissors, scrap booking supplies, embossing tools, paper trimmers,
punches, stencils, protractors , compasses, and several more high-quality
products. Advances will result from upgrades to more
powerful , high-end power tools, and by the continuing diffusion of cordless
products.

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Sun Capital Partners , Inc. is a leading private investment firm focused on
identifying leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies that
can benefit from its in house operating professionals and experience . have acquired more than 90 companies throughout the world with
consolidated sales in excess of $20.
The parent company, now located in Helsinki, Finland, started on the banks of
the Fiskars River in Fiskars, Finland.

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Fiskars will support the design of products from the current headquarters
of both companies, while moving the distribution divisions to Wausau, WI, and
the operations to Fiskars' North American headquarters in Madison, WI.

Growth in consumer tool demand will outpace the professional market through
2009, due to the ongoing popularity of DIY activities and the trade-up by
consumers to feature-laden power tools.

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Walter W."
Chris Metz, Managing Director, Sun Capital Partners, Inc. "Simple, time-saving, cutting edge and upscale" are
the words Nancy Martinez and Amy Brinkman, who founded Cloud 9 Design, use to
describe their products.
Heidi Grace Kress is a creative young artist whose Washington-based
company features fun and whimsical stickers, papers, and embellishments for
scrapbookers and paper crafters. Since the construction industry comprises the largest portion
of professional demand, gains will be limited by decelerating growth in
construction expenditures.

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has extensive experience in identifying initiatives to
support the growth of small and middle market companies. With
more than $2.

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Sun Capital Partners is a leading private investment firm specializing in
identifying leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies.

Unlike power tools, common household tools such as hammers frequently
outlive their owners, dampening replacement demand.

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In addition, Heidi Grace Designs recently
introduced its successful line of Pocket Scraps, which includes cards and
envelopes that coordinate with colorful stickers, rub-ons, acrylic and plastic
embellishments to make it simple to create the perfect personalized effect.fiskars. The introduction of increasingly powerful
battery products , such as the 28-volt line being introduced by Milwaukee
Electric in 2005, will spur gains across cordless product categories.

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said, "Sun
Capital Partners, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiskars
Corporation, a Finnish corporation traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange
(HEX: FIS).

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0 billion . Much
of the growth will reflect increased imports, as both domestic and
foreign-based producers increase their amount of production outside the US.

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("Olympia"), a distributor of hand tools and lawn and garden products, today
announced that it has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners,
Inc. and has hired a new chief executive officer to lead its management team. With 7,000 products marketed under nine distinct
brands and manufactured in global facilities, products are manufactured to
exacting specifications using superior quality metals such as hardened and
tempered chrome vanadium. Our staff of in-
house operators consists of senior professionals experienced in strengthening
merchandising programs and manufacturing and distribution operations."

About Olympia Group, Inc.5 billion of capital under management and with offices in Boca
Raton, Los Angeles , New York, and London, affiliates of Sun Capital Partners,
Inc. These
and other trends are presented in Power & Hand Tools, a new study from The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

Power tool demand is forecast to outpace hand tools due to the continuing
popularity of cordless electric products such as drills and saws.

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