FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Teresa De Mers
Advertising & Promotions Manager
Oregon Cutting Systems Group
4909 SE International Way Portland, OR 97222
Tel: (503) 653-4408 Fax: (503) 353-6430
Web: www.oregonchain.com
 
Sears Powerama held on Oregon Cutting Systems Campus
Portland, Oregon: April 18, 2007– Consumers throughout the Pacific Northwest will benefit from the Sears Powerama held March 19-21 on the Blount/Oregon Cutting Systems campus in Portland, Oregon.

During these three days more than 125 Sears employees (store sales associates, service technicians and managers) from Oregon, Washington and Montana received classroom and hands-on training on outdoor products ranging from chainsaws to tractors.

The hands-on training gives the Sears employees product knowledge they would not otherwise receive and helps them understand how the products work. This gives them more confidence in the products they sell. It also allows them to impart more information to the customers who want to make a more informed buying decision.

"Oregon Cutting Systems is proud to host the Sears Powerama on our campus. In fact, this is the 20th year we have hosted this event. We are thankful for our great business partnership with Sears," says Cary Pangares, Marketing Operations Manager for Consumer Marketing at OCSG.
Oregon Cutting Systems Group: Founded in 1947, the Oregon Cutting Systems Group of Blount, Inc. is a world leader in providing high quality original equipment and replacement parts to the outdoor power equipment industry. Replacement products sold under the Oregon® brand name provide the industry with one of its most complete lines of parts, including saw chain, guide bars, sprockets and maintenance accessories for chainsaws; lawnmower blades, engine parts, belts, tires and service tools for mowers and other outdoor power equipment; and trimmer line, heads, and blades for trimmers and brushcutters. Oregon® replacement products are sold in more than 130 countries, and many leading manufacturers of outdoor power tools use parts made by Oregon Cutting Systems as original equipment. More information about the Oregon Cutting Systems Group and the Oregon® brand of quality replacement parts can be found at www.oregonchain.com.