Mail order market is split by agency directand doortodoor

These forward-looking statements are not guaranteesof future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions andother factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control which could causeactual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by suchforward-looking statements. These factors include the consequences of theCompany's financial leverage position, especially given turmoil in the creditmarkets, and the level of associated borrowing costs; the Company's ability tomaintain compliance with financial covenants in its credit agreement; thecyclical nature of the Company's access equipment, commercial and fire &emergency markets, especially during a global economic downturn and creditcrisis; the Company's ability to offset higher steel and raw material coststhrough other cost decreases or product selling price increases; risks relatedto reductions in government expenditures and the uncertainty of governmentcontracts; risks associated with international operations and sales, includingforeign currency fluctuations; and the Company's ability to turn around itsGeesink Norba Group business. Additional information concerning these and otherfactors is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and ExchangeCommission. Introduction: Verdict Research: UK Remote Shopping 2009 is a new report providing in-depthanalysis into the online, mail order and TV shopping market.

With each channelanalysed independently and retailer shares of both the total remote market andtheir respective channel, this report provides a complete understanding of thisdynamic market, with key issues, retailer analysis and company comparisons. Scope: UK remote shopping market size 1998-2008e, split by the three largest channels,online, mail order and TV shopping. Mail order market is split by agency, directand door-to-door. Online is divided into pureplays, store-based and mail orderretailers' online sales. 14 profiles covering the top retailers in each channelwith sales performance 2003-2008, key performance indicators and outlooks. Keyissues for the remote market, with strategic analysis for the three corechannels.

Highlights: Remote shopping has grown nearly three fold in a decade from 9.7bn to 26.2bn.The remote shopping market comprises three main channels, online, mail order andTV shopping, but the influence of the Internet has driven particularly stronggrowth in the latter part of the decade we forecast growth of 18.6 in 2008. Mail order specialists' share of remote shopping has fallen from 95.5 to 36.7since 1998. Despite shifting their business models to harness online growth,mail order specialists are facing stronger competition as an increasingproportion of their customer base has access to the growing array of Internetretailers and TV shopping channels. Physical retailers are emerging as the powerhouse of remote shopping throughtheir new dominance of online retail. Their multi-channel offers provideflexibility for consumers while high brand awareness encourages visits andpromotes trust. Furthermore, the size of some of these players means asignificant cost advantage over most pureplays.