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Nicholas Plastics Group Expands its Presence in Detroit
Establishes design facility, adds staff and resources to Technical Sales Center

TROY, Michigan

To better serve its automotive customers, the Nicholas Plastics Group has strengthened its presence in the Detroit area by establishing a design center and expanding its current technical center in Troy.

The Nicholas Group, a single-source provider of plastic solutions for the automotive and other industries, said the expansion allows the Company to offer its customers a "cradle-to-grave" package of services -
from design and rapid prototyping through final production and shipping.

The Nicholas Group has launched NPD, Inc. as a complete design facility, specializing in automotive lighting and sealing, as part of its Technical Sales Center in Troy. NPD offers total program support, including product design, program management and rapid prototyping for its automotive customers.
In addition to NPD, the Technical Sales Center now houses program management, engineering and sales personnel.

"This expansion underscores our continued commitment to serving the changing needs of our automotive OEM and other customers as complete solution providers," said Terry Nicholas, president and chief executive officer of the Nicholas Group. "We will continue to expand our presence in the Detroit area so that we will be able to provide a full slate of design, engineering and manufacturing services.

"The Nicholas Group of companies remains committed to providing superior customer service. Our Technical Center allows us to offer 'one-on-one' service custom tailored to the needs of our OEMs and Tier 1 partners. As we continue to expand our presence in Michigan, we will look for ways to better serve the needs of all our customers - whether they are in Detroit, Grand Rapids or elsewhere."

With the addition of NPD, the Technical Sales Center is now home to nearly one dozen Nicholas associates, who work provide complete program support for the Nicholas Group's extruded and injection-molded components to General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Corp., DaimlerChrysler Corp., as well as several Tier I suppliers.

NPD utilizes state-of-the-art engineering and design software, including Unigraphics, SDRC, Catia and Cimatron, with full translation services available for all other computer-assisted design (CAD) programs.

"Our automotive customers expect us to bring engineering and design expertise to the table - which we have done for years," Nicholas said. "With NPD, we are able to get involved much earlier in the process and provide additional value for our customers."

NPD joins the Nicholas Group of companies, which includes Nicholas Plastics, Inc. and N-K Manufacturing, Inc., which are sister companies located in West Michigan. The Technical Sales Center is located at 3221 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 117 in Troy and can be reached by calling (248) 643-1931 or faxing (616) 248-3246.

The Nicholas Plastics Group is a single-source, vertically integrated, value-added provider of plastic solutions for the automotive, office furniture, appliance and related industries. Headquartered in Allendale, Mich., the Nicholas Group has manufacturing facilities in Allendale and Grand Rapids, and a technical sales and design center in Troy. Through its subsidiaries, Nicholas Plastics, Inc. and N-K Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., the Nicholas Group specializes in complete extrusion and injection molding, design and engineering services for customers such as General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Tier One suppliers, as well as manufacturers of office furniture, appliances and other industries.

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