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“We are honored by this recognition from Inc. Magazine, as it heightens the satisfaction of providing quality medical and surgery equipment to hospitals and surgery centers throughout the world,” said Mike Spencer, DRE managing partner.

According to Spencer, DRE’s continued growth confirms the company’s development as a trusted source for top-quality new and refurbished medical equipment. “Healthcare facilities interested in saving on dependable new and refurbished equipment should look no further than DRE for anesthesia systems, vital signs monitors, operating room lights, surgery tables, and much more,” he said.

DRE is building upon recent successes by offering healthcare facilities essential medical equipment, such as the DRE Waveline Pro, an anesthesia gas monitor that recently received FDA clearance and is now available to hospitals and surgery centers throughout the United States. Other popular products from DRE include the Penlon Prima SP2, an anesthesia system featuring a touchscreen ventilator that provides six ventilation modes, and the DRE Anetic-P, a mobile surgery table that combines the positioning of a surgery table with the maneuverability of a stretcher.

In addition to new medical equipment, DRE provides medical facilities with an assortment of refurbished equipment, including late-model anesthesia systems such as the Datex-Ohmeda Aestiva/5 and Dräger Fabius GS. Other budget-friendly refurbished products from DRE include the Amsco 3085 SP, a surgery table capable of supporting up to 1,000 pounds, and the Valleylab Force FX, an electrosurgical generator designed for cutting, desiccating and fulgurating tissue.

On top of its success in healthcare markets, DRE has generated rapid growth in veterinary markets, increasing sales of veterinary equipment to veterinary hospitals and clinics, veterinary teaching institutions, and research facilities. DRE Veterinary is a complete source for veterinary anesthesia systems, patient monitors, surgery and exam tables, and much more. DRE Veterinary is also a complete source for medical gas equipment, and can help veterinary facilities design a complete medical gas system, including the placement of outlets, manifolds, alarms and zone valve boxes.

The Inc. 5000 list represents the most comprehensive look at an important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery, and Radio Flyer, maker of the iconic children’s red wagon, are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“The leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”

2010 marks the first year DRE has been named to the Inc. 5000. In recent years DRE has also been named a Fast 50 Company and Small Company of the Year by Business First of Louisville.

About DRE, Inc.

DRE is a premier medical and operating room equipment supplier. DRE provides a combination of new and professionally refurbished or used medical equipment to industry professionals around the globe. For the third consecutive year, Business First of Louisville has named DRE one of the 50 fastest growing businesses in the Greater Louisville area.

Contact Information:

DRE Medical Equipment Justin Jeffries, Marketing Director 1800 Williamson Court Louisville, KY 40223 1-800-462-8195 www.dremed.com media@dremedical.com

DRE, Inc. — a premier international medical and surgical equipment supplier — has been named by Business First of Louisville as a 2008 Company of the Year. The award caps the most successful three-year period in DRE’s history.

“In the last three years, DRE achieved a cumulative revenue growth of 90 percent,” says Tim Jarm, DRE’s chief operating officer. “DRE’s growth is due in part to our competitive mix of low-cost professionally refurbished medical equipment and dependable DRE-brand equipment.”

Jarm expects affordable DRE-brand and professionally refurbished equipment to be popular in 2009, as many ambulatory surgery centers, oral/maxillofacial surgeons and other healthcare facilities will need to maximize limited budgets.

“Our products cost significantly less than equipment from competing companies,” says Jarm. “Healthcare facilities looking to save money in 2009 should take a look at our product mix, which includes the DRE Waveline Plus vital signs monitor and the DRE Integra AV-S anesthesia workstation.”

In recent years, DRE has harnessed its lineup of refurbished equipment — which includes operating room lights,surgical tables and anesthesia machines — to strengthen its market share in the United States and throughout the world, with particular success in the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In the United States, many healthcare educators are turning to DRE’s economically-priced equipment to provide their students with hands-on training.

In 2008, DRE expanded its online store, ORSupply.com, to become the largest online marketplace for surgical supplies and medical devices. ORSupply.com added products from Littman, Heine and Miltex, and redesigned its interface to allow customers to search, find and instantly purchase medical accessories with only a few clicks — no purchasing group or supply contract needed.

In addition to success in medical markets, DRE is rapidly expanding its veterinary division by selling products essential to veterinarian hospitals and clinics, universities, and research facilities. DRE Veterinary recently released exclusive lines of wet tables, exam tables, grooming tables and surgery tables. DRE Veterinary has also expanded its selection of supplies and accessories available for online purchase at www.dreveterinary.com.

DRE received its Company of the Year award at Business First of Louisville’s Business of the Year award ceremony on December 12, 2008. At its Fast 50 award ceremony in October 2008, Business First of Louisville named DRE the 17th fastest growing business in Louisville. DRE’s 2008 placement is up eight spots from 2007, when DRE placed 25th on the Fast 50 list.

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DRE’s continued growth can be attributed in part to the company’s commitment to providing medical facilities with affordable, dependable medical equipment, says Tim Jarm, DRE’s Chief Operating Officer.

“Surgery centers know DRE as a dependable source for economical medical equipment solutions,” said Jarm. “Surgery centers are choosing affordable DRE-brand equipment, such as the DRE Waveline Plus vital signs monitor and the DRE Integra AV-S anesthesia workstation, because our products have the same features as name-brand products but at a fraction of the cost.”

According to Jarm, DRE’s investment in its biomedical engineering facility has helped spur additional growth. “DRE has a full service refurbishing facility, making us uniquely equipped to provide surgery centers with professionally refurbished surgery tables, operating room lights and anesthesia machines, at prices as much as 50 percent less than new equipment from competing companies,” Jarm said.

In recent years, DRE has harnessed its professionally refurbished product lineup to expand its presence in markets throughout the United States, as well as in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. According to Chris Padgett, Division Manager of DRE International, medical facilities throughout the world buy from DRE for reason’s beyond the low prices of DRE’s refurbished products.

“Many new clients are drawn to DRE because of the affordability of our products,” said Padgett. “Customers continue purchasing from DRE because we provide a higher quality refurbished product, offer a variety of affordable USA-manufactured products, and have a responsive staff that adapts to the specific needs of each customer.”

In addition to success in medical markets, DRE is rapidly growing in its veterinary division. DRE Veterinary is tailoring its veterinary product mix to the many niches of the veterinary market. The recently released DRE Titan, a large animal anesthesia machine, helped DRE Veterinary delve into the equine and bovine surgery markets. Also, the DRE Vetrec PDM, an all-in-one touchscreen central station, expanded DRE Veterinary’s wireless monitoring product offering.

DRE’s growth in 2008 was furthered by the success of the remodeling of ORSupply.com, DRE’s medical supplies and accessories e-commerce website. DRE optimized ORSupply.com to allow customers to speedily search, find and purchase medical accessories. DRE also increased ORSupply.com’s online catalog to include more than 15,000 distinct products, including products from Sklar Instruments, Flexicare and Intersurgical.

As 2008 comes to a close, DRE continues to remind its customers that medical equipment purchased in 2008 may be eligible for tax deductions associated with Tax Code Section 179, in accordance with the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

“With Section 179, some medical facilities may be able to deduct the full purchase of as much as $250,000 in medical equipment from their taxable income,” said Jarm. “This is about twice the amount that could be deducted the previous year, and potentially makes 2008 an ideal year to invest in new and refurbished medical equipment.”

DRE acknowledges that filing for Section 179 deductions requires planning. DRE does not endorse any tax filing method and recommends that medical facilities consult a financial adviser to confirm that filing for Section 179 deductions is appropriate. This is the second consecutive year that DRE received a Fast 50 award. DRE’s 2008 placement as the 17th fastest growing business in Greater Louisville is up eight spots from 2007, when DRE placed 25th on the Fast 50 list.

About DRE Inc.

DRE is a premier medical and surgical equipment supplier that provides a combination of new and professionally refurbished or used medical equipment to industry professionals around the globe. DRE offers value to doctors by providing the features and reliability they need while still fitting within their budget.

Much of the growth can be directly related to an expanded product line of factory new products for the operating room and surgical environments. Within the past year DRE has added a new line of vital signs monitors, surgical microscopes, a new flagship anesthesia machine, and a surgical table.

DRE continues to also expand refurbished product lines by sourcing an increasing amount of equipment from brand name manufacturers. In late 2006 DRE more than doubled the size of its in house biomedical facilities. In many cases a quality refurbished product is a better solution for the customer than paying for features that will never be utilized.

Export business has also played a very strong role. DRE International has added representatives and infrastructure to better serve Latin America, Southeast Asia, and professionals in the Middle East. By impressing international clients with a great value by providing quality equipment at affordable prices DRE is able to expand the capabilities of many professionals worldwide who would otherwise not be able effectively expand their practices. Being able to offer the choice between new and refurbished products makes a difference in these markets.

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