RICHMOND, B.C., Canada, September 20, 2000

Progressive Solutions Inc., of Richmond BC, announced today that Jim C. Hamer Company, Kenova, WV and MacBeath Hardwood Company, Lafayette, CA have selected Progressive Solutions to implement their lumber management software systems.

Both companies will install Lumber Track, a full-featured total management solution, ideal for single- or multiple-site sawmills and value-add producers, distributors and wholesalers.

Jim C. Hamer Company produces quality hardwoods, primarily oak, poplar and maple. Their 6 sawmills and dry kilns produce 35 MBF of green lumber and 20 MBF of kiln dried lumber annually. Lewis Baumgarner, Vice President, Finance at Jim C. Hamer stated, "Progressive Solutions has taken the right steps to meeting the needs of the hardwood industry. Lumber Track is an all-encompassing program. From green lumber to invoicing - it's all there. I'm anticipating we will be much more efficient as a result of using Lumber Track."

MacBeath Hardwood Company provides high quality domestic and exotic hardwoods. With five concentration and distribution yards in addition to its Lafayette head office, MacBeath offers a diversified and abundant inventory in excess of 5 million board feet. Michael Rossi, Assistant to the President at MacBeath, stated, "We wanted the current state-of-the-art. Lumber Track seemed to be designed specifically for the hardwood industry - handling random lengths and widths, multiple species and grades, small unit sales, with the ability to track each board individually."

Michael W. Johnson, Sales Manager at Progressive Solutions, remarked, "These sales confirm that the features in Lumber Track serve the needs of the hardwood industry very well. We are delighted and look forward to many more installations at hardwood facilities."

About Progressive Solutions
Progressive Solutions Inc. is the dynamic leader in inventory management solutions for the forest products industry with software installed at over 450 sites. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Richmond, BC, has development centers in Vernon, BC and Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and sales offices throughout the US and Canada. Its products address the log procurement, sales, inventory and logistics management needs of the Sawmill, Panel, Remanufacturing, and Distribution and Wholesale industries for both domestic and export markets.