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ESAB Welding & Cutting Products

January 12, 2005

To Whom It May Concern:

As a result of the benefits being received from advice and services received by Brad Foster, I would highly recommend using the services of Foster if you need help making sense of natural gas or electricity purchasing.

Through Foster’s natural gas RFP process, we were able to develop an “apples to apples” comparison between potential natural gas suppliers while learning a great deal about the nuances in supply offerings that can dramatically impact the success of a natural gas supply program, such as basis pricing, contract volume variance pricing, and full requirements. We even found out that “pool fees” can vary from supplier to supplier. This caused us to be able to negotiate a better arrangement with our incumbent supplier at one plant location but caused us to make a change at another. Foster even helped us work through a complicated joint natural gas and electric power arrangement in Ohio.

Additionally, Foster provided significant additional value by educating us about the natural gas market and how it works. We feel more informed and better positioned to make sensible decisions as we move forward.

Overall, we are very pleased that we made the decision to engage Foster.

Sincerely,
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products


Jeffery L. Good
Director, Purchasing/Material Management


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