New recruit to strengthen Donaldson Membranes team

Donaldson Membranes are forging ahead in their commitment to provide extensive customer support by recruiting a new Marketing and Sales Support team member, Paula Bickers.

Paula's appointment will enable the team to build upon their already successful client support network. With a wealth of customer service experience, supported by a degree in Public Relations and Marketing, Paula will be a valuable asset to the team.

Marketing Manager, Jenny Nash commented: "Taking Paula on board will enable us to continue to develop our marketing strategy and further promote Donaldson Membranes and its products across a variety of EMEA markets."

Looking forward to her new role, Paula said: "This is a fantastic

opportunity to work with a highly skilled marketing team, providing customer focused support solutions".

For further information contact

Donaldson Membranes

7 The Parks

Newton Le Willows

WA12 0JQ

England

Tel: +44 (0) 1942 710 242

Fax: +44 (0) 1942 711571

E-mail: membranes-europe@mail.donaldson.com

Website: www.donaldson.com and click on Membranes

About Donaldson Membranes

Donaldson Membranes is a leading worldwide brand name and are the

manufacturer of Tetratex(r) expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane. High performance laminates offer superior dust cake release, low pressure drop, higher air flow, and high efficiency, making Tetratex(r) an excellent choice for filtration and other applications. For over 20 years Donaldson Membranes has been solving challenging problems in a variety of markets including: industrial filtration; pharmaceutical; microfiltration; fuel cell, medical; fine chemicals; food and plastics, and more. For customers requiring a high performance membrane to solve a problem, Donaldson Membranes has the answer: Tetratex(r).

About Donaldson Company, Inc.

Donaldson Company, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement parts. Donaldson is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development. Donaldson serves customers in the diesel engine and industrial including in-plant air cleaning, compressed air and gas purification, power generation, disk drive filtration, off-road equipment and trucks. Our 11,000 employees contribute to the company's success at over 30 manufacturing locations around the world. In fiscal year 2005, Donaldson reported sales of more than $1.6 billion and grew earnings for the 16th consecutive year. Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and Donaldson shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional company information is available at www.donaldson.com