Wheels, Inc. Receives Supplier of the Year Award From The Scotts Company

DES PLAINES, Ill., July 25 -- Wheels, Inc., a leader in the multi-billion-dollar fleet-leasing industry, today announced it has been named 2005 Supplier of the Year by The Scotts Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scotts Miracle-Gro, the world's leading lawn and garden company. The Supplier of the Year Award was presented to Wheels on June 24.

Wheels was selected for the Award from a list of more than 5,000 vendors that work with Scotts, according to Mike Burzynski, Vice President of Global Purchasing at The Scotts Company. "One of Wheels' best qualities is the ability to be flexible to meet the unique needs of Scotts," he said. "That flexibility, coupled with Wheels' ability to deliver cost-effective solutions and quantifiable results contributed to their selection as our Supplier of the Year."

"Wheels is committed to aligning service delivery with our customers' business requirements in order to ensure optimal results," said Jim Frank, President. "We are extremely pleased to receive this award and appreciate Scotts' recognition of the high level of support received from every Wheels department. We look forward to continuing this long and very successful working partnership."

Joining Frank in accepting the award for Wheels were Account Manager Craig Baloun Director of Account Management Joe McDonald, Vice President of Sales Prent Harvey, Account Executive Philip Anichini, Manager of Wheels' Maintenance Assistance Program Bob Clark and Client Relations Manager Scott Black.

With Burzynski, The Scotts Company representatives included Director of Indirect Purchasing Jay Manar, Senior Buyer of Global Purchasing Barb Lowe- Rausch, Fleet Coordinator of Global Purchasing Bev Gearhart and Purchasing Manager Ted Howard.

About Wheels, Inc.

Wheels, Inc. (http://www.wheels.com/), which pioneered the concept of auto leasing in 1939, provides a full range of specialized services to help corporations manage their vehicle fleets. Wheels has 550 employees and manages more than 240,000 vehicles. Its holding company, Frank Consolidated Enterprises, currently ranks as one of the largest private companies in the United States, with nearly $2 billion in annual sales. For additional information, please contact: info@wheels.com