MONTREAL, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Medicom Inc. (A.R. Medicom Inc.), the Montreal-based leading manufacturer of high
quality disposable medical supplies, announced today that it has
acquired a 78% controlling share of Kolmi-Hopen Group, based in France,
effectively increasing its international market reach.

Kolmi-Hopen Group achieved sales of $23.5 million in 2010 with its
European market-leading dual approach: Kolmi manufacturing high-quality
and health care sector disposable products, and Hopen sourcing standard
as well as hygiene and protection products. The Group produces its
highest quality products at its facility in France, and outsources
basic products in Asia, resulting in the most extensive range of
products available in the European market, spanning both the health
care sector and equipment for personal and environmental protection.

Kolmi-Hopen Group also expects its new facility in
Saint-Barthelemy-d’Anjou, France, to be operational as of June 2012.
The new facility will significantly increase its manufacturing
capabilities due to an upgraded production process and a new clean
room, among the largest in Europe.

Kolmi was founded in 1879 in Saint-Barthelemy-d’Anjou, France, and
pioneered single-use surgical drapes and gowns in the 1970s. Kolmi’s
product line grew to include personal hygiene products in 1999. Hopen
was founded in 2003, and in 2006 Kolmi merged with Hopen to create the
largest European disposable medical products manufacturer that also
boasted the widest product line with more than 400 skus.

About Medicom (A.R. Medicom Inc.)
Medicom manufactures and distributes high quality infection control and
patient care products worldwide. It is present on the five continents
thru its sales, logistics and manufacturing sites.

Founded by Ronald Reuben in 1988, Medicom is privately owned and its
product line spans dental, veterinary, industrial and medical
single-use supplies, as well a comprehensive line of oral health care
products.

Leading Medicom brand names include Denti-Care, Dry-Back, Duraflor
Halo, Safe-Mask, Safe-Gauze and Safe-Touch as well as AMD Ritmed
medical products.

SOURCE Medicom Inc.