Collins Industries Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

HUTCHINSON, Kan., Jan. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collins Industries, Inc. (OTC:CNSI) announced today that Hans Heinsen will be joining the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 16, 2007. Mr. Heinsen will report directly to the President/CEO of the Company and will be responsible for all accounting and finance functions.

"We are certainly pleased to announce that Hans has joined the Collins Industries organization.  He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Company and will be instrumental to the continued progress of all our new corporate initiatives going forward.  Hans brings over 30 years of experience in corporate finance and financial management," stated Randall Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Heinsen, 54, most recently served as Executive Vice President - International of Solo Cup Company, Inc. in Highland Park, IL.   In this role he was responsible for the $400 million international operation.  Prior to Solo Cup, he was Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of SF Holdings Group Inc. in New York, NY.  Mr. Heinsen holds a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University, and a MBA in Finance from New York University.

Collins Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of BNS Holding, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of ambulances (including medical attack vehicles, rescue vehicles and fire emergency vehicles), North America's largest producer of Type "A" small school buses, the nation's second largest manufacturer of terminal trucks and a leader in the road construction and industrial sweeper markets. Since 1971, the Company has grown to approximately 1000 employees in six plants comprising over one million combined square feet of manufacturing space. The Company sells its products throughout the United States and abroad.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.  They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which are in some cases beyond the control of the Company.  Additional information regarding these risk factors and uncertainties is described more fully in the Company's SEC filings.  A copy of all SEC filings may be obtained from the SEC's EDGAR web site, http://www.sec.gov/ , or by contacting the company at [phone].  BNS does not currently maintain a web site. 

DATASOURCE: Collins Industries, Inc.



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