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Griffon News Releases

May 12, 2005

Clopay Plastics Products Names Nick Forte as Director of European Operations

Mason, OH - Nick Forte joins Clopay Plastic Products Company as Director of European Operations. As Director of European Operations, Mr. Forte will support Clopay's FINOTECH, Böhme Clopay, and APA (Advanced Printing Aschersleben) operations.

"A tremendous shift has occurred in our corporate environment, commented Mike Carlson, V.P. Global Operations & Engineering. Only 8 years ago, we had no international operations. Now, over 50% of our revenues are generated outside of the US with the bulk of it coming from Europe. We selected Nick to lead our European operations because of his strong background in our industry."

Mr. Forte brings over 19 years of plastic manufacturing and technical development experience to Clopay. Most recently he served as Vice President of Technical and Corporate Quality for a major plastics corporation.

Clopay is a global leader in specialty films, extrusion coatings, printing and laminations serving the hygienic, healthcare, protective apparel, and industrial markets. Clopay Plastic Products is a Griffon Company with production facilities worldwide. For more information call 1-800-282-2260 or visit the Clopay web site at www.clopayplastics.com.