Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. Announces Miami Dade Notice of Acceptance for Roof Underlayment; Notice Validates Product Durability and Facilitates Sales Nationwide.VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :APT) announces Notice of Acceptance from the Miami-Dade County Building Code Compliance Office for the Company's AlphaProTector(TM)-SUL Synthetic Roof Underlayment product. The Miami-Dade Building Code Compliance Office is recognized as possessing stringent criteria for building products, due to the frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms in the region. The Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for AlphaProTector(TM)-SUL Synthetic Roof Underlayment demonstrates our compliance with all applicable building codes. It will facilitate our exclusive distributor Perma "R" Products' ability to sell our synthetic roof underlayment, as it is a standard for many builders nationwide. Al Millar, Alpha Pro Tech's President, commented, "This is a milestone event for this new segment, validating the quality of our roof underlayment and enabling our exclusive distributor, Perma "R" Products, Inc. to sell this innovative solution more easily to all customers. The Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance essentially serves as certification nationwide, as no municipality or governing authority has more rigorous standards than Miami-Dade. We believe this will enable us to accelerate the expansion of this segment and further capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this significant market opportunity." The AlphaProTector(TM)-SUL Synthetic Roof Underlayment provides significant technological advances as a moisture barrier, as well as protection from growth of mold and other contaminants. Our roof underlayment can be left exposed for up to six months without degradation, is seven times lighter and twenty times stronger than traditional felt paper, is easier to install, is more durable and is more effective than competing products. Perma "R" Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and developer of cutting-edge products for the building and packaging industries. The Company also owns General Panel Corporation, a manufacturer of Structural Insulated Panel Structural insulated panels (or structural insulating panels), SIPs, are a composite building material. They consist of a sandwich of two layers of structural board with an insulating layer of foam in between. (SIPS) for residential and commercial building markets. Also, Perma "R" is an owner and a manufacturer of LOGIX ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) The built-in firewall in Windows XP. It provides a stateful inspection of packets which accepts only responses to requests originated by the user. , an insulated concrete forms (ICF) for all of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. used in residential and commercial markets. The Company's corporate offices are in Grenada, Mississippi Grenada is a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grenada CountyGR6. and manufacturing plants are in Grenada; Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City is a city in Washington County, Tennessee; however a small part of the city is located within Sullivan County, Tennessee, to the northeast and Carter County, Tennessee, to the southeast. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,469. ; and Union, Mississippi Union is a town in Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,021 at the 2000 census. Geography Union is located at (32.571320, -89.118118)GR1. . About Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for the industrial, clean room, medical and dental markets. In addition, Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. manufactures and markets a line of construction weatherization products, including building wrap, roof underlayment and mold resistant framing sealant. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. ; Nogales, Arizona; Janesville, Wisconsin; and Valdosta, Georgia. For more information and copies of all news releases and financials visit Alpha Pro Tech's Website at http://www.alphaprotech.com. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 ("Act") provides a safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for forward-looking information made on behalf of the Company. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described from time to time in registration statements, annual reports and other periodic reports and filings of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of historical facts which address the Company's expectations of sources of capital or which express the Company's expectations for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those described herein as "believed," "anticipated," "estimated" or "expected," which reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak only as the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is based. |
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