Australian Government Places $1.2 Million Initial Order with TVI Corporation.

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GLENN DALE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004

TVI Corporation (OTCBB: TVIN), a leading supplier of rapid deployment shelters and chemical/biological decontamination systems for the military, public health, and first response agencies, today announced a $1.2 million order for decontamination systems from Emergency Management Australia, the emergency management division of Australia's Attorney Generals Department.

The order provides Australia with fully configured decontamination systems for its hospitals and emergency response professionals. These emergency response systems include decontamination shelters with the patented TVI articulating frame, completely equipped with all accessories including the new IntelliJet(TM) Nozzle.

"Australia has sound and well-practiced emergency management arrangements in all States and Territories to deal with emergencies and disasters," stated Rick Priddy, CEO of TVI Corporation. "As in the UK where we designed, built and deployed a decontamination system that met the government's requirements for a country-wide application, we plan as well to become an integral part of Australia's emergency preparedness by continuing to deliver superior products and customized systems to help protect its citizens from accidents and terrorist attacks."

The order was placed through TVI's distributor, OPEC Systems, Australia's premier provider of environmental equipment solutions. OPEC Systems operates a comprehensive network of wholesalers and distributors throughout Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

"We evaluated many domestic and international decontamination system providers and found that the technology and performance of TVI's equipment was unsurpassed," stated Peter Murphy, Managing Director or OPEC Systems. "TVI worked extensively with Emergency Management Australia to optimize its systems to meet their specific needs."

"We believe this order represents an initial purchase and serves as a platform that Emergency Management Australia will continue to use to provide state-of-the-art emergency response systems for its citizens," stated Priddy. "It also expands our presence into the Pacific Rim and opens up a new international market for our products. This is the second largest international order we have received this year and reinforces TVI as a global leader in mass casualty decontamination."

About TVI Corporation:

TVI Corporation, located in Glenn Dale, Maryland, is a leading supplier of rapid deployment shelters and chemical/biological decontamination systems for the military, public health, and first response agencies. TVI is also a primary source to the military for thermal targets and thermal decoys. TVI's stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "TVIN."

The TVI designation is a service mark of TVI Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned above are trade names and/or trademarks of their respective owners.

Information contained in this press release constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws and involves expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "should", "believes", expects", "might result", and others. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance, as actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include achieving order and sales levels to fulfill revenue expectations; our ability to respond to changes in the counter-terrorism, military, public safety, and first responder communities; adverse changes in governmental regulations; expected costs or charges, certain of which may be outside the control of the Company; the time and costs involved in the marketing and promotion for our products; the possible cancellation of existing orders for our products; general economic and business conditions; and competitive factors in our markets and industry generally. Numerous other factors could cause or contribute to such differences, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders, 10-KSB, 10-QSB, and other SEC filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date of this press release. We assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

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