BHA Group Holdings Implementing Kaba Benzing B-COMM Time and Labor System.

Business Editors

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2004

Kaba Benzing, a subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG and worldwide leader in time and labor management systems, today announced that Kansas City, Mo.-based BHA will begin implementing Kaba Benzing's B-COMM time and attendance and labor reporting software to simplify reporting of their employees.

B-COMM collects, processes and passes critical data, furnishing accurate labor information and complete labor accounting methods, to BHA's enterprise time and labor application. It supports labor distribution and material movement tracking for exempt and non-exempt personnel. The integrated solution extends enterprise solutions directly to production, payroll and financial departments by incorporating real-time data collection from remote geographical locations.

"We chose Kaba Benzing for our time clock system for three reasons," states Gary Cheimis, Vice President of Information Technology, BHA. "The first was the good reputation of the firm. The second was the superior performance of their system compared to their competitors. The third reason was the variety of input devices supported."

Using the Kaba Benzing integration, BHA will be able to capture employee time and labor information from all employees in the organization, using both Kaba Benzing B-Net terminals and data collection devices from other companies. B-COMM allows employees to enter time from remote locations regardless of the industry or geographical location. This data is collected and made available for multiple uses.

"We look forward to our partnership with BHA," emphasizes John Edwards, president and general manager of Kaba Benzing America. "They're exactly the type of company that needs to install a time and labor management system that collects clean, accurate data once and effectively distributes that data to their enterprise system."

About BHA Group Holdings

BHA Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:BHAG) is a world leader in innovative filtration technology. Its two principal operating subsidiaries are BHA Group, Inc., the world's largest supplier of replacement parts and services for industrial air pollution control systems, and BHA Technologies, Inc., which manufactures and markets expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane products for use in a variety of industrial and consumer products.

About Kaba Benzing

Located in Miami Lakes, Fla., Kaba Benzing is a subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG and a worldwide leader in time and labor management systems. From touch screen access and shop floor terminals to complex labor costing algorithms and reporting for SAP R/3 and other leading enterprise systems, Kaba Benzing offers an array of time and attendance and production data collection solutions. Kaba Benzing can be contacted in North America at 305-819-4000; website is www.kaba-benzing-usa.com. In Europe and Asia, website address is www.kaba-benzing.com.