Brady Corporation Announces Expansion of Milwaukee Facility.

MILWAUKEE -- Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification solutions, today announced that it is planning a 60,000 square foot expansion of its Good Hope Road facility in Milwaukee for a Central Distribution Center. The $10 million project will consolidate warehousing and distribution services from several Brady U.S. locations, providing increased distribution efficiency as well as improved logistics for customers. The company expects to break ground on land it currently owns adjacent to its corporate headquarters at 6555 W. Good Hope Road later this month. The entire project is expected to take 12 to 18 months to complete.

"We are delighted to be making this expansion in Milwaukee. While Brady is a global company with operations in 21 countries, Milwaukee has been our home for many years and we remain committed to our future here," said Frank M. Jaehnert, Brady president and chief executive officer.

Brady, with about 4,000 employees worldwide, employs approximately 1,000 people in the Greater Milwaukee area. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Brady is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete identification solutions and specialty materials, with products including labels, software, printing systems, label-application and data-collection systems, signs, safety devices and precision die-cut materials for manufacturing, electrical, electronic, telecommunications and a variety of other markets. Brady's fiscal 2004 sales were approximately $671 million. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.