Brady Corporation Announces Future Electronics To Carry Brady High-Performance Identification Products.

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Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC), a world leader in identification solutions and high-performance materials, has announced that Future Electronics has been signed as a global distributor of Brady products.

Future Electronics, with worldwide corporate headquarters in Montreal, Canada has offices in 35 countries and is the world's third largest distributor of products for the electronics market. The distributor will stock and promote Brady products including high-performance labels for printed circuit board and electronic goods assembly, label printers and identification software.

"We are excited to include Future Electronics in our family of global distributors," said Brien Christopherson, Brady director of sales and marketing for high-performance identification products. "Future Electronics excels in meeting customer needs, in particular with supply chain management issues. They have a global footprint similar to our own, and a pro-active and creative sales staff that can add value to Brady product end-users in the contract electronics and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) assembly markets."

Lee Wise, Future Electronics vice president-production tools and supplies, said, "Brady provides high-quality labeling products that set the standard in the identification industry in many markets, including electronics, around the world. We are happy to now be able to provide these products to our customers, and are looking forward to a mutually beneficial partnership."

Founded in 1968, Future Electronics is recognized as an innovative leader in the electronics distribution industry. The company employs 4,500 employees in 155 offices around the world. Future Electronics' Web site can be accessed at www.FutureElectronics.com.

Brady Corporation 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. Founded in 1914, Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee and employs more than 3,100 people in operations in the United States, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Canada. Brady's fiscal 2001 sales were approximately $546 million. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.