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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Joseph Amico Vice President EVS Metal, Inc. 1 Kenner Court Riverdale, NJ 07457 Phone: 973-839-4432 [email protected] www.evsmetal.com

EVS METAL COMPLETES BARRÉ ACQUISITION

Riverdale, NJ – October 1, 2003 -- EVS Metal, Inc., a leading supplier of custom fabricated sheet metal, integration, machined parts and engineering services, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of The Barré Company, Inc.

The Barré Company is a precision sheet metal fabrication supplier presently located in Mountainside, NJ, that has been in business since 1951. The consolidation brings together two of the top sheet metal fabricators in the Northeast with combined experience of more than 70 years in metal fabrication solutions.

Fred Barré, current President of The Barré Company, will continue on as President of The Barré Company Division of EVS Metal, and will focus on working with customers on existing and new programs and on facilitating and resolving any transition questions or issues. Most key Barré personnel will remain as part of the new division. A key addition to EVS Metal’s present capabilities will be tooling design, stamping and press work in which Barré has specialized.

About EVS Metal EVS Metal provides prototyping, production and engineering services to companies throughout the United States. Products and services include chassis, enclosure and weldment fabrication, quick turn prototype fabricated in a dedicated cell, as well as the fabrication of highly cosmetic finished parts, including mirrored finish stainless. EVS also offers integration services and design engineering support. EVS Metal is a privately held corporation headquartered in Riverdale, New Jersey with an additional facility in Pflugerville, TX. EVS Metal has recently enjoyed tremendous growth, fueled by a commitment to service, quality and solutions to customer’s supply chain management needs. For more information about EVS Metal, please visit the website at www.evsmetal.com.