Durand, MI (April 20, 2005) - Durand Forms, Inc., a leader in manufacturing and marketing quality aluminum wall forming systems and accessories for residential and commercial concrete contractor use, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Brookshire as CEO. The addition of Brookshire is part of Durand's plan to accelerate growth and further strengthen its position in the aluminum wall forming system industry. The shift also allows Mike White, Durand's current President, to further the company's product development and its expansion in additional domestic and international markets.

Brookshire has a diverse and extensive background in manufacturing and distribution. White has broad experience serving a variety of construction markets and spearheading the development and promotion of leading edge technologies. Both men's skills add considerable depth to Durand's existing executive management team.

Durand Forms has built a solid reputation for producing, providing and promoting superior, cost-effective and groundbreaking concrete construction technologies. After three decades in the concrete construction industry, the Durand name has become synonymous with advanced product capabilities, imaginative application procedures and controls, ever-improving forms and accessories, and state-of-the-art welding robotics. It's on that tradition of dependability and innovation that Durand has committed itself to forming the future.

Durand Forms, Inc. is a leader in manufacturing and marketing quality aluminum wall forming systems and accessories for residential and commercial concrete contractor use through an ever-expanding network of distribution partners. With new markets on the horizon and new technologies under development, Durand is poised to deliver forming products and accessories to concrete contractors around the globe and is dedicated to making concrete the material of choice for all residential and commercial construction.

For additional information, contact Durand Forms, Inc. at 1-800-545-6342 or visit www.durandforms.com.

For more information contact:
Phil Fearnow
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Durand Forms, Inc.
9026 E. Lansing Road Durand, MI 48429
(800) 545-6342
pfearnow@durandforms.com

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