Gibraltar Industries Names Ronald R. Garris President, Hubbell Steel Corporation

BUFFALO, N.Y.--Jan. 1, 20066, 2006--Gibraltar Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Ronald R. Garris to President, Hubbell Steel Corporation, a division of the Processed Metals Group.

Founded in 1980, Hubbell specializes in providing galvanized, galvalume, acrylic coated, and prepainted cold rolled sheets and coils to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Franklin Park, IL, Hubbell also operates a facility in Birmingham, AL. Gibraltar acquired Hubbell in 1995.

Mr. Garris, 45, will oversee all aspects of Hubbell's operations, including sales, marketing, customer service, processing, and distribution. He will report directly to Ken Matz, Group President.

Most recently, Garris served as Vice President, MBA Building Supplies SE, Inc., where he oversaw southeast operations for the steel stud manufacturer.

Prior to MBA, Garris served as a consultant to Clark Steel Framing, and as President of Dale/Incor-Dale Industries, Inc., a privately-owned steel framing manufacturer. He began his career with Dietrich Industries, Inc., where he held successive positions as Inside Sales/Product Manager, Corporate Manager of Technical Sales, and Marketing Manager.

Gibraltar Industries is a leading manufacturer, processor, and distributor of metals and other engineered materials for the building products, vehicular, and other industrial markets. The Company serves a large number of customers in a variety of industries in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America. It has approximately 4,500 employees and operates 94 facilities in 29 states, Canada, Mexico, and China.

Information contained in this release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking, and may be subject to a number of risk factors, including: general economic conditions; the impact of the availability and the effects of changing raw material prices on the Company's results of operations; natural gas and electricity prices and usage; the ability to pass through cost increases to customers; changing demand for the Company's products and services; risks associated with the integration of acquisitions; and changes in interest or tax rates.

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