Patrick Industries to Present at Lambert-Edwards SMID-West Stock Conference on Dec. 5

ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 1, 2006 -- Paul E. Hassler, president and CEO of Patrick Industries, Inc. , and Andy L. Nemeth, Patrick's CFO, will present to investors and analysts at the Lambert-Edwards SMID-West Stock Conference at 2:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. CT) on Dec. 5 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available to investors, analysts and media at http://www.lambert-edwards.com/smid . An archive of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

SMID-West 2006 is an invitation-only event to introduce Midwest-based buyside and sellside analysts to the management teams of top-performing small- and mid-cap (SMID) companies. Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc., one of the Midwest's top investor relations firms, in partnership with NASDAQ, BetterInvesting.org, PR Newswire and Roadcast(TM), will host SMID-West 2006.

About Patrick Industries

Patrick Industries, Inc. (http://www.patrickind.com/ ) is a major manufacturer of component products and a distributor of building products serving the Manufactured Housing, Recreational Vehicle, kitchen cabinet, home and office furniture, fixture and commercial furnishings, marine, and other Industrial markets and operates coast-to-coast through locations in 13 states. Patrick's major manufactured products include decorative vinyl and paper panels, wrapped profile mouldings, kitchen cabinet components and doors, high pressure laminate tops, drawer sides, adhesives, and aluminum extrusions. The Company also distributes drywall and drywall finishing products, interior passage doors, flooring, vinyl and cement siding, ceramic tile, high pressure laminates, and other miscellaneous products.