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Puroflow Announces Acquisition of Quality Control Cleaning

8 February 1999

Puroflow Announces Acquisition of Quality Control Cleaning, a Major Cleaner of Precision Parts For Industry

    VAN NUYS, Calif., Feb. 8 -- Puroflow Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: PURO) today announced that it has purchased 100 percent
of Quality Control Cleaning, City of Commerce, Ca., a major provider of
cleaning services of precision parts at precise specifications for numerous
industries.
    Quality Control Cleaning, which began business in 1976, provides cleaning,
sterilizing, testing and assembly of components and parts for companies
nationwide in commercial aviation, aerospace, and the medical, pharmaceutical
and petrochemical industries.  Its annual sales average more than $500,000.
    Puroflow purchased Quality Control Cleaning for $500,000 in cash from its
working capital funds, acquiring all the issued and outstanding common stock
of the private corporation.
    "This purchase will also allow Puroflow to significantly expand the
cleaning services it provides to industry at its Van Nuys facility," said
Michael Figoff, President and CEO.  Figoff said a manager of operations would
be transferred from Puroflow to Quality Control Cleaning to oversee the
operation of the new subsidiary.  Puroflow will absorb all financial and
administrative functions previously performed by Quality Control Cleaning.
All ten employees of Quality Control Cleaning will be retained.
    We are confident that this purchase will provide significant value for our
shareholders," Figoff said.
    Figoff also announced the termination of litigation with an award of
damages against Memtec America Corporation in a case tried in Baltimore,
Maryland.  He said details of the award would be available in early March at
the conclusion of the 30 day appeal period.
    Puroflow, Inc., with manufacturing facilities in Van Nuys, is a leading
supplier worldwide of high-performance filters, which are able to withstand
severe environmental conditions, for the defense, space, and commercial
aircraft industries and for the automobile airbag industry.