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Gibraltar Develops a Comprehensive Web Site

14 June 1999

             
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Gibraltar today
announced that is has developed a comprehensive site on the Internet --
http://www.gibraltar1.com -- to better serve its current and prospective
investors, customers, and employees.

    The easy-to-navigate site includes a complete archive of financial
documents and investor-related materials, including annual and quarterly
reports, SEC filings, news releases, and fact sheets.  Information on all of
the products and services provided by Gibraltar and its family of companies --
with links to all of its subsidiary companies that have web sites -- is also
included on the site.  There is also a timeline of the company's first
25 years and complete contact information for every company facility.

    "We developed this site for essentially two reasons.  First, we wanted to
give our current and prospective shareholders immediate and around-the-clock
access to a comprehensive and continually updated package of information about
our company," said Brian J. Lipke, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

    "Equally important, we wanted to make sure that our current and potential
customers had information on the full range of products and services offered
through the Gibraltar family of companies.  We've included numerous e-mail
links on the site to make communication with every part of our company as easy
as possible," said Mr. Lipke.

    "Our web site is just one part of our strategy to use e-commerce and
internet-based communication to better serve our customers and investors.  By
the end of this year, we will introduce a number of services -- including
web-enabled e-commerce systems for some of our operations -- to strengthen our
position as a service and technology leader," said Mr. Lipke.

    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: the impact of changing steel prices on the Company's
results of operations; changing demand for the Company's products; the impact
of the Year 2000 issue; and changes in interest or tax rates.

    Gibraltar is a growth-oriented company, with expanding operations in the
building and construction products, metal processing and commercial
heat-treating markets.  The Company serves more than 9,000 customers in a
variety of industries.  It has approximately 2,700 employees and operates
45 facilities in 18 states and Mexico.