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Qualitor, Inc. Acquires Anstro Corporation

3 August 1999

Qualitor, Inc. Acquires Anstro Corporation

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 2 -- Qualitor, Inc., a company
recently formed by senior automotive industry executive Ralph Reins and the
private equity firm Wind Point Partners, today announced it has successfully
completed the acquisition of Anstro Corporation, a privately held firm located
in Wolcott, CT.
    Anstro, which had FY99 sales of slightly more than $39 million, is a
leading supplier of brake hardware, noise shim insulators and disc pad backing
plates to the automotive aftermarket.
    "The Anstro acquisition complements our existing hardware business
(International Brake Industries), extends our product range and positions us
as a stronger, tier two supplier to our key customers," said Ralph Reins,
Chairman and CEO of Qualitor, Inc.
    We are very pleased that Robert R. Bosco Jr. will remain as President of
Anstro after the acquisition and help us expand our hardware product range and
continue to grow our sales and market reach.
    Based in Southfield, Michigan, Qualitor, Inc. had combined 1998 sales of
more than $95 million.