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Two Guardian Industries Corp. Float Glass Facilities To Receive DaimlerChrysler's Gold Award

10 August 2000

Two Guardian Industries Corp. Float Glass Facilities To Receive DaimlerChrysler's Gold Award

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Guardian Industries Carleton, Michigan, and 
Floreffe, Pennsylvania, float glass facilities will receive DaimlerChrysler 
Corporation's Gold Award for 1999.  In announcing the award to each plant, K.R. 
Galvin, DaimlerChrysler Director of Exterior Quality and Supplier Management 
said, "This award is presented to supplier facilities in recognition of 
outstanding performance ... the achievement places your plant among our highest-
rated supplier locations."

    Russ Ebeid, president of Guardian's glass group said, "Recognition of the
consistent quality of our work by a customer such as DaimlerChrysler is the
most valuable accolade of all.  This achievement demonstrates the success of
our corporate-wide quality initiatives and the commitment of Guardian
employees to continuously improve our products and our processes to meet ever-
higher standards."

    The Gold Award recognizes specific locations with high achievements in the
areas of quality, delivery, cost reduction, and special supplier sourcing.
The award will be presented to the plants at a ceremony to be held at a future
date.

    Guardian Automotive, a subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp., is a one-
source supplier of complete exterior systems to the global automotive
industry, offering complete integration of exterior trim and glass
capabilities.  One of the Top 100 Global Automotive Suppliers according to
Automotive News, Guardian Automotive is the only exterior supplier to receive
the predecessor to the Gold Award, the Chrysler Platinum Pentastar Award, for
four consecutive years.

    Guardian Industries Corp. is a privately-owned multinational corporation
based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.  Together Guardian and its subsidiaries and
affiliates constitute one of the largest global manufacturers of float glass
and fabricated glass products for the commercial and residential construction
industries and are a leading supplier of vehicle glass and exterior trim
systems to the global automotive industry.  Guardian Fiberglass, Inc., a
Guardian subsidiary, is one of the largest manufacturers of fiberglass in the
world and occupies a significant and growing position in the building
materials distribution business.  Guardian, its subsidiaries and affiliates
employ 17,500 people and operate facilities in 17 countries on five
continents.