Timken Renews Agreement with Gruber, Salsitz, Wirth and Bloom as Automotive Aftermarket Sales Agency THE TIMKEN COMPANY LOGO The Timken Company, Worldwide Leader in Bearings and Steel. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] CANTON, OH USA 10/12/1999

8 September 2000

    CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 8 The Timken Company has
announced it will continue its aftermarket sales agency agreement with Gruber,
Salsitz, Wirth and Bloom of Los Angeles, California. The sales agency will
represent the complete line of Timken automotive products to customers in
Arizona, California and Nevada.
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    "By working with Gruber, Salsitz, Wirth and Bloom, we are able to bring
Timken's expanded product line to customers in these key states," says Lonnie
N. Mayne, national sales manager - automotive aftermarket, The Timken Company.
Timken is now working with agencies to improve the company's sales. "As we
continue our relationship with Gruber, Salsitz, Wirth and Bloom, we can better
meet customers' needs and grow The Timken Company's automotive aftermarket
business," adds Mr. Mayne.
    "We believe in affiliating exclusively with aftermarket industry leaders,"
says Herb Gruber principal of Gruber, Salsitz, Wirth and Bloom. "As the result
of our association with Timken, we now represent the most complete line of
bearings and seals in the industry. The Timken line also has the quality and
reliability our customers demand."
    Timken offers a complete line of bearings and seals to the automotive
aftermarket. "Every Timken(R) bearing and seal in our full line of products
meets the strictest standards of quality, reliability and durability," says
Mr. Mayne.
    From automotive, heavy-duty, agriculture and motorcycle applications
through medium-duty, construction and marine products, Timken delivers the
bearings and seals that provide the highest quality in the greatest range of
part numbers anywhere in the industry.
    For information on Timken(R) bearings and seals in Arizona, California and
Nevada contact Herb Gruber at 323-933-8211.
    The Timken Company ( http://www.timken.com ) is a leading
international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with
operations in 24 countries. The company employs about 21,000 people worldwide
and reported 1999 sales of U.S. $2.5 billion.
    Timken(R) is the registered trademark of The Timken Company.