Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 21, 2005 – Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. (Nasdaq: KNAP) proudly announces the launch of its new e-commerce web site, shop.kv.com

The online shopping cart will provide electronic commerce for a select group of KV products. Over the years, the company has received requests for small, individual orders of products in inventory. These requests originated from customers who were either unable to find the product at a local retailer or who wanted to purchase an item in small quantities. It is for these customers that shop.kv.com was created.

Selection and purchasing is done through a typical online shopping cart format. Users browse through the site's product categories or find an item through a keyword search. At checkout, a profile is created for contact, shipping and billing information. All product, billing, shipping and contact data, as well as credit card information, is maintained using secured SSL (secured sockets layer) technology.

To visit the site, type shop.kv.com in your browser window or click here: shop.kv.com

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. brings more than a century of experience to the design, manufacturing and distribution of functional hardware, storage-related components and ergonomic products for original equipment manufacturers, specialty distributors, office furniture dealers, hardware chains and major home centers throughout the country. Additional information on KV's product lines is available on www.kv.com.