FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ryan Grevenstuk, Product Manager

Knape & Vogt

800-253-1561, ext. 437

ryan.grevenstuk@kv.com

Knape & Vogt^®Plans Expansion of Virtú^TMCollection

Waste/Recycling and Pantry Products Highlight Exhibit at IWF

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, August 1, 2006 – Knape & Vogt® (KV®) Manufacturing Co. is expanding its luxury Virtú Collection to incorporate several new kitchen, bath and closet storage accessories. The products, available in December 2006, will include:

• Single and double bin waste recycling units mounted on concealed soft-close undermount slides. Available with plastic waste bins and upgraded aluminum trash cans;
• Four-bin pullout waste recycling unit for 24” base cabinets featuring heavy duty aluminum bins with chrome plated wire handles;
• Heavy duty pantry with soft-close feature and a 250-pound weight capacity;
• Pivot-out wire pantry system featuring unique slide-out track mechanism (see photo, above);
• Chrome fence railings for customizeable pull-out trays;
• Variety of undersink pull-out storage organizers;
• Smart Corner soft-close blind corner unit;
• Pullout hamper on concealed soft-close undermount slides;
• Dish organizer for wall cabinets;
• Two versions of door bins, one all chrome wire and the other chrome wire with wood platforms;
• New hardware to add the soft-close feature to the existing Easy Corner unit (see separate news release);
• Closet additions, including a pull-down rod and a nickel-plated shoe rail, which match products in the current Virtu collection.

See these products at KV's Booth 3037, IWF 2006, August 23-26, in Atlanta. For additional information on these and other kitchen and bath and closet offerings, please call Ryan Grevenstuk at 1-800-253-1561, ext. 437, or write to him at ryan.grevenstuk@kv.com.

Knape & Vogt 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.