ANNOUNCEMENT:

Breeze Industrial Products Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Torca Products on May 16, 2003.  While Breeze is a world leader in the design and manufacture of worm-drive and T-Bolt/V-Band clamping products for automotive, commercial vehicle and general industrial applications, Torca is recognized as a vehicle industry leader in the manufacturing of specialized clamps, heat shield mounting assemblies and muffler/pipe hanging components for vehicle exhaust and other systems. 

Torca primarily focuses on exhaust system applications while Breeze concentrates on air intake and coolant systems.  Together, Breeze and Torca will be able to meet customer vehicle clamping requirements from intake to exhaust in worldwide markets with complimentary products, attentive service and the product and application engineering that is required by our customers today.

For more information on Torca and their line of clamps, just visit their website at www.torcausa.com.