(DALLAS, TX) – Penn Ventilation, a leading supplier of air moving and ventilation equipment, and Barry Blower, a leading producer of heavy-duty fans and blowers, will announce a merger at the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Convention in Orlando, Florida on February 7, 2005.

The new company, called PennBarry, officially launches March 1, 2005 and will be headquartered in Richardson, Texas as part of London-based Tomkins plc, a world-class global engineering group with market and technical leadership across three specific businesses: industrial and automotive, air systems components, and engineered and construction products. The merger will include the holdings of Bayley Fans and Industrial Air manufacturers of specialized air handling equipment.

All combined, PennBarry will operate manufacturing plants in El Paso, Texas, Lebanon, Indiana, and Tabor City, North Carolina, serving Western, Central, and Eastern distribution territories. Terry O’Halloran will serve as company President. “Our goal is to combine the resources of Penn, Barry, Bayley, and Industrial Air to provide a single source solution to HVAC customers in commercial and industrial markets worldwide,” O’Halloran said.

The company will manufacture a full line of fans, blowers, ventilators and replacement parts, supported by complete, in-house R&D and engineering services.

The new logo and marketing materials will be released as part of the announcement in February, with continuing improvements, product redesigns, and corporate restructuring scheduled through 2006.

PennBarry will also be featuring a number of products for general and industrial users at its ASHRAE booth, # 4310, in Orlando, Florida. “We are particularly excited about our new website and FanSizer™ software product, to be showcased at the Orlando convention,” said Vince Snyder, PennBarry Vice President. FanSizer is an electronic software program designed to select the optimum product for your application.

For more information regarding the new PennBarry or any of its upcoming products or programs, contact Vince Snyder, Brian Morgan or Peggy Scott at (972) 234-3202 or visit www.pennbarry.com.