For Immediate Release:

PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC. ACQUIRES BRAHMA FROM GREAT SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Guilderland Center, NY – Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP), a leading supplier of gloves to industrial distributors throughout the United States, is pleased to announce that they have recently acquired the assets of the Brahma Glove Division from Great Southern Corporation, not to include advertising specialty or licensed products. “We are excited about adding the Brahma® line to the PIP family of products, said Joe Milot, President of PIP.” Steve Vaught, the former President of Great Southern, has joined our team as the General Manager of our newly created Brahma Glove Co., Division of Protective Industrial Products, Inc. Swayne McCauley has also joined the PIP team as a territory account manager. Brahma Glove Co. is retaining the current broker representation and will focus on the consumer market that has been its primary customer base for many years.

PIP’s Industrial Division will maintain its focus on industrial distribution. PIP will continue to offer the industrial market high value safety products for the working population.

About Protective Industrial Products, Inc.

PIP, founded in 1984, is headquartered in Guilderland Center, NY, and also operates distribution centers in Memphis, TN, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Chaska, MN, Monterrey, Mexico, Panama City, Panama, Shanghai, China and Hong Kong. PIP has a strong reputation for leading the Glove Industry in building partnerships with their customers and as an innovator in new ideas, technologies and products. For more information on PIP, please visit our web site at www.pipusa.com