FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2005

Best Sign Systems, Inc. Expands Product Lines with acquisition of Courtesy Sign Co.

Best Sign Systems, Inc. (Best), Montrose, Colorado announced today that they have completed the acquisition of Courtesy Sign Co., Inc. of Amarillo, Texas. Best is a nationally recognized manufacturer of custom architectural signage who has experienced significant growth over the past several years. This acquisition further expands Best’s markets and product lines and provides a more complete sign solution to the company’s customer base.

Best was founded in 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. The company is well known for its exclusive Graphic Blast® engraving process. In addition to architectural, industrial and commercial signage, Best is an industry leader in manufacturing tactile and Braille signage conforming to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Best has installed products in various public institutions throughout the county including schools, universities, hospitals, hotels, and other public establishments.

“Best has been servicing its customer signage needs for over 80 years”, said Steve Savoy, President and CEO of Best. ”Our company’s growth is attributed to continually listening to and satisfying our customers needs for signage products; by producing the highest quality products and by offering comprehensive sign solutions at a reasonable value. This acquisition further enhances our manufacturing capabilities and product lines and will allow us to offer even more products to our current and future customers”, said Savoy.

Courtesy Sign Co, founded in 1972, is well-known in the Texas Panhandle for specialty screen-printed signage for safety, industrial and traffic applications supporting chemical, oil and gas (pipelines) and other industrial facilities. Courtesy’s powder-coated signs provide a superior quality sign product. These powder-coating capabilities extend to other industries including automotive and aviation.

Courtesy will change its name to Courtesy Sign Solutions, Ltd. (Courtesy), and will continue to operate out of its current facility. The combined operations of Best and Courtesy will employ approximately 60 people in both facilities.

Best Sign Systems, Inc
1202 N Park Ave
Montrose, Colorado 81401
Phone: 970-249-2378
Fax: 970-249-0223
E-Mail: melissa@bestsigns.com
Website URL: www.bestsigns.com