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Design Excellence AWARD

DALLAS, TX – April 1, 2004 – The Eljer Gibraltar™ bathtub was honored with a Design Excellence Gold Award by Design Journal magazine, which acknowledged its exceptional design and revolutionary innovation.  Formally known as the Award for Design Excellence (ADEX), the competition is the largest and most prestigious annual awards program for the design industry.

            Design Journal, a monthly trade journal for designers and architects, will feature the lightweight bathtub as part of its April issue. 

            “We're very proud to be recognized with this prestigious award,” said Chris Miller, Eljer's Marketing Manager.  "It is gratifying to see that designers and specifiers alike realize the Gibraltar is a revolutionary bathtub and have chosen Eljer as a notable innovator and product leader."

Available in eight different models, the Gibraltar series is manufactured using a revolutionary new core material – EnduroCAST™ – identical to what the automotive industry uses for crash-protection.  The material provides all the advantages of cast iron without any of the drawbacks.  The Gibraltar also provides  

new and improved benefits to the end user.  The tub retains heat longer, has a larger bathing area and has a built-in luxury lumbar support.

            It’s available for commercial and residential applications in white, natural and biscuit finishes, left and right outlet, and below and above-the-floor rough-in models. The Gibraltar series also features Eljer’s Limited Lifetime Warranty, one of the most comprehensive in the industry.

            Eljer Plumbingware, Inc., a leading manufacturer of plumbing products for the residential and commercial construction, remodeling and repair markets since 1904.  Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Eljer is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year.  For more information about Eljer products, call 800-423-5537 or visit www.eljer.com.

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