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Albany Door Systems Wins Plant Engineering’s 2006 Product of the Year Award

Lawrenceville, GA - Albany Doors Systems was recently honored with Plant Engineering's prestigious 2006 Product of the Year award. Albany's RapidRoll® 3000R, a high speed industrial door, topped the magazine's annual Construction, Building and Grounds category.

Albany's achievement will be featured in the magazine's upcoming April 2007 edition. The award will be presented at a Manufacturing Summit being sponsored by Plant Engineering in April, to be held in Chicago.

Albany's RapidRoll® 3000R High Speed Industrial Door offers a unique, space-saving design perfect for openings under 9.8 feet with limited clearance. This door opens at speeds up to 80" per second and employs a compact DiscDrive system, providing unmatched operational reliability and numerous commercial advantages.

"We are both pleased and honored to receive this award," stated David Wood, Managing Director of Albany Door Systems. "Plant Engineering has earned a respected and influential voice within our industry. I will be proud to accept the award on behalf of the entire Albany team."

About Plant Engineering

Plant Engineering is the problem-solving resource for industrial plant engineers. By providing useful technical and operational guidance, they help engineers solve problems, improve operations, increase profits, and ensure reliability in the design, selection, installation, operation, modification, and maintenance of industrial plant equipment and systems.

For more information, contact Elena Moeller-Younger at 630-288-9095 or elena.younger@reedbusiness.com

About Albany Door Systems

Albany Door Systems invented the RapidRoll fabric door in the late 1960s. This revolutionary high-speed roll up door became the benchmark that started the industrial high-speed rolling door industry.

Today, Albany Door Systems is the global leader in the high speed and high speed industrial door market. Albany Door Systems manufactures custom door solutions for a variety of interior and exterior door applications and industries such as Cold Storage, Food Manufacturing, Access Control and Security, Parking Facilities, Heavy Equipment Storage, Waste Management, Utilities, Airports, Fire Stations, Post Offices, Beverage and Dairy Plants, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and Environment Protection to name a few. Albany Door Systems helps organizations lower maintenance costs, increase operational savings and enhance workflow, with reliable products and dependable service and maintenance. Visit http://www.albanydoorsystems.com/

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Joe Aiken
Albany Door Systems
770-338-5019