Werner Ladder Co. Again Teams Up with the NCAA(R) and CBS Sports to be the Official...

Werner Ladder Co. Again Teams Up with the NCAA(R) and CBS Sports to be the
Official Ladder of the NCAA(R) Basketball Championships

GREENVILLE, Pa., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Werner Ladder announced today that
it has again joined with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
and CBS Sports to become the "Official Ladder of the NCAA(R) Basketball
Championships." Additionally, Werner has become a Corporate Teammate of both
the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

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The Werner ladders that will be used by the winning teams in the post game
net-cutting ceremonies for Divisions I, II and III men's and women's
basketball championships, are made exclusively for the NCAA. These
specially-sized 9 ft. fiberglass stepladders, are designed to give easy access
to the net and feature a HolsterTop(TM) that has a built-in magnetic strip to
safely secure screws, nails, or in this case, the scissors used to cut down
the nets.
Following the championship games, the winning institutions will keep one
ladder for permanent display on campus, and the other ladder will be auctioned
off to a charity of the winning coach's choice at the start of next season.
Proceeds from last year's Werner Ladder charity auction will go to Bill and
Cindy Self's Assists Foundation for the 2007-08 University of Kansas Jayhawks
championship ladder. The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund(TM) will benefit from the
auction of the 2007-08 University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers championship
ladder.

This year, the ladders will make several appearances in Detroit, including
NCAA Hoop City(R) refreshed by Coca-Cola(R), at the Werner Ladder Hang Time
Challenge. There, fans can climb a Werner Ladder to see how long they can hang
on a basketball rim, and compete against other fans to win prizes, including
their own NCAA replica ladder. The display runs from April 3-6 at the Cobo
Center.

"Werner Ladder is extremely proud to be a part of the celebration honoring
these teams who have worked so hard all year both on and off the court," said
Chris Filardi, Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Werner Ladder.
In support of the partnership, Werner Ladder is proud to donate $1,000 to the
general scholarship fund of each school that reaches the NCAA Men's and
Women's Final Fours(R).
Werner Ladder's participation is made possible through a relationship with
Lowe's, an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA. Werner ladders are
available at Lowe's, and at most professional, hardware and paint retailers
nationwide.

For additional information about Werner Ladder, go to www.wernerladder.com.

ABOUT WERNER LADDER COMPANY: Werner Co. is the world's leading manufacturer
and distributor of ladders, climbing equipment, and ladder accessories. Backed
by over 60 years of product innovation, Werner leads the industry with its
commitment to the design and manufacture of quality products that meet or
exceed applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) codes and standards for strength
and structural integrity. Werner is headquartered in Greenville, Pa.

About the NCAA(R): The NCAA(R) is a membership-led nonprofit association of
colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics
opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member
colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes
compete in NCAA(R) championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit
www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its
goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for
student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as
official Corporate Champions -- AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac --and the
following elite companies as official Corporate Partners -- Enterprise, The
Hartford, Hershey's, Lowe's, Sheraton and State Farm.

[NCAA, Final Four, Women's Final Four and Hoop City are trademarks of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association.]

Further information is available at www.wernerladder.com.

SOURCE Werner Co.

Kathy Cianci of Werner Ladder Company, +1-888-229-7727, ext. 2704; or Marietta
Egervary, +1-717-697-1100, ext. 15, or Karen Steinrock, +1-717-697-1488, both
of Emerson Egervary & Associates, Inc., for Werner Co.