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Kaba Corp makes donation to American Red Cross-Haiti Fund

Rocky Mount, NC, (March 3, 2010)

The Kaba Corp subsidiary business operations located in Rocky Mount and Winston Salem, NC recently made a $5,000 donation to the American Red Cross, Haiti Relief Fund.

The check was presented to Kristen Ward, Director of Development, American Red Cross, Frederick Turnage Chapter located in Rocky Mount, NC by Chuck Murray, General Manager, Kaba Ilco Corp. - Key Systems, Rocky Mount, NC and Michael Kincaid, General Manager, Kaba Ilco Corp. - Access Systems, Winston-Salem, NC.

The American Red Cross continues to provide emergency relief and assistance in the recovery efforts for those affected by the earthquakes in Haiti on January 12, 2010. This operation has involved more emergency response teams than any other single-country disaster in global Red Cross history. It is estimated that the Red Cross, and its partners are reaching approximately 12,500 people each day and at least 1.3 million people have received life-sustaining assistance from distributions of food, water and shelter items.

Pictured in photo provided (left to right); Kristen Ward, Director of Development, Frederick Turnage Chapter of the American Red Cross, Chuck Murray, General Manager, Kaba Ilco Corp.- Key Systems, Michael Kincaid, General Manager, Kaba Ilco Corp. - Access Systems

The Kaba Group is one of the world's leading players in the security industry. An internationally active, listed company, it employs around 9,000 staff in more than 60 countries. The subsidiary business operations include:

Kaba Ilco Corp.,Key Systems, located in Rocky Mount, is the world’s largest manufacturer of key blanks. In addition, the Ilco® line of products also includes a broad line of key machines, automotive key equipment, marking equipment, brass replacement cylinders, auxiliary locks and locksmith supplies.

Kaba Ilco Corp., Access Systems, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offers a diversified product line of access control solutions for every door and every budget. These solutions include Peaks® patented key control systems, Simplex® mechanical push-button locks and E-Plex® electronic access control products.

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For additional information contact:
Lynn Best, 800.334.1381 (x249), email: lbest@irm.kaba.com
Jo Brown, 800.849.8324 (x262), email: jbrown@kws.kaba.com