Home Depot Expands Pro Initiative Through Strategic Alliance With Made E-Z Products, Inc.

Home Depot expands its pro initiative to attract more professional customers through a strategic alliance with Made E-Z Products, Inc.

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Contact:
Randy Berenfield
Manager of Corporate Communications
Made E-Z Products
954-480-8933

The Home Depot Expands Pro Initiative
Through Strategic Alliance With Made E-Z Products, Inc.

     Deerfield Beach, FL - March, 2002 - As part

of The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) pro initiative to

expand its services for professional customers,

Home Depot has formed a strategic marketing

alliance with Made E-Z Products.

     The 15 store test roll-out of the redesigned

PRO DESK at Home Depot began March 4 in the

Atlanta area. The redesigned 20w x 10d PRO DESK

now provides professional customers with custom

printed forms, preprinted forms, customized

promotional items, and business software programs

by Made E-Z Products.

     Custom printed items such as job site signs,

vehicle signs, business cards, letterhead,

checks, invoices and more can now be ordered

through the PRO DESK. Customers can provide their

own company logo, or select from stock logos.

Seventeen preprinted forms are available,

including Bid Memo, Work Authorization, Estimate,

and Sketch Estimate.

     Ten business software programs are featured,

including Paint & Construction Estimator,

Accounting For Contractors, Payroll For

Contractors and Contractors Business Builder

Software.

     Established in 1978, Home Depot is the

worlds largest home improvement retailer.

     Made E-Z Products is one of the worlds

leading publishers of self-help business and

legal forms, software, books and kits - and was

established in 1988.

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