VANCOUVER, Oct. 8, 2004 – Laminate flooring products distributed through BuildDirect’s new wholesale channel will reach U.S. buyers at substantially lower prices. The new laminate flooring Online distribution channel, powered by BuildDirect’s proprietary logistics and pricing technology, delivers containers as well as smaller pallet quantities of laminate flooring at the lowest prices possible, BuildDirect today announced.

“Laminate flooring is taking the U.S. flooring products market by storm,” said BuildDirect CEO Jeff Booth. “With BuildDirect’s lower wholesale prices, quality laminate flooring will replace inferior brands, and at even lower prices,” he said. “BuildDirect’s laminate flooring channel is good for the laminate floor coverings industry and good for consumers.”

BuildDirect’s laminate flooring channel is a special implementation of BuildDirect’s building materials Internet technology for volume buyers. BuildDirect’s proprietary technology is uniquely designed to provide delivered costs on volume configurations of building materials. By applying BuildDirect’s newest proprietary algorithms to laminate floor products, BuildDirect is able to extend its wholesale prices to pallet orders of laminate flooring, thereby passing on wholesale prices on quality laminate floor products to home renovators, contractors and retail outlets.

About BuildDirect

Founded in 1999, BuildDirect has quickly become the world’s leading Online wholesaler of building materials. Utilizing proprietary Internet technology for volume global shipments, BuildDirect is a completely new sales channel. The company maintains its corporate headquarters, technology center, and customer support services in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. BuildDirect is a private company.

For more information contact:

Email: contactus@BuildDirect.com

Toll-Free Phone: 1-877-631-2845

www.BuildDirect.com