Wall-Ties & Forms and The Tagos Group Sign Partnership Agreement to Build Quality Low Cost Housing Throughout Africa

HOUSTON, August 11, 2010 - Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc. (WTF Formwork Systems) and The Tagos Group, LLC
(Tagos) have signed a partnership agreement to immediately begin construction
on low cost, mass housing across the continent of Africa to assist local
governments and private investors in addressing a critical shortage of safe,
affordable housing. Wall-Ties' aluminum formwork system provides a poured
concrete construction system that guarantees rapid construction of energy
efficient, disaster resistant, quality residential and commercial, single and
multi-level structures. Wall-Ties and Tagos have committed to train and
utilize local, unskilled labor and source local raw materials to be used in
the construction process to further contribute to the development of the
local economy.

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"I have traveled Africa extensively and I am acutely aware of the chronic
need for quality, affordable housing," said Rodney Ellis, Vice Chairman of
Tagos. "Tagos is pleased to partner with a company like Wall-Ties that is so
thoroughly committed to bringing quality, affordable and rapidly deployable
low cost housing construction to the region using local labor, resources, and
raw materials."

The Wall-Ties formwork system is unique because it forms all of the
concrete in the structure including walls, floor slabs, columns, beams,
stairs, window details, balconies and various decorative features in exact
accordance with the architect's design. The Wall-Ties system allows for
unskilled labor to construct concrete structures at a very rapid pace. The
formwork system has been used in the construction of hundreds of thousands of
structures including single story, low-rise, and high-rise construction. It
has been proven to be very successful in the construction of mass housing
worldwide. The formwork system can be erected by local unskilled labor and
without the need for hoisting cranes. The largest panel weight is no more
than 32 Kg (70 lbs). The panels and other sections are secured and fixed by
steel pins and wedges and formwork ties. The only tool required is a hammer.
It is fast, simple, adaptable, and very cost effective making it ideal across
much of the African continent.

"Wall-Ties has been working in Africa for the past several years and we
recognize the significant need for low cost mass housing," said Charles
Engelken, President of Wall-Ties. "Tagos has an extensive network of contacts
and relationships across the continent of Africa, developed over many years
of involvement in the region. We look forward to working with Tagos to
strategically focus our combined efforts to deliver an economically sound low
cost housing solution to areas in Africa experiencing the highest housing
shortages.

Tagos is a Houston, Texas based organization providing business
consulting and world class supply chain services. Tagos focuses on
operational efficiency, logistics and warehousing, supplier sourcing and
management programs for large organizations. Tagos has focused in Africa on
the introduction of innovative solutions that accelerate the adoption and
utilization of practices that address social, environmental or economical
needs.

Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc., based in Shawnee, Kansas, is the world's largest
aluminum formwork manufacturer and supplier in the world and is the premier
designer of aluminum concrete forming systems and concrete formwork
accessories. In business for more than 34 years, Wall-Ties now produces and
ships more than 30 million aluminum forms ties a year and over 300,000
aluminum concrete forms to 45 countries worldwide. The state-of-the art
construction formwork, technology and support of Wall-Ties building systems
allows the contractor to create a monolithic concrete structure that is
unsurpassed in energy efficiency and strength.

The Tagos Group, LLC, based in Houston, TX, provides value to Fortune 500
companies through two core divisions - Tagos Business Consulting and Tagos
Business Products & Services. Tagos provides companies with extensive
environmental, sustainability, procurement and supply chain support.
Additionally, Tagos provides access to an extensive network of strategic
alliance partners and experts. The Tagos Group is certified nationally as a
minority-owned firm.

    Contact Information:

    Mr. Charles Engelken
    Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc,
    +1-913-441-0073
    www.WALLTIES.com
    charlese@wallties.com

    Ms. Shanna Graves
    The Tagos Group, LLC
    +1-713-625-7510
    www.TAGOSGROUP.com
    sgraves@tagosgroup.com

Mr. Charles Engelken of Wall-Ties & Forms, Inc, +1-913-441-0073, charlese at wallties.com; or Ms. Shanna Graves of The Tagos Group, LLC, +1-713-625-7510, sgraves at tagosgroup.com