CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Materials Incorporated ("AMI") today announced that its third quarter earnings conference call will be held on Monday, November 8, 2004 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. You are invited to listen to the call, which is available for telephone dial-in and will be broadcast live over the Internet. Company President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Caporale, Jr. and Chief Financial Officer D. Keith LaVanway will participate. The earnings press release will be issued the morning of the conference call.

    What:    Associated Materials Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

    When:    November 8, 2004, at 11 a.m. ET

    Where:   Live over the Internet:  http://www.associatedmaterials.com
             Simply log on to http://www.associatedmaterials.com , click on
             Investor Information, and then click on the Conference Call icon,
             which will appear at the top of the Overview page and the top of
             the Calendar of Events page.

             Conference Call:  Dial in to: (866) 686-6743

             Conference Call Identification Number:  10078026

    Contact: Sherry Wharton  (330) 922-2033

If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, the call will be available for replay on both the above website and at the following number: (888) 769-9756 with the above conference call identification number through November 15, 2004.

Associated Materials Incorporated is a leading manufacturer of exterior residential building products, which are distributed through company-owned distribution centers and independent distributors across North America. AMI produces a broad range of vinyl windows, vinyl siding, aluminum trim coil, aluminum and steel siding and accessories, as well as vinyl fencing, decking and railing.