QEP Names Daubs VP Business Development

Boca Raton FL, July 21, 2006--QEP Co. Inc., named Jim Daubs vice president business development. In this role, Daubs will focus on the company’s ways to market and customer relations. Commenting on the move, Lewis Gould, chairman and CEO stated “Jim’s extensive experience in the floor covering industry will allow QEP and its subsidiaries the opportunity to grow their business with new and innovative approaches to its markets far into the future”.