Lindab today announced an innovation to add to its portfolio of construction products - a new stud which can be fixed without using any tools or fasteners. The new stud, RdBx is aimed at reducing on-site assembly times, further simplifying construction. The system has been developed so that the studs and runners can be easily 'clicked' together, eliminating the need for tools and connecting parts. A patent application has been made and the system is due for launch in Scandinavia at the beginning of 2008. Lindab's initial research by external advisors shows that the total market value for partition wall profiles are around SEK 11 billion in Europe. The new studs have evolved from the existing RdB(TM)studs used for partition walls and share the same characteristics. The system is delivered to the building site as a complete solution, with the parts already marked up and cut to the lengths required. "The studs are lightweight, rigid and sound-proof," says Peter Andsberg, Business Area Manager for Lindab Profile. "But the real advantage of the new RdBx studs are the reduced assembly times, which in testing has been shown to be cut by nearly half," he adds."In spring of this year we launched Lindab Safe Click, a ventilation product where normal fasteners are replaced with a 'click' assembly function," says Kjell Åkesson, CEO of Lindab. "Construction processes that can be simplified in this way present a real advantage to builders. Eliminating the need for tools brings construction times down and makes jobs so much easier. Lindab Safe Click has been greeted enthusiastically by the ventilation industry and we can now hope for the same response from our customers in building construction," concludes Kjell Åkesson. Ends The information here is that which Lindab International AB has willingly chosen to make public or that which it is obliged to make public according to the laws for Stock Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. Contacts: LINDAB Kjell Åkesson, CEO Email: kjell.akesson@lindab.com Tel. +46 (0)431 850 00 / 850 07 Lindab Peter Andsberg, Business Area Manager Profile Email : peter.andsberg@lindab.com Tel. +36 23531104 About Lindab: Lindab is an international group that develops, manufactures and markets sheet metal products and system solutions for the construction sector. The two business areas, Profile and Ventilation offer complete solutions for construction systems and indoor climate, as well as individual construction and ventilation components for all types of buildings. Lindab is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Nordic Large Cap under the ticker "LIAB". The Lindab group has approximately 5,000 employees in 29 countries and generated sales of SEK 7,609 million in 2006. Its head office is located in Grevie near Bastad in southwestern Sweden. For more information, visit www.lindab.com