Exhibit 21.1
 
                                 Subsidiaries
 
   1. Subsidiaries as of January 2, 1999, which are consolidated in the
financial statements of the Company:
 


             Subsidiary                State of Incorporation             Ownership
      -------------------------        ----------------------             ---------
                                                                    
      Stuart Hall Company, Inc.        Missouri                             100%
      Vinylweld L.L.C.                 Delaware                              80%