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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE
   REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                                                  Commission File Number: 1-6112

                              NORTEK HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                50 Kennedy Plaza
                       Providence, Rhode Island 02903-2360
                                 (401) 751-1600

   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                   registrant's principal executive offices)

                    Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
                        Preference Stock Purchase Rights.
                Special Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None

   (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

     Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

          Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)  [X]              Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)  [X]
          Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
          Rule l2g-4(a)(2)(i)  [ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)  [ ]
          Rule l2g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
                                                Rule 15d-6           [ ]

     Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date:  0

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Nortek
Holdings, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Date:  January 21, 2003               By: /s/ Richard L. Bready
                                          ____________________________________
                                          Name:  Richard L. Bready
                                          Title: President, Chairman and Chief
                                                 Executive Officer

Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.

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