NORTEK, INC. and RICHARD L. BREADY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 The Employment Agreement between Nortek, Inc. and Richard L. Bready dated as of February 26, 1997 is hereby amended by restating subpart (ii) of Section 6(a) in its entirety as...

                                                  EXHIBIT  10.2

                                                  CONFORMED

                   NORTEK, INC. and XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
                           EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                              
                              Amendment No. 1
                              
                              
                              
     The Employment Agreement between Nortek, Inc. and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx 
dated as of February 26, 1997 is hereby amended by restating subpart (ii) of 
Section 6(a) in its entirety as follows:

          "(ii)  There occurs a change of control of
     Employer of a nature that would be required to be
     reported in response to Item 1(a) of the Current Report
     on Form 8-K pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act or in any other filing under the Exchange
     Act; provided, however, that a transaction shall not be
     deemed to be a Change of Control as to Employee if the
     Person acquiring control is or is an affiliate of
     Employee."
     
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as 
of June 13, 1997.

ATTEST                             NORTEK, INC.



/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx              /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Secretary                          Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
                                   Vice President and Treasurer



WITNESS:



/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx              /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Employee                               Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,