The Past Core office furniture formed in June 1990 when our founders left other positions in the industry. Our initial office was in an executive suite in Oklahoma City. We are a woman-owned business. Initially, we sold primarily to the federal government. Federal sales now accounts for a very small percentage of our business. Our current management has been in place since 1990, with no turnover. Our sales & management over 100 years of industry experience. We pursued growth actively since 1990, averaging 48% annually. We turned toward commercial sales in 1994 due to a fickle Federal market. Interestingly, our customers are still largely governmental. Local and State governments now account for a large share of our business. One of our unique strengths is our aptitude for commodity (transactional) and contract business. We do jobs of 100 workstations, and we deliver one file at a time. Typically, furniture companies do one or the other well, but not both. Since 1994, the company has believed in controlling sales from beginning to end. Where many of our competitors simply 'job out' deliveries and installations, we have our own delivery crews. We also run our own fleet of trucks that are optimized for the delivery of furniture.       The Present We built our current Oklahoma City location (our third) in 2000. This purpose built facility fulfilled many goals. We combined all our administrative and distribution functions into one building. This new facility has a good deal of leading edge technology to make our operations more efficient, lowering our cost of operation. We have a showroom that demonstrates all the systems we sell, and serves as our administrative and OKC sales offices. Our success over the years can be attributed to our strong commitment to providing the best values. We strive to do business with the manufacturers that provide quality products with the quickest shipment. In fact, our average time of completion on contract jobs is more that a week faster than the industry average. We also supply a great many solutions at many price points. We keep these options so we can fit a solution to our customers, as opposed to fitting our customers to a solution. Simple things, like the answering of our phones, are important to us. When you call us you'll get a real, live, human being. (At least during business hours)   The Future Since 1990, we have taken an aggressive stance on pricing. No matter how good your products are, they are not a good value at a high price. Operational efficiency, single tier management, and several other ideals are responsible for maintaining our discounts. This has lead to a strong, if not dominate, position in the government market. The company has a solid investment in technology. We have implemented solutions to help our customers visualize furniture plans, manage inventory and the sales process. Additionally, the company utilizes a proprietary database technology to leverage our services to our customers and lower costs. We are also able to collaborate with architects, designers, and customers in electronic format. Since 1996 we have been trying to fulfill the role of solution provider to the entire state of Oklahoma. By adding a sales operation to Tulsa, we strengthened our services in Northeast Oklahoma. Our two offices are positioned to service 83% of Oklahoma's population. In 2000 we began to expand our Tulsa operation with the goal of making it stronger.