COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 1, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- CMARK International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CMKI), a leading service-disabled, Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) provider of service and products to federal government institutions and facilities, today announced a memorandum of understanding with Herman Miller Inc. (Nasdaq:MLHR), a leading furniture manufacturer with sales over $1.7 billion this year. The MOU allows future teaming agreements to be established between CMARK and various Herman Miller locations. Subsequently, CMARK entered into an agreement with Herman Miller Government to become a teaming partner. As a teaming partner, CMARK will expand awareness and generate sales of the Herman Miller product line to specific federal government friendly markets reserved for disabled veterans.
According to the agreement, CMARK will introduce the Herman Miller product line as part of their offering to existing clients and prospective ones alike. In addition, CMARK will also make product presentations when and where there's no other authorized Herman Miller dealer involved in the project or marketing opportunity.
"Representing a major furniture manufacturer such as Herman Miller gives us a fantastic opportunity to build further revenues while having the privilege of working directly with another billion dollar company," said Charles W. Jones, Jr., CEO and President of CMARK International, Inc. "Herman Miller is recognized as an award-winning, highly innovative furniture designer and manufacturer. We believe partnering with them will certainly raise our profile, potentially increase our business and be of tremendous assistance to them when it comes to accessing our vast network of federal government contacts as well as those friendly markets reserved for disabled veterans."
Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Earlier this year, the company was once again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and is among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens."
About Herman Miller:
Herman Miller helps create great places to work, heal, learn, and live by researching, designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative interior solutions that support companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006. Herman Miller is widely recognized for both its innovative products and business practices. For more information go to: www.hermanmiller.com.
About CMARK International
CMARK International provides a wide array of services and products in the areas of construction, interior systems and hospitality operations to federal government institutions and facilities. As one of the best-established and largest Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), CMARK has built a strong franchise to meet the federal procurement opportunity represented by the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183) which requires U.S. government agencies and prime contractors to earmark three percent of all federal procurement dollars to high quality SDVOSB firms. For more information, visit www.cmark.org.
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