SAN DIEGO, CA 8/5/2002

Couvrette Building Systems is the most respected name in the Kiosk and ATM enclosure industry and renowned by the fact that owner Ed Couvrette helped co-develop the first drive up ATM / Kiosk, which started this multi billion dollar industry. Couvrette has built its reputation from its roots in commercial construction, through quality manufacturing, innovative engineering, and superior customer service. In this industry Couvrette is the only company that manufacturers its own products, delivers them on their own trucks and installs them with their own employees.

The company has already had a strong year, experiencing 6 straight months of growth, a 27% sales increase over Q2 2001, and the highest sales month in over 2 years with this June's results. The company has also announced its intention to increase it sales force. They are currently recruiting across the United States in 7 other major markets this year as well as an inside support sales staff.

The company is also branching successfully into areas outside of traditional banking enclosures. They have landed a contract to build remote pharmacy canopies for a major retailer and are seeing promising success in their Neighborhood branch product. "Bankers realize that their future is to go back to the neighborhoods to maximize the utility of their automation investments and give their customers some old fashioned fiscal care and attention. Herein lays a huge market for us in the modular building of small to medium sized branch banks. We offer a tremendous value proposition that has generated a great deal of interest and makes us very excited for the future." Ed Couvrette stated.

Couvrette is a leader and innovator in the modular building business for 24 years. They are privately held, headquartered outside San Diego California, and have a major manufacturing plant in Salem, Virginia, and a regional office outside Dallas Texas. For more information about Couvrette Building Systems, visit our web site at www.couvrette.com or call toll free 800-736-1114.