ST. LOUIS, May 12, 2006 – Venita M. Davis has been promoted to the position of architectural sales representative/interiors consultant for NMI Associates, a division of Negwer Materials, Inc.

Davis represents Negwer Materials’ complete product line to the architectural and interior design community by advising on the selection of products and providing budget information and technical assistance. Davis also assists in LEED project selection.

Davis has been with Negwer for more than 10 years and specializes in products such as Trimroc interior trim, Armourcoat polished plaster and American clay. She is a member of the International Interior Design Association and the U.S. Green Building Council.

NMI Associates provides a single source of information and a more concentrated level of service to architects, interior designers and owners. NMI’s architectural design consultants work within these markets to achieve a desired décor or solve a particular sound or space problem via specialty systems.

Founded in 1924, Negwer Materials, Inc. supplies building materials to general contractors, architects and specialty contractors. Products include acoustical systems; doors, frames and hardware; exterior wall systems; fasteners and tools; interior wall systems and light gauge steel trusses. Divisions include NMI Associates and Negwer Door Systems. Headquartered in St. Louis, Negwer operates 10 locations throughout Missouri and southern Illinois. For more information, visit www.negwer.com.

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Negwer Materials, Inc. is headquartered at 49 Airport Road, St. Louis, Mo. (63135).

For more information: Michelle Mason/Carol Kovacik, Millennium Communications Inc., 314/569-7100 (office), 314/368-6780 (cell), mmason@millenniumcom.com, Shelley Hammann, Negwer Materials, 314/522-3105.