Exhibit 99.3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             Contact: Thomas M. Mishoe, Jr.
May 24, 2001                                                      (804) 228-5600


                    Open Plan Systems, Inc. Announces Filing
                              Of Form 10-K For 2000

         RICHMOND,  VIRGINIA (May 24, 2001) - Open Plan Systems,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:
PLANE),  the largest  independent  remanufacturer of work stations in the United
States,  announced  today that the Company  has filed its Annual  Report on Form
10-K for the 2000 fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The
delay in the  filing  of the  Form  10-K was due to  unanticipated  turnover  in
financial  personnel,  including the departure of the Company's  Chief Financial
Officer in December 2000, and unresolved issues regarding inventory balances and
certain  other  items.  The delay in filing the Form 10-K has also  delayed  the
filing of the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of
2001. The Company anticipates filing the Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2001
as soon as practicable.

         The Company cautions readers that statements contained herein regarding
the anticipated date for filing of the Form 10-Q are forward-looking  statements
based upon  management's  current knowledge and assumptions about future events.
Actual  results or performance  may be materially  different from any results or
performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

         Open Plan Systems, Inc.  remanufactures and markets modular office work
stations through a network of Company-owned  sales offices and selected dealers.
Work stations consist of movable panels, work surfaces,  storage units, lighting
and electrical distribution combined into a single integrated unit.