Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	For the year ended December 31,															For the six months ended June 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003			2004			2004			2005
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(42,436	)	$	(16,388	)	$	(23,098	)	$	(67,102	)		(10,557	)	$	(6,900	)	$	5,634
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		31,225			1,135			1,443			(99	)		2,421			170			532
Total fixed charges		44,577			44,343			42,000			36,163			24,376			11,570			13,732
	$	33,366		$	29,090		$	20,345		$	(31,038	)	$	16,240		$	4,840		$	19,898
Fixed charges
Operating lease expense	$	6,447		$	5,583		$	6,463		$	5,353			6,100		$	2,874		$	2,910
Factored at one-third	$	2,149		$	1,861		$	2,154		$	1,784			2,033		$	958		$	970
Preferred stock dividends		1,823			2,093			5,876			4,395			—			—			—
Interest expense		40,605			40,389			33,970			29,984			22,343			10,612			12,762
Total fixed charges	$	44,577		$	44,343		$	42,000		$	36,163		$	24,376		$	11,570		$	13,732
Ratio of earnings/(loss) to fixed charges		0.7x			0.7x			0.5x			(0.9	)x		0.7x			0.4x			1.4x
(Deficiency)/ surplus in fixed charge coverage ratio	$	(11,211	)	$	(15,253	)	$	(21,655	)	$	(67,201	)		(8,136	)	$	(6,730	)	$	6,166