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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


ErgoBilt, Inc.


We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. 



                                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Dallas, Texas
October 7, 1996

