Harlequin Launches Anthology

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Walker Greenbank PLC

01 April 2014

 



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1 April 2014

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WALKER GREENBANK PLC

("Walker Greenbank" or "the Company")

Harlequin Launches Anthology

Walker Greenbank plc (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Zoffany and Scion, is pleased to announce that its Harlequin brand is today launching Anthology, two innovative collections of contemporary textured wallpapers targeting overseas markets.

The Anthology collections mark the first time that Walker Greenbank has designed product specifically aimed at the tastes of export customers. The collections will also be made available in the UK as their versatile and sophisticated designs are expected to have universal appeal.

Many of the designs are printed on the custom-built hybrid rotary/gravure machine installed last year at the Company's wallpaper printing factory in Loughborough. The combination of gravure and rotary techniques has allowed the creation of subtle, complex and distinctive textures.

A preview of the collections is available at Harlequin's website: http://www.harlequin.uk.com/anthology-coming-soon.aspx.

John Sach, Walker Greenbank's Chief Executive, said: "Anthology is an exciting opportunity for Walker Greenbank as it represents the first time we have created designs specifically targeting the tastes of overseas markets. Many of the innovative wallpaper textures in the Anthology collections have been created through our investment last year in the hybrid rotary/gravure machine at our Loughborough factory. We believe that Anthology will have worldwide appeal, giving it the potential ultimately to become a brand in its own right and to add to our stable of brand offerings."

For further information:

Walker Greenbank PLC	[phone]
John Sach, Chief Executive
Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc	[phone]
Garry Levin / David Anderson - Nominated Adviser
Henry Reast - Corporate Broking
Buchanan	[phone]
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles

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About Walker Greenbank

Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics. The Company's brand portfolio - comprising Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany and Scion - spans heritage and contemporary design and its products are sold in more than 75 countries worldwide. The Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs in lifestyle products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.

The Company employs more than 600 people and has showrooms in London, New York, Paris and Dubai along with partnership showrooms in Moscow and in Shenzhen, China. Its UK manufacturing base, which includes a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster, manufactures product both for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands. Continued investment in manufacturing has allowed the Company to offer a wide range of printing techniques.

Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.

For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com/

 

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