Northrop Grumman & ICG Comms
4imprint Group PLC
4 February 2002
Press release 4 February 2002
4imprint Group plc wins US business from
Northrop Grumman Information Technology & ICG Communications Inc.
4imprint Group plc, the leading global distributor of imprinted promotional
products, today announces that the Company has won two US corporate contracts
with ICG Communications, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Information Technology. The
contracts are estimated to be worth a combined $650,000 to 4imprint over the
next three years.
The Northrop Grumman Information Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Northrop Grumman, Corp., and a leading provider of business solutions for the
world's most information-intensive corporations, has contracted 4imprint to
supply a wide range of promotional products over a three-year period, estimated
to be worth $150,000 annually.
ICG Communications, Inc., a nationwide, facilities-based provider of both voice
and data services which owns the Open Road InfrastructureTM, has contracted
4imprint to provide a full range of promotional products over a two-year period
estimated to be worth $100,000 annually for two years.
Commenting on the ICG and Northrop Grumman contract wins, Dick Nelson, CEO of
4imprint Group plc, said: 'Both of these contract wins are important to the
Group, not only because they are both well-known in their sectors, but also as
they have been acquired solely through 4imprint's own network. It is
particularly pleasing to see that our strategy, combined with existing 4imprint
technology, delivers significant corporate business so quickly. We expect
similar announcements to follow in the coming months.'
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For further information, please contact:
4imprint Group plc
Dick Nelson, CEO Tel: + 001 920 203 7272
Email: dnelson@4imprint.com
Issued by:
Bankside Consultants Limited
Henry Harrison-Topham / Russell Elliott Tel: +44 (0) 20 7444 4142
Email: russell.elliott@bankside.com
Notes to editors:
4imprint Group plc
The 4imprint Group plc is a leading international network of wholly owned
companies in the highly fragmented $30 billion promotional products industry.
Globally, the Company is the largest direct marketer of imprinted promotional
products, and the fourth largest distributor. The Company's blue-chip roster of
clients includes BT, British Airways, Microsoft, BMW, Mercedes, Hitachi Data
Systems, Crawford, Amec, Raley's and Saturn and other leading companies who use
promotional products to build their brand and increase customer loyalty. The
Company operates in four distribution channels: direct marketing, corporate
programmes, premium and incentive promotions and partner services.
The Group headquarters is in Manchester with other UK facilities in Woking,
Whitefield, Vauxhall and Bristol. The 4imprint US offices are located in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Quincy, Massachusetts. In addition, 4imprint has
operations in France, Germany, Canada and China.
4imprint has worked closely with clients for over 25 years in the use of branded
promotional products to support customers' marketing and branding efforts. The
Company offers the only global solution in the industry in the areas of product
sourcing and services.
The Company has developed proprietary systems that provide the easiest way to
order imprinted promotional products. Its full e-commerce enabled online
solutions provide customers with 24/7 access. 4imprint has 700 highly trained
employees and currently provides services to more than 200,000 customers,
including all of the Fortune 100(R) companies.
4imprint is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol FOUR. The
company has established an American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme in the
US for US-based investors.
Website: www.4imprint.com
www.4imprint.co.uk
www.4imprint.com/canada
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Northrop Grumman Information Technology is a global company focused on providing
industry leadership in advanced technology, superior products, systems and
services in information systems markets.
Northrop Grumman's Information Technology sector is a premier provider of
advanced information technology solutions, engineering and business services for
government and commercial clients. Headquartered in Herndon, Va., the sector has
estimated 2001 sales of nearly $4 billion and has more than 22,000 employees
worldwide.
The Information Technology sector supports a wide range of IT services for
government, commercial and international customers. The Company is a leading
provider of IT services to the Department of Defense (DoD) including battle
management, mission planning, modelling, simulation, information assurance,
software engineering, intelligence, surveillance, space systems, base and range
support. Including the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice and the
FAA, as well as NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral Air Station and
Patrick Air Force Base, and is one of the largest suppliers of software
enterprise licenses to the DoD.
The company's offerings include hardware and software maintenance, systems
administration, network design, systems integration and modernization and
facility management services. Customers include Fortune 500 companies, IT
outsourcing providers, original equipment manufacturers, integrators and
resellers.
Website: www.northropgrummanit.com
ICG Communications
ICG evolved from a satellite communications company to a nationwide,
facilities-based provider of both voice and data services from the mid-1980s.
ICG now provides numerous products and services to its three major customer
segments: Internet service providers (ISPs), small-to-medium-sized businesses
and long-distance carriers. ICG Communications, Inc. owns the Open Road
InfrastructureTM. With this product ICG works as a partner with the customer,
providing endless possibilities to businesses, ISPs and carriers so they can
achieve their destinations.
ICG is continuing to build alliances and recent partnerships include
collaborating in field trials of VosDSL with Jetstream Communications and Covad
Communications. The company provides DSL services with Covad and other DSL
vendors, and a common share stock exchange with Teligent, Inc., a leader in
fixed wireless broadband communications.
Other key partners include key industry leaders, Lucent, Cisco and Nortel, in
the expansion of ICG's nationwide voice and data network.
Website: www.icgcomm.com
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