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For immediate release
29th March 2005
Robots range launch
International Greetings plc ("International Greetings" or "the
Group") (AIM: IGR), the leading designer and manufacturer of private
label greetings products, wrapping paper and film and television
character based licensed stationery, announces today that it has
launched a stationery range to coincide with the new 20 th Century
Fox animated Easter blockbuster, Robots .
Commenting, Nick Fisher, joint chief executive
of International Greetings said: "We have produced
a well designed range of merchandise to coincide with the Easter
school break and we expect further demand later in the year when
the DVD is released.The Robots range further strengthens
our relationship with 20th Century Fox where we are a major licence
partner, producing licensed product ranges for titles such as the Simpsons .We
continue to look for new additional licences where we feel there
will be a demand for quality products."
For further information:
Nick Fisher, International Greetings plc: 01707 630630
Richard Sunderland, Tavistock Communications:020 7920
3150
About International Greetings:
International Greetings plc is a leading designer and
manufacturer of private label wrapping paper, greetings products
and film and television character based licensed stationery.It currently
has over 1,000 employees and produces gift wrapping paper, gift tags,
ribbons, Christmas crackers, greeting cards and other decorative
accessories.
The Group provides wrapping paper and gift products
to most of the major high-street retailers and holds the licenses
to produce merchandise for most of the well-known family blockbusters
which have been released this year, including: Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban, Shrek 2, Thunderbirds and The Incredibles.
The Group is based in the UK and, in November 2003,
strengthened its position in Europe through the acquisition of Hoomark,
the Dutch based designer and manufacturer of gift wrapping paper.The
Group also h as successful operations in the United States, Hong
Kong and, as part of its continued worldwide expansion, has recently
opened facilities in China and Latvia.
International Greetings was established in 1979.It
listed on AIM in 1995 and is currently capitalised at about £166
million.Further information is available at www.internationalgreetings.co.uk
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