Design Group Regulatory News (IGR)

30 Mar 2005 07:00

International Greetings PLC30 March 2005 International Greetings plc '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 new20th 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 theEaster school break and we expect further demand later in the year when the DVDis released. The 'Robots' range further strengthens our relationship with 20thCentury Fox where we are a major licence partner, producing licensed productranges for titles such as 'the Simpsons'. We continue to look for new, additionallicences where we feel there will be a demand for quality products." For further information:Nick Fisher, International Greetings plc: 01707 630630Richard Sunderland, Tavistock Communications: 020 7920 3150 About International Greetings:International Greetings plc is a leading designer and manufacturer of privatelabel wrapping paper, greetings products and film and television character basedlicensed stationery. It currently has over 1,000 employees and produces giftwrapping paper, gift tags, ribbons, Christmas crackers, greeting cards and otherdecorative accessories. The Group provides wrapping paper and gift products to most of the majorhigh-street retailers and holds the licenses to produce merchandise for most ofthe well-known family blockbusters which have been released this year,including: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Shrek 2, Thunderbirds andThe Incredibles. The Group is based in the UK and, in November 2003, strengthened its position inEurope through the acquisition of Hoomark, the Dutch based designer and manufacturer of gift wrapping paper. The Group also has 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 iscurrently capitalised at about £166 million. Further information is available atwww.internationalgreetings.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange