Riverfort Regulatory News (RGO)

6 Feb 2006 07:00

Caldwell Investments PLC06 February 2006 6th FEBRUARY 2006 CALDWELL INVESTMENTS PLC ("Caldwell" or "the Group") CALDWELL SECURES SECOND ORDER FOR NINASUN FURNITURE FROM LEADING DIRECT HOME SHOPPING COMPANY The Board of Caldwell, the AIM listed creator of the "NinaSun" patented range ofsolar protection products, is pleased to announce today that it has received asecond order for its NinaSun furniture range from premium mail order company 'House of Bath' - part of JD Williams & Company Limited, the UK's leading directhome shopping company. This order follows an initial order placed by big five catalogue retailer,Grattan, in January and once again demonstrates retail interest in the patentedNinaSun product. JD Williams & Company Limited, which incorporates House of Bath, operates overtwenty successful catalogue brands, with a formula of providing quality,fashionable, value for money products direct to customers. This has provedincreasingly popular and the continuing growth has ensured JD Williams is themost successful direct home shopping company in the UK today, with over twomillion customers and 4,000 employees. Stanley Wootliff, Chairman of Caldwell, commented: "We are delighted that Houseof Bath has chosen to include NinaSun as part of its outdoor furniture range.This second order from a major mail order company in the space of a month showsthat retailers are recognising the potential of NinaSun and we look forward tosecuring more orders in the future." Enquiries: Caldwell Investments plc 0113 235 0632Stanley Wootliff, Chairmanwww.caldwellinvestmentsplc.com Bishopsgate Communications Ltd. 020 7430 1600Dominic Barretto 07930 450 156Fran Read 07952 356 889www.bishopsgatecommunications.com Williams de Broe PLC 0113 243 1619Joanne Lake www.wdebroe.com Notes to Editors About Caldwell Caldwell was established in 1932. The Group has designed the NinaClip, apatented clipping device for use with its NinaSun outdoor furniture and NinaClipBaby Buggy Parasol. Caldwell holds significant intellectual property rights forthese products. The Group also designs and markets non-fashion cotton commodityunderwear in Germany and the UK. Having undertaken a rigorous testing process, Caldwell will concentrate onmarketing and targeting sales of the NinaSun range, with a view to ultimatelytaking the product worldwide. About NinaSun The NinaSun canopy for outdoor furniture is a unique portable protective canopythat reflects harmful UV rays and provides cool comfort while sitting out in thesun. The canopy is made of a sophisticated woven polyester yarn designed to give90% sun protection (SPF10) at a competitive price. The fabric also allows mostwind to pass through and the high-tenacity polyester yarn reinforcement resiststearing. All of the products in the NinaSun furniture range come withdetachable canopies. Photos of the NinaSun products are available on request. www.ninasun.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange