4imprint plc
| 4imprint plc corporate logo | |
| Incorporated business, plc | |
| Traded as | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Promotional products |
| Genre | Incorporated business |
| Founded 📆 | 1984 |
| Founder 👔 | |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Kevin Lyons-Tarr (CEO) |
| Revenue🤑 | $750 million (est)[1] (2018) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 650[2] (2015) |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
4imprint plc. is a London-based direct marketer of promotional merchandise.[1][3][6][9] It has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Europe.[10] 4imprint plc is a publicly held company, traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol FOUR.[11] In 2015, Promo Marketing magazine ranked 4imprint as the industry's highest selling company, based on 2014 sales figures. That year, the company reported a 35% increase in revenue over the previous year, when it had nearly $399 million in sales.[12]
Although headquartered in London, 97% of 4imprint's business is in the United States and Canada, where it controls an estimated 3 to 4% of the $23.6 billion promotional products market.[1] 4imprint, Inc., the North American division, is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[10][13] In 2015 it accounted for 96% of the company's revenues and 4imprint UK accounts for the balance.[1] Its English and Irish business operations are centered in Manchester.[13]
History
Dick Nelson founded Nelson Marketing in Wisconsin in 1984. Nelson Marketing was purchased by the English publishing company Bemrose in 1996.[citation needed] In 2000, Bemrose Corporation exited the paper products business[14] and changed its name to 4imprint Group plc. Its North America division was renamed 4imprint Inc.[15]
In 2003, Hanover Investors, a private equity firm, purchased over 25% of 4imprint over the course of a month.[16] They led a shareholder rebellion, and shareholders called for the removal of all non-executive directors after talks between 4imprint and Hanover Investors broke down.[17] Hanover gained support of shareholders to replace the 4imprint CEO, overhaul US operations, and take control of the board.[18]
4imprint added a distribution center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2009.[2]
In 2012, 4imprint Group plc sold Kreyer Promotion Service GmbH and Brand Addition Limited to European affiliate companies of H.I.G. Capital for ₤24 million.[19]
In 2015, 4imprint announced an expansion of its Oshkosh operations, with plans to add 150 employees over three years. The company pledged to spend $10.8 million to expand its North American headquarters in Oshkosh by 25,000 square feet, and double its distribution center on the west side of the city with a 100,000 square foot addition.[20][2] The State of Wisconsin, through its Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, authorized 4imprint to get up to $1 million in state tax credits, dependent upon the number of jobs created through the expansion.[21]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "4imprint Group (FOUR)". Edison Investment Research. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bollier, Jeff (15 January 2015). "4imprint to Add 150 Jobs as Part of Oshkosh Expansion". Oshkosh Northwestern. Gannett. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Paul (February 2001). "4imprint Makes an Impression with Samples". Catalog Age. Vol. 18 no. 2. New York: Penton Media. p. 18. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via EBSCO's Business Source Complete.
4imprint sends thousands of types of samples, Iott says, including pens, mouse pads, and travel cups - all imprinted or embossed with the 4imprint logo, phone number, and address.
- ↑ Scott, Stefanie (7 July 2000). "Power of Promotion: 4imprint wants to place it in the palm of your hands". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. I-1. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scott, Stefanie (7 July 2000). "Power of Promotion: 4imprint wants to place it in the palm of your hands". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. I-6. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ [4][5]
- ↑ Draeger, Carol (19 March 2000). "Marketing magician: 4imprint plans to double its Oshkosh work force". Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. p. D1. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Draeger, Carol (19 March 2000). "Marketing magician: 4imprint plans to double its Oshkosh work force". Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. p. D4. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ [7][8]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Company Overview of 4imprint, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "FOUR 4IMPRINT GROUP PLC ORD 38 6/13P". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Promo Marketing Announces the Top 50 Distributors for 2015". Promo Marketing. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "At a Glance". 4imprint. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ Keers, Helena (30 December 2003). "Bemrose Bought by US Firm". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bemrose Corp PLC Change of Name". FE Investegate. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "4imprint in US Talks". Manchester Evening News. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Revolt at 4imprint". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ "4imprint (Public)". Hanover Investors. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "4imprint Announce Sale of Brand Addition". PPD Magazine. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "4imprint to Expand in Oshkosh". WLUK-TV. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ Daykin, Tom (15 January 2015). "4imprint Plans $10.8 Million Expansion in Oshkosh". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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