Company type | Public limited company |
---|---|
Industry | Promotional products |
Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | London |
Key people | Paul Moody (Chairman) Kevin Lyons-Tarr (CEO) |
Revenue | $1,326.5 million (2023) [1] |
$136.2 million (2023) [1] | |
$106.2 million (2023) [1] | |
Website | www |
4imprint Group plc is a London-based direct marketer of promotional merchandise. [2] [5] [8] It has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. [9]
The company was founded by Dick Nelson as Nelson Marketing in Logansport, Indiana in 1985. [10] It was acquired by Bemrose Corporation in 1996. [10] In 2000, Bemrose Corporation exited the paper products business [11] and changed its name to 4imprint Group plc. [10] Its North America division was renamed 4imprint Inc. [12]
In 2003, Hanover Investors, a private equity firm, purchased over 25% of 4imprint over the course of a month. [13] 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. [14]
4imprint established a distribution center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2009. [15] In 2012, it sold Kreyer Promotion Service GmbH and Brand Addition Limited to European affiliate companies of H.I.G. Capital for £24 million. [16]
In January 2015, the company 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. [17] [15] 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. [18]
Kevin Lyons-Tarr became CEO of 4imprint in March 2015. [19]
Although headquartered in London, 97% of 4imprint's business is in the United States and Canada. [20]
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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.