JCB North America contract

4imprint Group PLC
28 January 2002




Press release                                              28 January 2002

              4imprint Group plc wins JCB North American contract


4imprint Group plc, the leading global distributor of imprinted promotional
products, today announces that the US Corporate Programmes Division has won a
contract with JCB in North America, over a three-year period.


JCB, one of the world's top five manufacturers of construction equipment, has
contracted 4imprint to provide a unique 'one-stop shop' for its merchandise
needs in North America.  The deal includes a full-bespoke range of leisure items
including clothing, collectables and is the first program to include replica
product models.  The contract is solely for the JCB brand within the USA.


John Atkinson, General Manager of JCB Branded Products said:  'Our partnership
with 4imprint delivers a focused merchandising strategy for JCB, combining
4imprint's promotional products expertise with the growing global profile of the
JCB brand to open up potential opportunities for the marketing and sale of JCB
branded items.'


Commenting on the JCB deal, Dick Nelson, CEO of 4imprint Group plc, said: 'This
is the largest single contract win in the construction industry in North America
for the Company, not only in terms of revenue but also with regard to
reinforcing our corporate position as a leading global distributor of imprinted
promotional products.  JCB is one of the largest players in the heavy plant
industry and we are extremely pleased to be associated with their US operation.'


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For further information, please contact:
4imprint Group plc
Dick Nelson, CEO                                       Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

JCB
John Atkinson, Managing Director                       Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]



Issued by:
Bankside Consultants Limited
Henry Harrison-Topham / Russell Elliott               Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]



Notes to editors:



4imprint Group plc



The 4imprint Group plc is a leading international network of wholly owned
companies in the highly fragmented $30 billion promotional products industry.
Globally, the Company is the largest direct marketer of imprinted promotional
products, and the fourth largest distributor.  The Company's blue-chip roster of
clients includes BT, British Airways, Microsoft, BMW, DaimlerChrysler UK,
Hitachi Data Systems, Crawford, Amec, Raley's and Saturn and other leading
companies who use promotional products to build their brand and increase
customer loyalty.  The Company operates in four distribution channels: direct
marketing, corporate programmes, premium and incentive promotions and partner
services.



The Group headquarters is in Manchester with other UK facilities in Woking,
Whitefield, Vauxhall and Bristol.  The 4imprint US offices are located in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Quincy, Massachusetts.  In addition, 4imprint has
operations in France, Germany, Canada and China.



4imprint has worked closely with clients for over 25 years in the use of branded
promotional products to support customers' marketing and branding efforts.  The
Company offers the only global solution in the industry in the areas of product
sourcing and services.



The Company has developed proprietary systems that provide the easiest way to
order imprinted promotional products. Its full e-commerce enabled online
solutions provide customers with 24/7 access. 4imprint has 700 highly trained
employees and currently provides services to more than 200,000 customers,
including all of the Fortune 100(R) companies.



4imprint is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol FOUR. The
company has established an American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme in the
US for US-based investors.


Website:           www.4imprint.com
                   www.4imprint.co.uk
                   www.4imprint.com/canada

JCB


JCB is one of the world's top five manufacturers of construction equipment,
producing machines in the UK, North and South America and India, which are sold
in more than 140 countries.


JCB has nine subsidiary companies around the world and a range of more than 130
machines, including backhoe loaders; excavators; articulated dump trucks; mini
excavators; loading shovels; rough terrain forklifts and skid steer loaders.  In
2000, sales were worth well over $1 billion.


The distinctive JCB logo is based on the signature of the company's founder,
Joseph Cyril Bamford, whose initials have become a dictionary definition of the
company's best-known machine - for which JCB is the world's number one brand -
the backhoe loader


The company was founded in 1945 and is still privately owned by the Bamford
family. The present Chairman and Managing Director is Sir Anthony Bamford, the
eldest son of the founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford.


JCB has won more than 70 major awards around the world for engineering
excellence, exports, design, marketing, community activity and its care for the
environment


Website:           www.jcb.co.uk
                   www.jcbna.com


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