Director Declaration

RNS Number : 5708D

UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC

27 April 2017

 

27 April 2017

UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc

"Ultimate Products" or the "Group"

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

In accordance with LR 9.6.14 R, the Company has been informed that James McCarthy, Chairman of the Company, has been appointed as a non-executive director and Chairman elect of Crawshaw Group plc ("Crawshaw") with immediate effect.

For more information, please contact:

Ultimate Products	[phone] Simon Showman, CEO   Andrew Gossage, Managing Director Graham Screawn, Finance Director
Powerscourt	[phone] Rob Greening Nick Brown

Notes to Editors

Ultimate Products is an owner, manager, designer and developer of a series of well-known brands focused on the home, selling to over 300 retailers across 38 countries. It has six product categories: Audio; Heating and Cooling; Housewares; Laundry; Luggage; and Small Domestic Appliances. Its brands include Beldray (laundry, floor care, heating and cooling), intempo (audio), Salter (kitchenware), Constellation (luggage), and Progress (cookware and bakeware).

The Group's products are sold to a broad cross-section of both large national and international multi-channel retailers as well as smaller national retail chains, incorporating discount retailers, supermarkets, general retailers and online retailers. Major customers include Action, Aldi, Amazon, Argos, Asda, B&M, Matalan, Morrisons, Original Factory Shop, Robert Dyas, Sainsbury's, Tesco and The Range.

Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products is headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance, support functions and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the Group's head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sqft showroom that showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and showroom in Guangzhou, China. In total, Ultimate Products now employs over 200 staff.

For further information, please visit www.upgs.com

 

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