Clearwater , FL , June 28, 2006 – GSP Marketing Technologies, the leading provider of Point-of-purchase Marketing solutions for the convenience retail industry, today announced the signing of a new and comprehensive financing arrangement with AmSouth Bank. The finance agreement will allow GSP to engage in a major expansion, accelerating improvements already underway and adding a new list of capital enhancements, including major equipment upgrades in GSP’s Florida and Utah facilities.
"Both East and West Coast customers will reap rewards. Our Florida operation will gain flexibility from the relief provided by GSP West. And, we will use this opportunity to upgrade a number of our processes on a company wide basis," said Paul Neuhoff, CEO of GSP Marketing Technologies Inc.
"During the past two years, GSP has introduced four new and significant industry leading sftware programs that are helping our customers ‘get it right’ in store. There's more on the way, and, our new financing arrangement will allow us to ad infrastructure to assist in this important area of GSP growth," added Mr. Neuhoff.
The financing agreement will lead to a round of hardware and infrastructure investment designed to boost GSP’s overall production capabilities.
"We are very excited to be working with a growing and dynamic company like GSP," said Greg Hoerbelt, Vice President of AmSouth. "We believe that our relationship with GSP will allow the company to further expand its business offering. AmSouth is pleased to be a partner in GSP's strategy for growth."
Christopher Lattimer, CFO of GSP Marketing Technologies, detailed the many upgrades that GSP will undertake. "Improvements to GSP’s current capabilities will include an overall doubling of GSP’s digital print capacity, a 30% increase in GSP’s industry-leading film-output capacity," said Mr. Lattimer. "In addition, we are already planning the installation of a new die cutter and a large-scale industrial cutter at GSP’s Utah facility, and the addition of state-of-the-art warehousing and fulfillment capabilities to GSP’s Western presence."
About GSP Marketing Technologies
With over 30 years of experience in managing marketing programs, GSP Marketing Technologies, Inc. (GSP) offers customers a vertically integrated marketing solution that includes marketing database management, site data management tools, POP engineering services, creative design, print production, logistics management, retail branding, compliance management and campaign / category effectiveness management. Leading retailers and consumer products marketers rely on GSP’s technology to maintain best-in-class marketing programs.
Contact:
Krista Brechner, Marketing Coordinator - GSP Marketing Technologies, Inc.
Email: marketing@gspretail.com
Voice: 727-532-0647 ext. 5836