IMT Group Holdings plc launches personal dating service
Essex based IMT Group Holdings plc has entered the UK dating market with the launch of iFindadate (dot) com
Speaking about the announcement, CEO, Daniel Corby said “iFindadate goes live this morning and will be actively marketed across the UK using a variety of on-line and off-line media. Personal Dating is a major growth area of the internet and we expect that strong branding and a great name will generate massive results for the business. iFindadate (dot) com is the latest of the consumer brands to be operated by Chelmsford based iFinda”
Daniel Corby continued, “iFindadate joins iFindabusiness, iFindawedding, iFindanumber and iFindaphone. Our role model is Match (dot) com, which has created an amazing brand and significant revenues from on-line dating in the UK. If we could do half as well as Match (dot) com, I’m sure our share holders would be delighted”
Branding has been created by Essex based design agency, Space and Time design
Notes to editors
Other brands and products of the parent company, IMT Group Holdings plc includes 118669, a UK directory service which will be live 24-7, 365 days a year and be answered from a 40 strong call centre based in Hull.
The 118 669 service will launch UK wide in June 2007
Callers will be charged a connection fee of 59 pence and 14 pence per minute call costs
In November 2006 a 300 seat telesales centre was opened in Chelmsford Essex with additional centres already at an advanced stage of planning.
The group is backed by Private Equity and is working towards an AIM float planned for 2009
The board became strengthened significantly during 2006, with the appointment of business veteran, Richard Allan as Chairman, Hugh Craen, the founder of Potential Finance Group plc as Director, Peter Hill as Group Finance Director, Jaynie Vincent as Group HR Director, Scott Barker as Director of Risk Operations.
CEO, Daniel Corby was previously Sales Director at phones4u, the High Street mobile retailer and prior to that was Retail Director at UK Retail Chain, The Tanning Shop, a brand of Bodycare International
The business is based in Essex, with operations in Chelmsford, Harlow and the Asia Pacific regions
The business has recently recruited a retired Head of Trading Standards to the business as Head of Ethics. The committee will meet once a month and will oversee the way the group deals with its customers, staff and shareholders
www.imtgroupplc.com
www.ifindagroup.com
www.ifindabusiness.com
www.ifindawedding.com
www.fidolocal.com Publishing Business
www.verificationassociation.org Membership Services
www.ifindadate.com
www.ifindanumber.com
