INKE FRANCHISING GOES GLOBAL

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Inke Franchising Goes Global with its First International Franchise Show at Birmingham UK
    THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE EXHIBITION, BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 05
— Inke is proud to announce the launch of its
international franchising and licensing programme at The National Franchise
exhibition, Birmingham.
    Inke franchise has surpassed others in the development of this business
plan, which incorporates important factors of a franchise operation such as
ease of operation, minimum capital and space requirement, and no machinery
maintenance.
    Inke systems can now refill 80% of printer cartridge models and the entire
range of Canon color printers.
    Some latest models that can be refilled by Inke Refills Services include
the HP40, HP50, HP90, HP100 and HP300 series, Lexmark 16, 32, 34, 82, Lenovo
and Dell models among many others.  This will cater to the demand for refills
of popular inkjet cartridge models.
    Inke franchise expects to launch the newest color models in the 1st half
of 2006 to its franchisees.
    With this new business strategy, Inke has embarked on its franchising
effort full-fledged, making it into a viable business for the company.  Inke
will be launching its franchise programme at The National Franchise Exhibition
to meet the varied needs of printer users in the European market.
    Globally, US$27 billion was spent on inkjet cartridges in 2004.  Of this,
about 30% went to refillers, remanufactured cartridges and 3rd party supplies.
    Today inkjet cartridge is the No. 1 office and home stationery product in
the world.
    Thus Inke addresses this market need with the strength of Inke franchise:
    — Ease of use
    — No machinery maintenance needed
    — Minimum start up cost
    — Comprehensive training
    — Continuous upgrading of equipment for new cartridge models —
       absolutely Free of Charge to franchisees
    — Minimum space requirement of only 1 sqm to house all equipment
    Inke is exhibiting at The National Franchise exhibition, 7 & 8 October
2005 at Hall 9, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham UK B40 1NT, booth no.
M50.
    The following personnel will represent Inke:
     Mr Tan Kong Cheok
     Mobile: +65-96163327
     cheok@inke.com.sg
     Mr Jerry Ho
     Mobile: +65 91448558
     jerryho@inke.com.sg
     Inke has also confirmed its participation in The Franchise Expo, Paris
France (17 to 20 March 2006).
     For more information, e-mail to enquiries@inkefranchise.com
     Inke Refills Franchise Pte Ltd
     10 Soon Lee Road, Jurong Town
     Singapore 628074
     Tel: +65-6268-7390
     Fax: +65-6261-6696

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September 30, 2005 at 10:52 AM