BRAMPTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DATA Communications Management Corp. (TSX: DCM) (“DATA” or the “Company”) today announced plans to close and relocate its Granby, Quebec warehousing operations into its 170,000 square foot Drummondville, Quebec facility before the end of 2017. DATA is also announcing that it expects additional savings through recently completed reductions in certain indirect labour and selling, general and administrative staff.
DATA’s Drummondville facility is focused on long-run production of lottery rolls, point of sale rolls and direct mail, and includes a total of 170,000 square feet dedicated to production, warehousing, corporate engineering and administration. DATA previously moved substantially all of Granby’s production capabilities to Drummondville in the fourth quarter of 2015, but has continued with warehousing and distribution activities as well as other limited administrative functions in the 100,000 square foot Granby facility. DATA is currently redesigning its Drummondville operation to accommodate the additional warehousing activities and expects this relocation to be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Approximately $0.7 million in annualized savings is expected from this transition, primarily related to rent and facilities savings. DATA expects to incur approximately $2.4 million in restructuring expenses relating to early lease exit charges in the fourth quarter of 2017. It is expected that substantially all of the Granby warehousing staff will relocate to DATA’s Drummondville facility and the administrative staff will relocate to DATA’s Brossard, Quebec facility.
DATA is also announcing the restructuring of approximately 30 individuals across its indirect labour, selling, general and administrative functions. These employee reductions are expected to result in total annualized savings of approximately $3.5 million, comprised of indirect labour savings of approximately $1.1 million and SG&A savings of approximately $2.4 million and have been completed over the past two and one-half months. DATA expects to incur total restructuring costs of approximately $2.8 million in connection with these changes, primarily in the fourth quarter of 2017.
“These initiatives are in conjunction with our ongoing efforts to continue to optimize our operations to make DATA more focused, agile and unified,” said Michael G. Sifton, Chief Executive Officer of DATA.
About DATA Communications Management Corp.
DATA is a leading provider of business communication solutions, bringing value and collaboration to marketing and operation teams across North America. We help marketers and agencies unify and execute communications campaigns across multiple channels, and we help operations teams streamline and automate document and communications management processes. Our core capabilities include direct marketing, print services, labels and asset tracking, event tickets and gift cards, logistics and fulfilment, content and workflow management, data management and analytics, and regulatory communications. We serve clients in key vertical markets such as financial services, retail, healthcare, lottery and gaming, not‐for‐profit, and energy. We are strategically located across Canada to support clients on a national basis, and serve the U.S. market through our facilities in Chicago, Illinois.
Additional information relating to DATA Communications Management Corp. is available on www.datacm.com, and in the disclosure documents filed by DATA Communications Management Corp. on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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