EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as of this 1st day
of March, 1997, is by and between  Unidigital Inc., a Delaware  corporation with
an office for purposes of this  Agreement at 20 West 20th Street,  New York, New
York 10011  (hereinafter the "Company" or "Employer") and Anthony Manser with an
address at The  Bramleys',  Old Barn Place,  Upper  Street,  Leed,  Kent ME171SL
(hereafter the "Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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 WHEREAS:

         (a)  Company  wishes to  engage  the  services  of  Employee  to render
services  for  and on  its  behalf  in  accordance  with  the  following  terms,
conditions and provisions; and

         (b) Employee  wishes to perform such  services for and on behalf of the
Company, in accordance with the following terms conditions and provisions.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
herein  contained the parties hereto  intending to be legally bound hereby agree
as follows:

1.       EMPLOYMENT
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         Company hereby employs  Employee and Employee  accepts such  employment
and shall  perform his duties and the  responsibilities  provided  for herein in
accordance  with the terms  and  conditions  of this  Agreement  principally  in
London, England.


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2.       EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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         Employee shall at all times be Company's  employee subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.

3.       TERM
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         The term of this  Agreement  shall commence on March 1, 1997, and shall
terminate  on March 1,  1999,  for a total  initial  term of two (2) years  (the
"Term"), and may be extended upon mutually agreed to terms and conditions.

4.       POSITION
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         During Employee's  employment  hereunder,  Employee shall serve as Vice
President and a Director of UK  Operations.  In such  positions,  Employee shall
have the customary powers,  responsibilities and authorities of officers in such
positions of corporations of the size, type and nature of the Company.  Employee
shall  perform  such  duties and  exercise  such  powers  commensurate  with his
positions and  responsibilities  as shall be reasonably  determined from time to
time by the William  Dye,  currently  the Chairman of the Board,  President  and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and shall report directly to William Dye
and only to William Dye.  Employee  shall be provided with an office,  staff and
other working  facilities  consistent with his positions and as required for the
performance of his duties

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and as reasonably  determined by William Dye. Employee will continue to serve on
the Company's  Board of Directors  during the Term and so long as he is employed
by the  Company  hereunder.  At such  time as  Employee's  employment  hereunder
ceases,  for any  reason  whatsoever,  Employee  shall  immediately  submit  his
resignation as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

5.       COMPENSATION
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         (a) For the  performance  of all of Employee's  services to be rendered
pursuant to the terms of this  Agreement,  Company  will pay and  Employee  will
accept the following compensation:

         Base Salary. During the Term, Company shall pay the Employee an initial
base annual  salary of Pound  Sterling  120,000 (the "Base  Salary")  payable in
regular  installments in accordance  with the Company's usual payment  practices
(which currently is in equal monthly  installments).  Employee shall be entitled
to such further increases,  if any, in his Base Salary as may be determined from
time to time in the sole discretion of William E. Dye; but, in any event

         (b) Company shall deduct and withhold from Employee's  compensation all
required taxes, including but not limited to withholding and otherwise,  and any
other applicable amounts required by law or any taxing authority.

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6.       BUSINESS EXPENSES AND PERQUISITES
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         (a)  Employee  shall be  entitled  to  receive  reimbursement  from the
Company for reasonable travel (business class), entertainment and other business
expenses  incurred by Employee in the  performance  of his duties  hereunder and
such  amount  shall be  reimbursed  by the  Company  on a  monthly  basis and in
accordance with Company policies then in effect.

         (b) Employee shall be entitled to a personal travel  allowance of Pound
Sterling  1200 per month  during the Term and so long as  Employee's  employment
hereunder is not terminated.

7.       TERMINATION
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         (a)      For Cause by the Company
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                  (i) Employee's  employment  hereunder may be terminated by the
Company  for cause.  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  "cause"  shall mean (u)
Employee's  willful  dishonesty  that is  serious  enough  to have a  materially
detrimental  effect upon the Company's  best  interests,  (v)  Employee's  gross
negligence provided such acts relate to the Company,  (w) Employee's breach of a
material term or provision of this Agreement which is not cured or ceased within
thirty (30) days after  forwarding to Employee  written notice setting forth the
breach, (x) Employee's misconduct of a



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nature that is serious enough to have a materially  detrimental  effect upon the
Company's  best  interest,  (y)  Employee's  unjustified  failure to perform his
duties  hereunder  or to follow  reasonable  directions  of William  Dye, or the
Company's  Board of  Directors,  which is not cured or ceased within thirty (30)
days after forwarding to Employee  written notice setting forth the breach,  and
(z)  Employee's  conviction  of,  or  plea  of nolo  contendere  to , any  crime
constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or the United Kingdom,
or any crime constituting or involving moral turpitude.

                  (ii) If Employee is terminated for cause, he shall be entitled
to receive  Employee's  Base Salary from Company through the date of termination
and Employee  shall be entitled to no other  payments of Employee's  Base Salary
under  this  Agreement.  All other  benefits,  if any,  due  Employee  following
Employee's  termination of employment pursuant to this Subsection 8 (a) shall be
determined in accordance  with the plans,  policies and practices of the Company
for executives.

         (b)      Disability or Death.
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                  (i) Employee's  employment  hereunder shall terminate upon his
death  or if  Employee  becomes  physically  or  mentally  incapacitated  and is
therefore  unable (or will as a result thereof,  be unable) for a period of four
(4)  consecutive  months  or  for  an  aggregate  of  eight  (8)  months  in any
twenty-four (24) consecutive month period to perform his duties (such incapacity
is hereinafter referred to as "Disability"). Any


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question as to the existence of the  Disability of Employee as to which Employee
and the  Company  cannot  agree  shall be  determined  in writing by a qualified
independent  physician  mutually  acceptable  to Employee  and the  Company.  If
Employee and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified  independent  physician,
each shall  appoint  such a physician  and those two  physicians  shall select a
third who shall make such  determination  in writing to the Company and Employee
shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

                  (ii)  Upon  termination  of  Employee's  employment  hereunder
during   the  Term  as  a  result   of   death,   Employee's   estate  or  named
beneficiary(ies)  shall receive from the Company (x)  Employee's  Base Salary at
the rate in effect at the time of Employee's  death through the end of the month
in which his death occurs and (y) the proceeds of any life  insurance  policy if
any, maintained for his benefit by the Company.

                  (iii) All  other  benefits,  if any,  due  Employee  following
Employee's  termination of employment pursuant to this Subsection 8 (b) shall be
determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

         (c)      Without Cause by the Company.
                  -----------------------------

                  (i) If  Employee's  employment  is  terminated  by the Company
without cause (other than by reason of Disability or death), then Employee shall
be entitled to payment from the Company, in an amount equal to six (6) months of
Employee's Base Salary to be paid to Employee during immediately succeeding next
monthly intervals.


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All other benefits,  if any, due Employee  following  Employee's  termination of
employment pursuant to this Subsection 8 (c) (i) shall be paid for the first six
(6) months immediately following Employee's termination hereunder.

         (d)  Termination  by  Employee.  If Employee  wishes to  terminate  his
employment with the Company for any reason, Employee must afford Company with at
least six full  month's  written  notice of  termination.  Such  termination  by
Employee shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement.

         (e)  Change of  Control.  For  purpose  of this  Agreement  "Change  of
Control" shall mean (i) any  transaction or series of  transactions  (including,
without limitation, a tender offer, merger or consolidation) the result of which
is that any "person" or "Group"  (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
(2) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),
becomes  the  "beneficial"  owners  (as  defined  in Rule 13 (d) (3)  under  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934) of more than fifty  percent (50%) of the total
aggregate  voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company and/or
warrants or options to acquire such voting stock,  calculated on a fully diluted
basis, or (ii) a sale of assets  constituting  all or  substantially  all of the
assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis). In the event of such
a Change of Control the new entity shall be  obligated to perform the  Company's
obligation under the terms of this Agreement.

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8. NON-DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
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         Employee  acknowledges  that by virtue of his position he will be privy
to the Company's trade secrets  including but not limited to Company's  customer
list and private  processes,  as they may exist or as Company may determine from
time to time, and that such secrets are valuable,  special, and unique assets of
Company's business and constitute confidential  information and trade secrets of
Employer (hereafter  collectively  "Confidential  Information").  Employee shall
not, while employed hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter,
intentionally  disclose all or any part of the  Confidential  Information to any
person,  firm,  corporation,  association  or any other entity for any reason or
purpose whatsoever,  nor shall Employee and any other person by, through or with
Employee,  while  employed  hereunder  and for a period  of twelve  (12)  months
thereafter,  intentionally  make use of any of the Confidential  Information for
any  purpose  or for the  benefit  of any other  person or  entity,  other  than
Company, under any circumstances. Company and Employee agree that a violation of
the foregoing  covenants will cause irreparable injury to the Company,  and that
in the event of a breach or threatened  breach by Employee of the  provisions of
this Section,  Company shall be entitled to an injunction  restraining  Employee
from:

         (a) Disclosing,  in whole or in part, any  Confidential  Information to
any person,  firm,  corporation,  association  or other  entity to whom any such
information,


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in whole or in part,  has been  disclosed  or is  threatened  to be disclosed in
violation of this Agreement.

         (b)      Continuing such injurious actions.

                  Nothing herein stated shall be constructed as prohibiting  the
Company  from  pursuing  any other  rights  and  remedies,  at law or in equity,
available to the Company for such breach or  threatened  breach,  including  the
recovery of damages from the Employee.

9.       RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
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         (a) For a  period  of six (6)  months  after  the  termination  of this
Agreement by Employer  without  cause and for a period of one (1) year after the
termination of this  Agreement by Employer or Employee for any other reason,  or
expiration  of this  Agreement,  Employee  covenants  and agrees that,  within a
radius of twenty  five (25) miles  from each of the then  present  places(s)  of
Company's business or any other area in which Company is engaged in business, he
shall not own, manage,  operate,  control, be employed by, participate in, or be
connected in any manner with the ownership,  management,  operation, or control,
whether  directly or  indirectly,  as an individual on his own account,  or as a
partner,  member,  joint  venture,   officer,   director  or  shareholder  of  a
corporation or other entity,  of any business similar to or competitive with the
type  of  business  conducted  by  Company  at the  time of the  termination  or
expiration of this Agreement.

         (b) For a period of twelve (12) months or after the termination of this

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Agreement by Employer or Employee for any other  reason,  or  expiration of this
Agreement,  Employee  further  covenants and agrees he shall not interfere with,
solicit  or  disrupt  or attempt  to  interfere  with,  solicit  or disrupt  the
relationship,  contractual  or  otherwise,  between  Company  and any  customer,
supplier, lessee or employee of Company, its parent or subsidiaries.

         (c)  Employee  acknowledges  that the  restrictions  contained  in this
Paragraph 10 are reasonable.  In that regard, it is the intention of the parties
to this  Agreement  that the provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall be enforced to
the fullest extent  permissible  under the law and public policy applied in each
jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any portion of this
Paragraph 10 shall be adjudicated or deemed to be invalid or unenforceable,  the
remaining  portions  shall remain in full force and effect,  and such invalid or
unenforceable  portion shall be limited to the particular  jurisdiction in which
such adjudication is made.

10.      BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF COVENANTS.
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         In  the  event  of  Employee's  actual  or  threatened  breach  of  his
obligations  under  either  Paragraph 9 or 10, or both,  of this  Agreement,  in
addition to any other remedies  Company's may have, Company shall be entitled to
obtain  a  temporary  restraining  order  and  a  preliminary  and/or  permanent
injunction  restraining  the other from violating these  provisions.  Nothing in
this  Agreement  shall be  constructed  to  prohibit  Comply from  pursuing  and
obtaining  any  available  remedies  which  Company  may have for such breach or
threatened  breach,  whether  at law or in equity,  including  the  recovery  of
damages from the other.

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11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY EMPLOYEE.
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         Employee  hereby warrants and represents that he is not subject to or a
party to any restrictive covenants or other agreements that in any way preclude,
restrict,  restrain or limit him (a) from being an Employee of Company, (b) from
engaging in the business of Company in any capacity, directly or indirectly, and
(c) from  competing with any other  persons,  companies,  businesses or entities
engaged in the business of Company.

12.      NOTICES.
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         Any  notice  required,  permitted  or  desired  to be given  under this
Agreement  shall be sufficient if it is in writing and (a) personally  delivered
to Employee or an authorized member of Company,  (b) sent by overnight delivery,
or (c) sent by  registered  or certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to
Employer's or Employee's address as provided in this Agreement or to a different
address designated in writing by either party. In all instances of notices to be
given to Company,  a copy by like means shall be delivered to Company's  counsel
care of  Buchanan  Ingersoll,  500  College  Road  East,  Princeton,  New Jersey
08540-6615, Attn: John Cinque, Esq.

13.      ASSIGNMENT.
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         Employee  acknowledges  that his  services  are  unique  and  personal.
Accordingly,  Employee  may not  assign  his  rights or  delegate  his duties or
obligations  under this Agreement.  Company's rights and obligations  under this
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inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company's  successors  and
assigns. Company has the absolute right to assign it's rights and benefits under
the terms of this Agreement.

14.      WAIVER OF BREACH.
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         Any waiver of a breach of a provision of this  Agreement,  or any delay
or failure to exercise a right under a provision  of this  Agreement,  by either
party,  shall  not  operate  or be  construed  as a waiver  of that or any other
subsequent breach or right.

15.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
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         This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties. It may not
be changed  orally but only by an  agreement  in writing  which is signed by the
parties. The parties hereto agree that any existing employment agreement between
them shall terminate as of the date of this Agreement.

16.      GOVERNING LAW.
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         This  Agreement  shall be construed in accordance  with and governed by
the internal laws of the State of New York.

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17.      SEVERABILITY
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         The invalidity or non-enforceability of any provision of this Agreement
or  application  thereof  shall not affect the remaining  valid and  enforceable
provisions of this Agreement or application thereof.

18.      CAPTIONS
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         Captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience
and reference  and shall not be used to interpret or construe any  provisions of
this Agreement.

19.      GRAMMATICAL USAGE
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         In construing or interpreting this Agreement,  masculine usage shall be
substituted for those feminine in form and vise versa, and plural usage shall be
substituted  or singular  and vice  versa,  in any place in which the context so
requires.

20.      CAPACITY
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         Employee has read and is familiar with all of the terms and  conditions
of this  Agreement and has the capacity to understand  such terms and conditions
hereof.  By  executing  this  Agreement,  Employee  agrees  to be  bound by this
Agreement and the terms and conditions hereof.

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21.      COUNTERPARTS
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         This  Agreement  may be executed in two or more  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed to be original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same Agreement.

22.      ARBITRATION
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         Notwithstanding  anything  herein to the  contrary,  but except for any
injunction  provisions  provided for in this  Agreement,  any claim,  dispute or
controversy  arising from,  related to,  involving or pertaining to the terms or
provisions of or  relationship  created by this Agreement  shall be submitted to
binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association then
obtaining  in the  County,  City  and  State  on  New  York  and  any  award  or
determination by the American Arbitration Association shall be final and binding
upon the  parties.  Any such  award or  determination  shall be capable of being
submitted to the United States  District Court Southern  District of New York or
the New York State Supreme Court for the County of New York as a final  judgment
-- and the  parties  hereto  consent to the  jurisdiction  of said courts as the
Courts with the sole and  exclusive  jurisdiction.  Each party shall bear his or
its own costs,  including but not limited to attorneys fees, of such arbitration
proceedings.


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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the  parities  hereto has  executed  this
Agreement as of the date first hereinabove written.

                                            UNIDIGITAL INC.

                                            /s/ William E. Dye
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                                            By:  William E. Dye


                                            /s/ Anthony Manser
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                                            Anthony Manser

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