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Whistl is to relocate to a new ‘super depot’ in Bolton, in a move that it says will create 33% extra capacity in its north of England operations.

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

Imprimus, the recently rebranded Stralfors UK, is developing a partnership with Office Depot subsidiary, Vital Communications.

The number of pieces of direct mail sent to deceased people annually is set to cross the 200 million mark for the first time in 2017.

Bakergoodchild has invested in a raft of kit to expand its transactional mail offering and has relocated to larger premises.

Waiting days for printed jobs to dry is not much fun in an industry that increasingly demands rapid turnarounds.

In a trading update released today (19 January), Communisis has said its trading for the year to 31 December 2016 finished in line with expectations.

Transactional mail printer MPS Marketing Services has purchased a second Neopost folding and enclosing line.

Chair of the recently rebranded Strategic Mailing Partnership's (SMP) expects to see a jump in the number of small firms and start-ups.