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Bosses at the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reiterated the union's threat to get postal workers to boycott mail from downstream access (DSA) providers ahead of a ballot in the New Year.

Westdale Press has expanded its in-house services by investing in a new Sitma mailing line.

Howard Hunt will install eight Kodak Versamark DH9100 printheads next month to wrap up a 3.5m spend that does not include the Kodak Prosper 5000XL installed in early 2011.

The Finishing Company in Wiltham, Essex has been rebranded as Finco to reflect its move into online ordering and delivery and on demand digital printing.

Envelope printer First Class Post was fined 2,500 and ordered to pay 1,041 in costs by Leeds magistrates for allowing staff to be lifted nearly six metres in a box perched on a forklift truck.

Print procurement consultancy Blue Buffalo has been awarded the contract to tender the print of UK healthcare giant Bupa, a long-standing client of print management company RR Donnelley GDS.

Monkey Mail, a new direct mail service which includes email, and telemarketing has launched in Killingworth, Newcastle.

Unsecured creditors of the five operating companies of Alderson Print Group (APG) were owed a combined 5.1m at the time of their administration, according to the creditors report.

President Barack Obama's victory over Republican rival Mitt Romney last night marked the end of one of the most combative - and expensive - political races in US history.

HH Global, the Surrey-based print management group, has secured a three-year contract extension from Iceland worth more than 10m.