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Opus Trust Marketing invests six figures in Kern 3600

Opus Trust Marketing has invested a six-figure sum in a new Kern 3600 finishing line to help meet a rise in mail pack orders and volumes, and agreed an option to make further purchases.

Me & my: Canon Océ ColorStream 3900 Z

If you look up the plant list on MetroMail’s website, you’ll learn that it has “two yuccas, 15 cacti, three devil’s ivy, seven ferns, nine cheeseplants, one orchid and a lovely bit of bamboo.”

Company fined by HSE for severed thumb was under new ownership

The Lettershop, which was fined after an employee had the end of his left thumb severed in a glueing machine, has said new owners were in the process of improving safety.

RR Donnelley plans three-way split

Bigger is no longer better for RR Donnelley – the giant printing and communications conglomerate has decided to break itself up into three separate businesses.

DST wins Bupa print deal

DST has secured a multimillion-pound, three-year print deal with private healthcare provider Bupa.

Precision Printing's £2.75m upgrade

The Precision Group has invested £2.75m over the past month as it revamps its operations in London and Sunderland.

60 seconds with Kingsline

Kingsline was set up seven years ago in a converted milking parlour by David Saunders with the objective of offering a targeted bespoke mailing service. Since then it has developed into a full-service...

'People are returning to print because it achieves results’

As one of the biggest brand-side print spenders in the UK, Sky’s head of print management Mark Cruise in many ways bears a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Austrian Post launches in the UK

Austrian Post has launched an international wholesale service in the UK after signing a deal with a British mail services company.

Braver clients drive £5m investment at Howard Hunt

Direct marketing client budgets are up 10%-15% since the end of the recession and clients are being more innovative according to one of Howard Hunt’s new joint managing directors.