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Polestar targets new contracts with Canon Océ digital spend

Polestar Applied Solutions has invested in an Océ ColorStream 3500 and four Canon Océ VarioStream 8650 continuous feed printers to boost capacity both for white paper solution printing and pre-printed...

Direct mail spend down 17.1% since 2009, says Ofcom

Advertising spend on addressed direct mail has fallen 17.1% in the past five years, according to the latest Communications Market Report from Ofcom.

Potts hits M&A trail with Bakershaw buy

Potts Print (UK) has bought Bakershaw Print, a smaller local rival, in a deal that the Northumberland-based commercial print, direct mail and packaging specialist hopes will be the first of several...

Communisis 'intent on continuing to deliver'

First-half sales at Communisis have jumped 40% as major contract wins at the group start to bear fruit.

DDM Mailing continues growth with new contracts

DDM Mailing has continued its expansion after winning a number of new contracts.

Royal Mail cuts costs to offset parcel problems

Royal Mail’s share price slipped by 8.6p after it warned of increasing tough competition and price pressures in its UK parcel delivery operation in Q1.

GI Solutions invests in world’s first inline window applicator

GI Solutions has invested in the "world’s first" window applicator for an inline finishing system to give it the capability to produce windowed mailpacks at high speed and in high volumes.

Royal Mail facing French competition probe

Royal Mail Group has notified the stock market that one of its subsidiaries, GLS France, is being investigated by French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence.

The sorry tale of Global MP comes to an ignominious end

On 30 September 2013, an announcement popped into PrintWeek’s inbox. It said: “St Ives Direct Bradford sold to Cogent B2B.”

Interview: 'If you’re not attacking your market, someone else will’

Dave Broadway has been managing director of CFH Docmail since the mid 1990s. The firm was founded by Broadway’s father, Geoff, in 1977, and he joined in 1980 after completing a degree in chemistry,...