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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,...

Global MP Mailing workers appeal for help
Staff at Global MP Mailing remain unpaid and in a state of limbo, and have appealed to PrintWeek readers for help.

Capita orders UK's first Impika web presses in £17m spend
Capita has invested £17m in a new 'white paper' print and distribution facility in Mansfield that will house the first two Impika inkjet web presses in the UK.

Walstead acquires Global MP kit, explains aborted acquisition
Wyndeham Group owner Walstead Investments has confirmed that it has acquired the equipment from failed direct mail printer Global MP.

Noble's MDS targets growth with £700,000 digital spend
Millnet Document Solutions (MDS) has invested £700,000 to boost its digital firepower as the firm, a joint venture between Yolanda Noble and London-based document management business Millnet, rolls...

Global MP kit sold, but mailing arm status unclear
It has emerged that the kit from collapsed Global MP has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, while separately the status of subsidiary Global MP Mailing remains unclear.

Global MP situation reaches crunch point
Staff at Global MP have been told not to attend work and will not be paid by the company, according to a source close to the business.