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Global MP gains new funding

Global MP has secured a fresh £7.5m working capital facility from Centric Commercial Finance.

Royal Mail launches Mailmark tracking system

Royal Mail has launched the first phase of a new Mailmark system for closer tracking through its sortation and delivery system.

60-seconds with: Pepper Communications

Pepper was set up 31 years ago by Steve Whitford, father of current managing director Jude Whitford, who runs the firm with his two brothers. From a single press in a council starter unit, Pepper has...

Communisis 'in good place' to deliver more growth

Sales and profits are up at Communisis, and the group believes its latest spend on HP T-series inkjet presses will make it the biggest transactional printer in Europe.

GI celebrates 21 years with product launch and party

Direct mail and data house GI Solutions Group celebrated its 21st birthday last week with a Thames boat party and product launch.

Global MP MD departs for pastures new

Global MP managing director Jim McKie has left the business.

Domino enhances existing range, looks at packaging options

Domino has hinted that it could expand its inkjet printing systems into other packaging applications.

Overmatter: Googly hats

We’ve had [letterpress] printers and their cats, now, thanks to Google we have printers in hats.

The decline of printed inserts doesn’t tell the whole story

A new report published by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has measured, it claims for the first time, the combined number of printed media and third-party inserts placed in the UK.

Rescue bid launched for North Wales print firm

Unite the Union is in talks with ministers in the Welsh Assembly over the possibility of a ‘rescue package’ to save litho printer Dobson & Crowther from axing a third of its workforce.