The new arrangement means that the independent paper merchant will take sole control of paper stocks and usage of the weekly and monthly titles for RBI.

RBI’s procurement and production director Eric Lambert said: “Denmaur plans our paper demand, places forward orders, controls mill and printer stocks and monitors usage.

“We have access to the system online and financial data is simply uploaded into accounts through a weekly data file.”

Denmaur’s marketing director Peter Sommerville said: “When we designed our second generation management system Tops2, we focused on improving workflow efficiencies ensuring ease of use.”