The managed service contract will cover print sourcing, fulfilment and distribution, along with creative design and art work.

Communisis will enable NATS to use online ordering using technology that is directly hooked into its warehousing facilities to boost efficiencies in the process.

Richard Schofield from NATS supply chain management said: "After carefully researching the marketplace, we chose Communisis because of its proven ability to deliver creative solutions in a full end to end solution. To be able to source, shape and select all of our collateral in one place from one team is extremely compelling."

Communisis chief executive Andy Blundell described it as a "significant new client win ... and represents a further step forward in our efforts to diversify our customer base and take our services into new, exciting verticals."

Financial details were not available.