It won a tender to supply all the continuous colour stationery for the French brands managed by Bradford-based Redcats.

The contract is worth 250,000 for the year and will be taken on by the Leeds division of Communisis Print and Direct Mail.

It has worked for Redcats for 15 years producing print and direct mail through the Chorleys print site, said Stewart Hartley, account director for print and direct mail. "We hope to win work for the UK brands such as the Empire catalogue next year and this recent win opens Communisis up to them as a group," he added.

His company edged out rivals by showing good turnarounds to short lead time needs, he said.