The Huntingdon-based group has won a three-year deal, with the option to extend, to produce bills, cheques and payment books for Severn Trent Water.

The deal, which was previously handled by Edotech, involves the print and mailing of around 10m packs a year and is worth more than 500,000 a year.

Astron director Richard Baker said: Its nice to be winning work from other very strong players in the market.

Astron will produce all the work in-house and will also handle additional services such as data management and analysis. Its an area we have developed very much over the last two years, said Baker.

Astron bought the Hays BPO businesses in July, taking its turnover to 180m (PrintWeek, 24 July).

Story by Gordon Carson