UK Biobank hands 'major project' contract to Stralfors

Medical research charity UK Biobank has awarded Stralfors UK a contract to supply print and mail services for a targeted recruitment programme.

The supplier will manage the print and fulfilment for the health charity as it attempts to encourages 9m people to participate in the project over the next three-and-a-half years.

Stralfors UK group managing director John Carter said: "This is a major medical research project requiring an enormous amount of communication during the study period."

He added: "It is important to UK Biobank that they work with suppliers who have ISO accreditations including the ISO 14001 environmental certifications and ISO 27001 data security certification."

Stralfors will print work on a range of Océ and Xerox mono laser printers and colour digital machines and mailings will be sent daily.

UK Biobank chief executive Dr Tim Peakman said: "This is an important research project and we needed a supplier who was reliable and cost-effective."

The group aims to recruit 500,000 people aged between 40-69 to build a health resource to aid the prevention and treatment of serious diseases.