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Opus Trust Marketing has invested a six-figure sum in a new Kern 3600 finishing line to help meet a rise in mail pack orders and volumes, and agreed an option to make further purchases.

Bigger is no longer better for RR Donnelley – the giant printing and communications conglomerate has decided to break itself up into three separate businesses.

DST has secured a multimillion-pound, three-year print deal with private healthcare provider Bupa.

Austrian Post has launched an international wholesale service in the UK after signing a deal with a British mail services company.

Direct marketing client budgets are up 10%-15% since the end of the recession and clients are being more innovative according to one of Howard Hunt’s new joint managing directors.

Premier Paper is taking on at least 30 former Paperlinx employees after agreeing a deal to acquire its reel paper operations.

RNB Group has bought its first litho press and gained ISO 27001 accreditation as it continues to expand.

Sales are up at Communisis for the fifth consecutive year and the group has secured a significant new financial services contract as it targets further growth in 2015.

Metromail has invested more than £6m in Canon technology in a major overhaul of its digital production environment.

Pitney Bowes has launched its new Epic Inserting System at Hunkeler Innovationdays, held in Lucerne, Switzerland last week.

Mailmate Print has acquired the print and mailing division of Jersey Post and relocated the operation in a circa £300,000 strategic investment.

Print and mail specialist CFH Docmail has invested £1.3m in new Pitney Bowes machinery, which will enable it to increase its personalisation services to small businesses.