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Geoff Neal Litho has rebranded as Geoff Neal Group to better reflect its service range and emphasise its status as a printer of high quality, creative work.

Direct Entry Solutions (DES) and Austrian Post have officially opened their new premises.

Abbey Marketing Communications has invested in a Ricoh Pro C9110 digital printer and GMC Inspire software to boost its service offering and efficiency.

Just 18 months after joining the business, York Mailing chief financial officer Stephen Goodman has led an MBO at the £100m group.

Mail can have a high impact and provide a strong incentive to act according to new research by Royal Mail MarketReach, which looked at why people found post valuable and why.

Royal Mail is aiming to migrate 90% of its machine-readable mail to its Mailmark tracking system by March 2017, and is increasing the cost of other systems in comparison to encourage uptake.

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.