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Opus Trust Marketing has broken the £20m-turnover barrier for the first time after experiencing 17% year-on-year growth and securing a number of new contract wins.

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.

A consultation on the government’s proposal to charge a levy on large companies that neglect to take on enough apprentices opened today.

Colourfast Financial is targeting continued growth after buying a Konica Minolta bizhub Press C1100 colour digital production printer and two bizhub Press 1250P mono presses.

Commercial printer Shiremoor Press has ventured into digital print for the first time after buying a Konica Minolta bizhub Press C1085.

Saxoprint has partnered with a UK printer to offer a 48-hour service to customers – using digital print for the UK market for the first time.

Whistl has officially opened its new Scottish depot at an event held earlier today (20 August).

Paperlinx aims to cut ties with its problematic past by renaming the continuing business Spicers, while its messy exit from Europe has propelled the firm to a A$392.3m (£183m) loss.

Simply Cartons has ordered a KBA Rapida 106 to boost its efficiency and flexibility and enhance its service offering.

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.

Fine printer Benwells and design company We Made This have teamed up to create a joint promotion using limited edition packs of postcards featuring a raft of printing techniques and paper stocks.

Trade business promotional calendar specialist Barley Print is anticipating a 20% turnover growth over the next three years after diversifying its service offering with a Heidelberg investment.

Tharstern is using next month's Graph Expo 15 in Chicago as a launchpad for its expansion into the US, one year after a management buyout.

Greetings cards producer PJ Print has improved production flows and reduced noise after buying a Polar RA-4 jogger.

DPS Digital has offered a permanent job to a printer who had to give up work five years ago to have a brain tumour removed, following his completion of a work placement scheme.