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GI Solutions Group has appointed a new managing director for the recently acquired Eclipse 4DM business, and is poised to roll out a digital re-equip at the site.

Whistl, the UK’s second largest postal services provider, has reported a boost in underlying profits despite a dip in sales in its first full year following its MBO.

US group DST Systems has confirmed that it expects the sale of its UK customer communications business to be completed by the summer.

Communisis has spent around £1.5m on Pitney Bowes inserting lines to ramp up its mailing flexibility.

Whistl is to relocate to a new ‘super depot’ in Bolton, in a move that it says will create 33% extra capacity in its north of England operations.

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

The number of pieces of direct mail sent to deceased people annually is set to cross the 200 million mark for the first time in 2017.

Bakergoodchild has invested in a raft of kit to expand its transactional mail offering and has relocated to larger premises.

In a trading update released today (19 January), Communisis has said its trading for the year to 31 December 2016 finished in line with expectations.

Transactional mail printer MPS Marketing Services has purchased a second Neopost folding and enclosing line.

Chair of the recently rebranded Strategic Mailing Partnership's (SMP) expects to see a jump in the number of small firms and start-ups.