Communisis buys up TV licence firm

Leeds-based Communisis said Orchestra Bristol is involved in data services and specialist high integrity output in direct mail and transactional applications.

Its principal contract is for marketing communications and transactional mailing involved in the issuance of TV Licences in the UK. It also has some associated online new channel activity.

About 25 million licences are issued in the UK every year and there is substantial activity involving targeted marketing communications, to optimise revenue collection.

The contract term has four years left to run and has an estimated sales value to Communisis of £4.5m a year.

Communisis chief executive Andy Blundell said: “I am very pleased to announce this acquisition and to have been entrusted with the contract for TV licensing, which by its mission-critical nature plays to Communisis’ strengths as the leading provider in our sector. It underlines our focus on specialist activity.”