Communisis PLC Regulatory News (CMS)

13 May 2009 07:00

13 May 2009

Communisis plc

("Communisis" or "the Company")

Communisis selected by T-Mobile

Communisis to provide innovative print services in support of T-Mobile UK's customer marketing campaigns

Communisis plc (LSE: CMS.L), the print and business process outsourcer, is pleased to announce that it is has won a contract with T-Mobile, one of the world's largest mobile operators with more than 125 million customers worldwide and the service provider of choice for 16.7 million customers in the UK. The contract will see Communisis provide T-Mobile UK's marketing division with a suite of efficient print sourcing and value-added consulting services, further validating Communisis' strategy of improving the effectiveness of its clients' customer communications activity. 

The contract was awarded to Communisis following a competitive tender process. Under the terms of the contract, Communisis will manage the sourcing, procurement and distribution of print for all of T-Mobile UK's customer marketing activity, as well as offering tailored technology-led consulting services to help T-Mobile further reduce the cost and increase the effectiveness of its UK marketing programmes.

The agreement will run for five years starting in July. Communisis expects the contract to make a limited contribution to revenue in the current financial year, with revenue scaling as the contract progresses.

Announcing the contract award, Communisis Chief Executive Officer, Steve Vaughan, commented:

"This was a hotly contested piece of business and I am extremely pleased to announce our success in winning it. Our solution will provide T-Mobile with a new and innovative way of managing its marketing needs, right the way from sourcing and procurement to distribution to customer.

"This type of work sits right in the sweet spot of Communisis' 'beyond print management' model and is a strategically important contract for us that further validates our value-added offering. The service we provide will not simply reduce the cost of T-Mobile's UK print procurement process, but also help T-Mobile be more effective and derive greater value from the way they speak to their UK customer base."

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