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By Alex Grant

Communisis, the print group which took over Centurion Press in May for pounds 42m, has increased its first-half profits by 8% and has won the right to manage the lion's share of Barclays Bank's print procurement, thanks to its new online document management system.

Barclays has been promising a review of its print suppliers for months and has opted to form a "strategic partnership" with Communisis, which says the deal will lead to a "significant increase" in business.