Opus continues Canberra dominance with $6m of govt work

Canprint was awarded a 12-month contract by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, which the department valued at $4.5 million.

A spokesperson told ProPrint that the job could include booklets, leaflets, posters, pads, information cards, file covers and passenger cards, which will be distributed nationally.

The Canberra-based firm also picked up a three-year contract from the Department of Treasury valued at $1.1 million. The job involves printing a range of budget papers with run lengths of about 4,000 for parliamentarians and journalists.

The Department of Health and Ageing also revealed that Canprint is halfway through a two-year, $440,000 contract to print and distribute letters.

Canprint general manager Sam Holden told ProPrint: "These contracts are consistent with Canprint’s documented, stable and successful strategy of profitably serving the Commonwealth via reliable delivery of its mission-critical and related documents.

"This involves paper, electronic media and fulfilment services from a company that is positioning itself to be sustainable and valuable to its customers."

Opus recently tightened its grip on public sector printing when it acquired Blue Star’s ACT sheetfed and digital businesses in March.

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