The Bradford printing division of greeting cards giant Hallmark has been ranked in the top 50 of a new survey which lists the 500 biggest printing firms in the UK.

The division, which used to be called Unique Images, is based on Dawson Lane.

The firm has been placed 33rd out of the country's top 500 printing firms.

The business, which employs 814 people with sales of more than £62 million, was ranked 38th in the survey last year.

The poll by chartered accountancy RSM Robson Rhodes found the top 500 printing firms in the UK have combined sales worth £15.6 billion.

The top 36 printing firms in Yorkshire generate sales of £703.7 million, 4.6 per cent of the total for the country.

Charles Escott, partner at RSM Robson Rhodes in Leeds, said: "Our annual survey has become a benchmark for the sector and this year we have seen a number of new entrants - eight of these in the top 500 are new companies based in the region."