SKIPTON, the eighth-largest building society in the UK, has acquired a controlling interest in EuroDirect Database Marketing Ltd.

EuroDirect is a company which specialises in the development and marketing of information databases and marketing information systems.

John Goodfellow, Skipton's chief executive, said: "Successful companies now appreciate the importance of establishing a comprehensive and accessible database in order to understand their customer's current and future needs."

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