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Bumper electoral and print and post tenders now live

Three new tenders requiring electoral or other print and post services are currently live via the government’s Find a Tender service, the biggest worth up to £2m.

Datagraphic secures place on G-Cloud 14 government framework

Digital mailing specialist Datagraphic has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 (lot 2) UK government framework, meaning its document automation and digital...

Volumes tracked on the JICMail panel of 1,100 UK households increased by 5% year-on-year

Mail sees notable growth in recycle rates in Q3

JICMail has released its data for Q3 2024, which found that 87% of mail discarded within a 28-day period is recycled, and recycling rates are up 14 percentage points year-on-year compared to the 73%...

Bakergoodchild launches new SaaS platform

Bakergoodchild is poised to go live with a new software platform to simplify production of direct mail jobs.

Royal Mail cuts losses, but NI increase casts cloud

Sales are up and losses have been significantly reduced at Royal Mail – but an expected £120m increase in costs due to the upcoming National Insurance hike has resulted in a £134m impairment charge at...

Mail most influential marketing medium for winning election votes

New nationally representative research from Marketreach has revealed that mail is more likely to have had an influence on voting intention than any other marketing channel across all ages.

Consumers said they were significantly more likely to read a letter than an email

JICMail and Origin conduct mail measurement pilot study

JICMail and ISBA’s cross-media measurement programme Origin are conducting a mail measurement pilot study.

Forster: privilege to be working on this landmark project

FDM secures ongoing Grand Union Housing Group contract

Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has secured an ongoing contract with Grand Union Housing Group, becoming the preferred print and mail partner to the business.

The forecast spend would mark a 7.8% increase from last year’s spend of £9.7bn

UK ad spend to reach £10.5bn during festive season

Advertisers are expected to spend a record £10.5bn during the festive season, according to new data released by the Advertising Association (AA) and WARC, with an uptick expected for out-of-home...

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MBO team takes helm at Reeds

Long-standing Cumbrian commercial and signage printer H&H Reeds has been acquired by an MBO team.