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Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.

It never rains but it pours for Royal Mail, which is now under investigation by Ofcom over its failure to meet delivery targets.

East Herts District Council sent voters a new style poll card with a perforated edge opening for the local elections earlier this month, in a change from the previous format due to more information...

Speculation has proved correct – embattled Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson is to leave the business.

Propack founder and CEO Neil Lloyd has retired from the business, which has been purchased in a management buyout by managing director Jason Clough.

Quadient’s ‘See The Future Of Production Mail’ event returned to its Loughton, Essex site this week and the business updated on the success it has seen with kit launched at its previous open house.

Paragon has decided to focus on sustainable packaging at its Lettershop site, but a large number of jobs appear likely to go as a result.

AD3 Envelopes has finished a year-long capital expenditure investment round with the installation of a Winkler & Dunnebier (W+D) 224 four-colour envelope overprinting press.

Now a year on from the start of the CWU’s industrial action against Royal Mail, many printers have felt the cost of not being able to rely on an institution they have previously been able to take for...

An end to printing industry angst over disruption to Royal Mail services is hopefully in sight after the CWU accepted a new agreement with the business.