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MetroMail hands cost-of-living support package to staff
Mailing house MetroMail will roll-out a bumper cost-of-living package to its staff to support them through the current period of high inflation, compounded by soaring prices for raw materials and...

Precision Proco simplifies structure following buys
Precision Proco Group has made some directorship changes as it moves towards establishing a single group board.

Postal strike called off
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called off today’s planned strike action, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Solopress adds doordrop distribution tool
Solopress has set up a clever integration that allows customers to specify doordrop distribution at the same time as they order printed leaflets, in a single transaction.

Royal Mail workers to stage further strikes
Additional strike days have been announced by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) against Royal Mail’s “new attempts to casualise their company”.

PSE appoints outsider to drive business sustainability
PSE Offline Marketing has appointed a newcomer to the print industry as its head of strategy, who will focus on helping clients maximise their return on investment.

Through the letterbox – condense your door-drop costs with CWT
For any business regularly using door drops, finding the most cost-effective route to market is both critical, and challenging. CWT highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the two main options.

Kwarteng uses national security powers over Royal Mail investor
Secretary of State Kwasi Kwarteng will take action under the National Security & Investment Act if a foreign investor increases its already substantial stake in Royal Mail.

Increase in households retaining their mail
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q2 2022, which found there has been a significant increase in the amount of households retaining their mail, with more...

Royal Mail outlines strike contingency plans
Royal Mail has laid out its contingency plans, with the first of four strike dates planned by its CWU union grade employees set to begin at 4am on Friday (26 August).