Direct mail

Royal Mail has reported strong sales in the three months to 30 June in a trading update alongside its AGM.

Direct mail platform Stannp.com has invested £100,000 in new specialist kit to support its fast growth – with aims to double its turnover in the next year.

YM Group’s delayed accounts include another increase in losses and a ‘material uncertainty’ note – although the firm’s directors remain confident the business can deliver on their future growth plans.

PHD Mail has invested £1m in new BlueCrest mailing equipment to increase its speed and efficiency.

YM Group’s chief executive is blaming a backlog at Companies House for the group’s accounts being more than a month overdue.

The administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies has been extended again, due to unresolved matters including more than £1m in directors’ loans that remain outstanding.

Hybrid mail specialist CFH Docmail has expanded its insertion capability with investment in a new Mailstream Evolution multi-format inserter from BlueCrest.

Böwe Systec UK has won a tender to supply the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with its high security enclosing technology.

Unusually, we feature one of the briefings on the issue's cover and over its three pages we get under the skin of the direct-to-garment opportunity and ask if it's the future of apparel printing.

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has rounded off its £1m digital reequip with another six-figure spend as it prepares for the autumn peak season.