Direct mail

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q1 2021, which again highlights the improved effectiveness of mail since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic-related parcels boom has resulted in a big jump in sales and profits at Royal Mail – with parcel revenues outstripping letters for the first time in the group’s five-century history.

Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has installed two new Ricoh machines to boost its capacity and efficiency and enable it to keep up with current client demand as well as the...

Equipment manufacturer and supplier BlueCrest has launched its rebranded version of Kyocera’s TASKalfa Pro 15000c inkjet production press to the UK market.

Co-founder Tim Holt has become the sole owner of Plastic Card Services (PCS) following an MBO at the Macclesfield firm.

Managing director Lance Hill has led an MBO at Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS).

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has laid the next plank in its ambitious investment strategy to support and drive growth, taking an additional unit and signing for a high-speed digital web press.

TalkTalk has renewed its contract with Go Inspire Group for a further four years until 2025.

Datagraphic has become the first printer in the UK and one of the first five Living Hours accredited organisations by the Living Wage Foundation.

Opus Trust Communications has appointed a former Royal Mail senior manager as its new head of customer relationships and development.