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Solimar releases new features, readies user event
Solimar Systems has upgraded its iConvert file conversion software with new features to boost productivity.

Royal Mail wants "rebalanced" USO
Royal Mail is exploring “what a rebalanced Universal Service might look like” as the group warned of a material loss at its UK business this year, and said it had to move quickly to adapt its working...

Opus Trust hits M&A trail again
Opus Trust Communications has taken another step in delivering its ambitious growth plan and acquired customer communication management (CCM) specialist DocCentrics.

Covid boon for mail effectiveness
The latest findings from JICMail have reported record-breaking double digit increases in the effectiveness of direct mail and door drops during the Covid crisis.

Whistl signs up to disability initiative
Delivery group Whistl has signed up to ‘The Valuable 500’, a global movement aimed at putting disability on the agenda for business leaders.

Door drop volumes sink, but value remains unchallenged
While the DMA’s latest report on door drops paints a bleak picture on volumes, which have fallen by almost 1bn in two years, market value has proved surprisingly resilient over the same period with...

Royal Mail: parcels boom, letters tank
Letter volumes were down by almost 800m items during the three months to the end of June, according to the latest update from Royal Mail.

BlueCrest expands inserter range
Mailing kit manufacturer BlueCrest has launched a new, highly automated entry- to mid-level inserting line that has many of the flagship features of its high-end siblings.

Go Inspire puts masks in mailings
Go Inspire Group has used the latest government guidance around face coverings to offer clients an innovative new promo route – Mail-A-Mask.

Adare SEC completes strategic spend
Adare SEC has completed a £3m investment in new kit and systems across its operations in Huddersfield and Nottingham aimed at improving efficiency, quality and compliance.