Mailing

Industry reacts: A year of Royal Mail industrial action
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...

Royal Mail agreement now needs postie approval
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.

Hopes for agreement between CWU and Royal Mail
An end could be in sight to the long-running dispute at Royal Mail.

HMRC launches £140m comms tender
HMRC has gone live with a mega combined input and output communications tender worth up to £140m that is likely to result in a reduction of its print output but still encompasses print requirements.

Update awaited in Royal Mail dispute
An imminent update is expected from the CWU today as negotiations with Royal Mail over the long-running dispute continue to drag on.

SMP launches new membership scheme for trade associations
The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has partnered with the BPIF, the IPIA, and the Data and Marketing Association (DMA) to launch a new membership scheme for trade association members.

Propack wins another major charity contract
Propack has won a two-year, “six-figure” contract with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), a charity working to send volunteers into poor communities across the globe to help in areas such as inclusive...

Royal Mail: talks end with no deal
Talks between Royal Mail management and the CWU have concluded without an agreement being reached – and predictably there’s also a disagreement about the lack of an agreement.

Royal Mail woes dominate March headlines
Warnings of further strikes, changes in parent group shareholdings, stamp price rises, a referral to Ofcom, and even questions hanging over the future of the business meant that Royal Mail dominated...

Foreign investor increases stake in Royal Mail parent
Foreign investor Vesa Equity Investment has increased its stake in Royal Mail’s parent group to more than 25%.