Mailing

Direct mail spend down 17.1% since 2009, says Ofcom
Advertising spend on addressed direct mail has fallen 17.1% in the past five years, according to the latest Communications Market Report from Ofcom.

Royal Mail cuts costs to offset parcel problems
Royal Mail’s share price slipped by 8.6p after it warned of increasing tough competition and price pressures in its UK parcel delivery operation in Q1.

The Envelope Works installs first five-colour press
The Envelope Works has completed the installation of two presses ordered as part of a £600,000 spend earlier this year, including its first five-colour press and its 10th two-colour press.

Royal Mail facing French competition probe
Royal Mail Group has notified the stock market that one of its subsidiaries, GLS France, is being investigated by French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence.

Interview: 'If you’re not attacking your market, someone else will’
Dave Broadway has been managing director of CFH Docmail since the mid 1990s. The firm was founded by Broadway’s father, Geoff, in 1977, and he joined in 1980 after completing a degree in chemistry,...

Capita orders UK's first Impika web presses in £17m spend
Capita has invested £17m in a new 'white paper' print and distribution facility in Mansfield that will house the first two Impika inkjet web presses in the UK.

GI Solutions reveals £2m CMC investment
GI Solutions has revealed that the March launch of its digital envelope mailpack product was enabled by a £2m investment in a pair of JWR 30K paper wrappers from CMC Machinery.

CyanX targets mailer market with aqueous sealing tech
An innovative aqueous pressure-seal coating is generating “colossal” interest for European distributor CyanX.

Blake Envelopes eyes up overseas opportunities
First-time Ipex exhibitor Blake Envelopes is using the show as a platform to expand its reach into export markets.

Integra showcases new CP Bourg and Sitma kit
A new CP Bourg PUR binder that is the first in the world to use a new gluing system from Nordson is on show at Ipex on the Integra International stand.