Mailing

Farmer: "The on-boarding has been an outstanding success"

Opus Trust wins major retail contract

Opus Trust Communications has expanded its foothold within the retail sector by securing a three-year contract with online retailer Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH).

Donovan said the renewal of existing incentives was "a boost for our members"

SMP welcomes Royal Mail initiatives

The Strategic Mailing Partnership has welcomed the latest set of Royal Mail initiatives aimed at inspiring and invigorating direct mail in 2021.

Royal Mail: dealing with "exceptionally high volumes"

Royal Mail wrangles huge backlog, suspends some services

There’s a glimmer of good news at Royal Mail, which has reached an accord with the CWU after a long-running dispute. However, pre-Christmas chaos caused by a huge increase in parcel volumes combined...

Brough: "The new kit is quicker, providing us faster turnaround times"

Bakergoodchild continues growth strategy with £2m-plus spend

Bakergoodchild has invested more than £2m in a raft of new equipment as it presses forward with its 2021 Growth Strategy.

DM has shone in a challenging year

Direct mail has proved resilient during the pandemic, with brands and more exploiting its unique cut-through.

Christmas stamps for 2020: prices going up in new year

Royal Mail hikes stamp prices as USO losses balloon

Royal Mail has announced an inflation-busting increase of nearly 12% on the price of a 1st Class stamp, citing the need to “ensure the sustainability of the one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service”.

Whistl now employs around 2,250 staff

Whistl acquires Clientbase

Delivery management group Whistl has acquired Clientbase Fulfilment and Contact Centre, its third transaction in the e-commerce fulfilment and contact centre sector.

Daily deliveries could reduce

Ofcom: 'Universal Service could be reduced to five days'

Reducing the Royal Mail’s obligation to deliver post from six days a week to five would “still reflect postal users’ reasonable needs” according to Ofcom, in a new report published just as some DM...

The new 7,250sqm site is currently under development

Whistl to move to larger Bristol depot

Delivery management group Whistl is set to relocate its Bristol operation to a new, larger purpose built site next year.

Clockwise from top left: Hunter, Corke, Deeks and Norton-Mead

The DS Group expands board with three new appointments

Print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group has expanded its board to five with three new additions.