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UK ad spend showed strong growth in 2024, rising 10.4% to a total of £42.6bn. Growth of 6.3% is predicted in 2025, and 5.6% in 2026, with forecasts downgraded slightly thanks to the destabilising...

The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has been declared unconditional, with more than 80% of shareholders accepting the offer and the postal operator set to...

While the 2025 Printweek Awards winners were the undisputed headliners of the issue, taking equal billing is our preview of what visitors can expect from Fespa in May.

Paul Brough has become the new chair of the Mail Users’ Association (MUA), an organisation that represents the interests of the UK's large users of mail.

The takeover of Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has reached another milestone, with shareholder acceptances now climbing to just over 40%. 

Eight Group has completed a major revamp of its printing setup, including the installation of the UK’s first Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1e B2-plus LED UV sheetfed inkjet press.

Royal Mail has responded to Ofcom’s proposals for reform of the Universal Postal Service and has pushed back on what it described as “over specified” delivery targets.

The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services is expected to complete at the end of this month – although a majority of shareholders are yet to accept the offer.

Over three-quarters (77%) of mail was read or looked at in the crucial Q4 trading period, according to the latest quarterly results from JICMail, representing an all-time-high reading of this...

Paragon is back on the M&A trail and has expanded its presence on the continent with a deal to acquire a business that produces 40 million physical mail packs a year.