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Restructure at Lettershop
Paragon has decided to focus on sustainable packaging at its Lettershop site, but a large number of jobs appear likely to go as a result.

AD3 Envelopes caps off year-long investment round
AD3 Envelopes has finished a year-long capital expenditure investment round with the installation of a Winkler & Dunnebier (W+D) 224 four-colour envelope overprinting press.

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.

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.

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...

Rebrand and revamp at Paragon CC
Paragon Customer Communications has been rebranded and reorganised as ‘Paragon’, and Jeremy Walters has been promoted to CEO of the entire operation.