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Datagraphic buys second Bowe inserter to cope with same-day demand
Mailing specialist Datagraphic invested a six figure sum in a Bowe Systec Fusion Cross (24K) inserter, installed in late December, which can process up to 24,000 letters per hour.
Royal Mail puts price tag on strike costs
Royal Mail parent International Distributions Services has put a £200m price tag on the cost of last year’s strike action, and said that asset sales will be required to support cashflow at the postal...
MPs heap pressure on Royal Mail boss
Embattled Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has been recalled to the BEIS committee of MPs over the apparently inaccurate information he gave last week – just as CWU members are re-balloting on further...
MetroMail and Lbox form strategic partnership
Mailing house MetroMail and Lbox Communications have entered a strategic production partnership that will see MetroMail be the lead partner for a large proportion of Lbox’s outbound marketing...
Cyber incident continues to impact Royal Mail
Royal Mail is continuing to experience severe disruption to its international export services, two days after it was first hit by a cyber incident.
SMP launches RM Wholesale incentive scheme to boost Programmatic Mail
The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has launched a new Royal Mail Wholesale incentive programme that will help the body to assist businesses in harnessing the power of Programmatic Mail as a new...
Royal Mail's ex-CEO wades into dispute
Former Royal Mail CEO Rico Back has criticised the current management’s handling of the industrial dispute with CWU workers.
Pre-Christmas postal strikes to go ahead
Strikes involving over 115,000 postal workers across the Royal Mail network will go ahead as planned on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 December, after the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the postal...
Royal Mail warns on stamp prices if USO doesn't change
Royal Mail’s chairman has warned that the price of a First Class stamp could go up to more than £1 if the group has to keep making Saturday deliveries.
Crown Van Gelder improves inkjet paper yield
Crown Van Gelder has added two new weights to its Letsgo High Performance inkjet paper range that are aimed at making mailings more affordable.