Direct mail
MBA Group reveals mega 2020 Böwe Systec spend
MBA Group invested £1.4m in new machinery from Böwe Systec to increase its capacity and improve its fulfilment process and efficiency.
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”.
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...
Former Capita exec takes over at Communisis
Communisis has recruited an industry outsider to take over from long-standing CEO Andy Blundell.
CMS invests again to support growth
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has beefed up its capacity with further significant kit investments and a planned factory extension as it prepares for a continued uptick in business, while it...
Parcels landmark at Royal Mail
Parcels revenue has overtaken letters for the first time at Royal Mail, which has upped its investment to handle the Christmas ‘peak’ by around £100m this year.
End of an era as Cooper prepares to exit TLG
Long-standing Lettershop director Simon Cooper will leave the business at the end of the year.
Go Inspire returns to profit and targets growth
Go Inspire Group’s full results have demonstrated a return to profit at pre-tax profit level and highlighted how the business has combatted the impact of the pandemic.
SMP finds remote working is delivering DM opportunity
The widespread switch to working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic has provided a huge boost for printed mail, according to new research from the the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP).
Apprenticeships for growth
When the management of Worcestershire-based Blue Print Direct Mail set its eyes on a new period of growth for the business, nearly six years ago, it was to form part of a bigger picture.