Direct mail

Nangle: Investment has doubled the enclosing capacity at Tottenham

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.

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”.

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...

Blundell: company has been transformed during his tenure

Former Capita exec takes over at Communisis

Communisis has recruited an industry outsider to take over from long-standing CEO Andy Blundell.

CMS: Expanding in terms of technology and space

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 boom: Royal Mail launched a new parcels collection service in October

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.

Cooper: started at 16 with an apprenticeship at TLG

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.

Headley: results show the progression of the business

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.

Donovan: The data now exists to outline direct mail's case even more strongly

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).

Crane with Blue Print production manager Adrian Baker

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.