Direct mail
Door drop volumes sink, but value remains unchallenged
While the DMA’s latest report on door drops paints a bleak picture on volumes, which have fallen by almost 1bn in two years, market value has proved surprisingly resilient over the same period with...
Royal Mail: parcels boom, letters tank
Letter volumes were down by almost 800m items during the three months to the end of June, according to the latest update from Royal Mail.
BlueCrest expands inserter range
Mailing kit manufacturer BlueCrest has launched a new, highly automated entry- to mid-level inserting line that has many of the flagship features of its high-end siblings.
Go Inspire puts masks in mailings
Go Inspire Group has used the latest government guidance around face coverings to offer clients an innovative new promo route – Mail-A-Mask.
Adare SEC completes strategic spend
Adare SEC has completed a £3m investment in new kit and systems across its operations in Huddersfield and Nottingham aimed at improving efficiency, quality and compliance.
CMS invests to change business model
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has made its second significant kit investment in weeks as it looks to replace people power with highly automated technology.
Eight Days adds to Xerox firepower
Eight Days A Week Print Solutions has upgraded its digital printing setup with the installation of a Xerox Versant 3100.
Big cutbacks announced at Royal Mail
Royal Mail is taking drastic action to cut costs by more than £400m, and plans to take out 2,000 management roles at its UK business.
Royal Mail extends mailing incentive scheme
Royal Mail has extended its ‘Open for Business’ incentive six-fold and warned that the scheme, which incentivises businesses to use mailings to rebuild their revenue streams as lockdown eases, has...
Postworks scales up for fivefold Covid growth
Hybrid mail specialist Postworks has successfully moved to a larger production facility during lockdown, as it ramps up capacity to support a fivefold increase in demand due to businesses and...