Direct mail

Opportunities for DM exist amid coronavirus outbreak
A raft of direct mail printers and experts have told Printweek that the sector could prove to be one of the industry's more resilient areas during the coronavirus pandemic.

Presses roll as government sends Covid-19 info to every household
The government has pressed ‘go’ on a massive print campaign that will see a letter and leaflet delivered to all 30m households in the UK, as it moves to put critical information about how the...

Eight Days a Week in Xerox Baltoro investment
Eight Days a Week Print Solutions has installed a Xerox Baltoro inkjet press to boost its firepower and enable it to bring a proportion of its outsourced litho work back in house.

CWU offers emergency services as strike action approved
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) within Royal Mail have voted resoundingly in favour of strike action, but offered to convert to an additional "emergency service" in light of the...

CMS invests in fresh tech to hit turnover targets
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has made a fresh six-figure investment in new print, mailing and warehouse equipment as it heads towards the end of its financial year on-target.

MailaDoc installs UK's first Xerox Baltoro
MailaDoc has become the first UK company to install a Xerox Baltoro inkjet press, which it will use to increase the capacity of its hybrid mailing service.

Star product: BlueCrest Epic Direct Mail
An automated, easy-to-use DM inserter that pushes the envelope.

Establishing a pied-à-terre
For any business, the decision to expand into a new region is one that needs a fair amount of research and questions answered before the wheels can be set in motion. What region? What’s the customer...

Mailbox DM looks to independent future
Mailbox DM, the direct mail operation rescued from last week’s administration of Taylor Bloxham Group, is fully up and running again as of today.

Royal Mail warns on challenging outlook as strikes loom
Royal Mail has said it may be unable to meet its three-year turnaround plan targets as the threat of strikes continue to loom over the business.