Direct mail

Royal Mail defends service as postal votes top ten million
Royal Mail has “no backlog” of postal votes in its network and would welcome a review into future election timetables – with the number of people opting for a postal vote rocketing to more than 10m.

PSE appoints new managing director
Family-run business PSE Agency has appointed Melissa Shackleton in the new role of managing director, marking the team’s first executive shake-up since the company was formed 30 years ago.

Mailbox DM admin report released
The statement of administrator’s proposal for Mailbox DM Ltd has been released and showed that the company – whose business and assets were bought by DMC Encore in a pre-pack sale – had an estimated...

Royal Mail owner faces £878m claim for abusing dominance
Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services has been served with an £878m collective action claim relating to its anti-competitive behaviour in the bulk mail market.

Potts Print (UK) achieves ISO 27001 certification
Potts Print (UK) has achieved ISO 27001 information security certification.

Duo acquire The Mailshop's assets
Web printer Vanacomm and catalogue retailer Direct Response Marketing Group have teamed up to acquire The Mailshop’s assets, which will be relocated to Vanacomm’s Rotherham facility.

Mail response and attention continue to climb
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q1 2024, which found that advertisers who maintained their confidence in the mail channel were rewarded with 43%...

Polling card 'printing error' hits 100,000 in Stockton
Voters in Teesside have been sent polling cards without the official names of polling stations, in a "printing error" that affects around 100,000 residents.

Royal Mail parent accepts foreign buyout deal
Royal Mail parent company International Distributions Services’ (IDS) board has accepted a £3.6bn buyout deal from Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s firm, EP Group.

Buyer secured as Mailbox DM files NOI
Mailbox DM has found a buyer after the direct mail specialist filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) earlier this week.