Direct mail

SMP reveals partners for bespoke mail launch

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) said three of its most prominent members had joined forces to work on its recent relaunch, which aims to raise awareness and drive membership recruitment.

Adare secures multimillion-pound N Brown contract

Adare Secure Essential Communications (SEC) has won a contract to provide mail services for retailer N Brown Group, in what its sales director described as a “multi-year, multimillion-pound win”.

MetroMail donates services to local charity

Mailing house MetroMail has been praised by charity Grace House after it donated printing, enclosing and mailing services thought to be worth around £4,000.

Fundraising plans could benefit DM

Printers that produce charity mailings could see their volumes increase following an imminent overhaul in the ways charities will be allowed to contact members of the public who sign up to a new...

Positive Images UK achieves ISO 27001 and overhauls data processing

Positive Images UK hopes to win new work after achieving ISO 27001:2013 data security accreditation and investing in a Cygnus data cleansing and processing suite.

Fundraising Regulator announces new proposals for charity fundraising

The new Fundraising Regulator, which oversees the ways charities raise money, has released its proposals for a new Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) that will allow consumers to more easily control...

The strength of the SMP points to a positive future for DM

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) is having a makeover. The partnership was first launched back in 2008, to give mailing houses more of a say in the future of the industry.

SMP rebrands and changes sponsor

Direct mail network the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has rebranded and changed sponsor in a bid to recruit new members.

Adare SEC secures multimillion-pound Domestic & General contract

Adare Secure Essential Communications (SEC) has won a major contract to support the delivery of multi-channel essential communications for Domestic & General, serving more than 16 million customers...

DST invests £5m in Dagenham press overhaul

Print and mail specialist DST UK has invested around £5m in new machinery for its Dagenham, Essex site in a bid to accelerate its migration to inkjet.