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Royal Mail privatisation kicks off ahead of CWU strike ballot

Royal Mail kicked off its initial public offering (IPO) today just as the CWU was sending out ballot papers to postal workers for strike action opposing the privatisation.

Confidence crisis is print's opportunity

In tough times, marketing budgets are typically the first to be squeezed. And this, as any printer working with marketers will tell you, has certainly held true over the past few years.

Printers owed in latest CSDM collapse

Fundraising agency CSDM Fundraising, which fell into administration on 28 June, owed around 400,000 to printers and direct marketing firms, according to the administrator's report.

PCP adds web and bindery firepower

Precision Colour Printing is investing for growth with fresh web press capacity and additional bindery kit.

Howard Hunt installs fourth CMC9000

The Dartford-based print firm has installed a further envelope inserting line in response to an uplift in direct mail and door drop work.

Second CMC for Affinion

Affinion International Print Services has invested in its second inserter from CMC Machinery in 18 months to bring the direct mail firm's finishing capabilities in line with print output.

York Mailing acquires Lettershop

York Mailing has ended weeks of speculation and acquired The Lettershop Group in a deal signed last Friday (9 August).

Tesco appoints new head of print buying

Retail giant Tesco has a new head of marketing procurement for print, paper and post following the departure of Katleen Pelsmakers.

St Ives plans changes at Bradford

St Ives is in consultation with the workforce at its St Ives Direct site in Bradford about outsourcing the enclosing side of the operation.

CWU mulls balloting members on Royal Mail strikes

CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.