Direct mail

Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".

Shares in St Ives have risen by more than 17% in the past week, after the group announced better than expected results on Tuesday (2 October).

DST Output UK has embarked on a multimillion-pound equipment upgrade across its Bristol, Dagenham and Nottingham sites.

The Finishing Company has reduced unnecessary mailings thanks to an updated data management system which tailors orders to specific customers.

Ron and Peter Alderson have ruled out the possibility of a 'phoenix' of any of the group's insolvent print businesses, following speculation about a number of new companies connected to senior...

Eclipse Colour has acquired the remaining shares of 4DM, completing the buyout of founders Charles Grant-Salmon and Les Ritchie it began in February 2011 with the purchase of an initial 10% stake.

Arjowiggins Graphic is extending its 'It feels good' campaign with the launch of an Environmental Benefits Statements (EBS) wheel.

Royal Mail has gone some way to addressing the direct mail industry's concerns over reversion charges, but fears about implementation remain

The passion surrounding reversions is hardly surprising, given that there are millions of pounds in lost revenue at stake - a huge figure for mailing houses whose profits are built on slim margins.

Royal Mail has outlined a series of proposals which it hopes will quell an industry backlash over its sudden increase in reversion charges.