Direct mail

Removal of Royal Mail price controls 'bad for DM'

Ofcom's proposal to remove Royal Mail price controls is expected to be "bad news" for the direct mail sector and could result in double-digit price hikes for transaction mail.

FT Solutions invests £1m in digital equipment

Print services company FT Solutions Group has ramped up its digital production and output capacity with a £1m investment in new production printing systems.

APS Group wins The Football Pools contract

Marketing Solutions provider APS Group is to handle the management of direct mail and marketing print for The Football Pools, following a tender process.

St Ives Direct announces Westerham Press and Blackburn closures

St Ives Direct has announced the proposed closure of the award-winning report and accounts and fine art printer St Ives Westerham Press and its Blackburn multimedia print site.

P2H Services launches direct mail business

Northampton-based print finisher Print 2 Hand Services (P2H Services) has expanded into direct mail with the launch of sister company P2H Direct Mail.

Communisis announces Orchestra consultation, contract wins

Communisis has entered into consultation with around 90 staff at its Orchestra Bristol facility as it plans to transfer the fulfillment of the BBC TV licensing contract to Liverpool, Manchester and...

Pitney Bowes survey predicts boost in personalized direct mail

Though it was based only an informal survey conducted among attendees at a recent Direct Marketing Association conference, a new study from Pitney Bowes found that companies will continue to boost...

Ghent Workgroup launches cross media survey

The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has called on publishing, production and creative professionals to participate in the second phase of its cross media standards and best practices survey.

Research shows marketers prefer direct mail over other media

Research from TNT Post has shown that marketers consider direct mail the most important form of direct marketing and expect stable or rising volumes over the next year.

BOP in Bengaluru enters digital arena with Canon C7010 VP

Bengaluru-based BOP DigiExpress announced their venture in digital printing with the inauguration of Canon Imagepress C7010 VP on 22 September 2011 at its unit in CottonPet, the industrial printing...