Logistics & distribution
Gov’t rubberstamps Royal Mail takeover national security requirement
The EP Group takeover of Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) has received final approval from the government.
CMC Packaging Automation launches new right-size boxmaker
CMC Packaging Automation has launched its new Genesys Compact packing machine, which scans and packs products in custom boxes without the need for void fillers at up to 500 units per hour.
Ofcom fines Royal Mail £10.5m for poor delivery performance
Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £10.5m for failing to meet its First and Second Class delivery targets in the 2023/24 financial year.
How digital textile printing solutions maximise profitability and flexibility
Balancing profitability with flexibility is one of the most significant challenges in today’s textile printing businesses. Kornit Digital identifies three core hurdles, shares proven transformation...
Whistl expands fulfilment reach with £6m warehouse expansion
Logistics and e-commerce fulfilment company Whistl has revealed it will expand its package and parcel fulfilment reach with a £6m investment in its Lutterworth facility in Leicestershire.
Royal Mail in IoT first for real-time tracking
Royal Mail has partnered with an internet of things (IoT) tech firm to track the real-time whereabouts of nearly one million containers used to transport letters and parcels around the country.
Date set for Royal Mail £878m anti-competition suit
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set the hearing date for a £878m collective action claim against Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services for 3 March.
End of the line for Royal Mail mail trains
Royal Mail is to retire its remaining freight trains and will move more mail by road in future as a result.
Royal Mail under fire after postie caught defacing Reform UK leaflets
A Royal Mail postman has been caught on camera defacing Reform UK leaflets before posting them through voters’ letterboxes.
EFI claims world's first all-in-one full-colour box production system
EFI unveiled a raft of new products across its three core markets at Drupa, including a new partnership to bring a single-pass inkjet corrugated line for the automatic production of finished, variable...