Mailing

Herbert and Moules promoted at Eight Group
Eight Group has made two promotions on its executive team as the business reshapes to reflect its expanded services offering.

Royal Mail parent accepts foreign buyout deal
Royal Mail parent company International Distributions Services’ (IDS) board has accepted a £3.6bn buyout deal from Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s firm, EP Group.

Buyer secured as Mailbox DM files NOI
Mailbox DM has found a buyer after the direct mail specialist filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) earlier this week.

CWU sets out stall over £3.5bn foreign bid for Royal Mail
Union the CWU plans to “use its political influence” in the debate over the possible foreign takeover of Royal Mail, while the current business secretary has asserted that the government would need to...

Royal Mail: IDS takeover bid upped by 15.6%
Foreign investor EP Corporate Group has returned to the table with a much higher offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services – and the IDS board is minded to accept it.

The Mailshop files NOI
The Mailshop has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators.

Huge bill printing contract leads new tenders
A bill printing tender worth over £50m is by far the largest of the currently available new print tenders available via the government’s Find a Tender service.

KAS Paper Systems to host first public showing at Drupa
UK mailing machine manufacturer KAS Paper Systems will host the first public showing of its CardMailer card attaching system at Drupa.

JICMail scales up Response Rate Tracker
JICMail has scaled up its Response Rate Tracker for 2024, revealing new direct mail and door drop benchmarks from over 2,300 campaigns and 13 contributing organisations – up from six last year.

Royal Mail parent rejects possible takeover bid
The saga around Royal Mail continues, with confirmation that parent group International Distributions Services has rejected a potential takeover bid from a group connected to its biggest shareholder...