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Royal Mail workers set to strike

Workers at Royal Mail have voted for strike action as the dispute over its defined benefit pension scheme rumbles on.

SMP eyes expansion to 'every mail house' in 2018

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) is looking forward to a year of expansion with its sights on taking in “every single mailing house” in the country.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure

Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.

Marketing gurus front Mailmen DM campaign

Five advertising industry leaders have become the new faces of Royal Mail MarketReach’s flagship direct mail campaign, Mailmen.

SMP reveals partners for bespoke mail launch

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) said three of its most prominent members had joined forces to work on its recent relaunch, which aims to raise awareness and drive membership recruitment.

SMP rebrands and changes sponsor

Direct mail network the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has rebranded and changed sponsor in a bid to recruit new members.

U 4 Print stands up for CWU

East London-based print and mail company U 4 Print Services has printed a 6.7x2.4m postcard to hang off the side of a double-decker 'battle bus' commissioned by the Communication Workers Union (CWU).

Royal Mail research finds ‘valued’ mail provokes action and emotional response

Mail can have a high impact and provide a strong incentive to act according to new research by Royal Mail MarketReach, which looked at why people found post valuable and why.

Royal Mail to increase price gap between Mailmark and older systems

Royal Mail is aiming to migrate 90% of its machine-readable mail to its Mailmark tracking system by March 2017, and is increasing the cost of other systems in comparison to encourage uptake.

Ofcom launches new Royal Mail regulation review

Ofcom is to review Royal Mail regulation, following the withdrawal of Whistl from the end-to-end (E2E) delivery market last week.

Real Digital invests in Lake Image Systems Discovery MultiScan system

Mail and fulfilment company Real Digital International has invested in new technology to ensure documentation sent to Royal Mail through its Mailmark barcode tracking system is completely accurate.