Logistics & distribution
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Firm fined after worker's fingers partially severed
A returnable packaging specialist has received a six-figure fine after an agency worker was injured when using an unguarded table saw at its facility.
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Billie Eilish chooses sustainable manufacturing route for new album
Billie Eilish has revealed that her new album, due out next month, will be made using sustainable print and production methods.
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Keypoint Intelligence to study AI impact on printing
Business advisory and information firm for the digital imaging industry Keypoint Intelligence has revealed it will undertake a study on the impact of AI and robotics on the commercial, direct mail,...
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Dataline debuts latest MultiPress software at Fespa
Software developer Dataline Solutions has debuted its latest MultiPress software package at Fespa's Global Print Expo.
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Encore snaps up ex-Walkers distribution centre
Envelope and packaging manufacturer Encore has bought a 9,600sqm logistics site in Peterlee on the site of the former Walkers Crisps distribution centre.
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Yodel snapped up by Shift-led Bidco
Acquisitive delivery start-up Shift has snapped up Yodel in a rescue deal just days after rumours spread that it might be put into administration.