Mailing

Shareholders green light Royal Mail takeover
The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has been declared unconditional, with more than 80% of shareholders accepting the offer and the postal operator set to...

Paul Brough becomes Mail Users’ Association chair
Paul Brough has become the new chair of the Mail Users’ Association (MUA), an organisation that represents the interests of the UK's large users of mail.

Shareholder acceptances creep up at IDS
The takeover of Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has reached another milestone, with shareholder acceptances now climbing to just over 40%.

FDM supports local schools with new initiative
Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has launched a community initiative that will see the business donate paper reel cores to local primary schools.

Royal Mail seeks changes to USO reform
Royal Mail has responded to Ofcom’s proposals for reform of the Universal Postal Service and has pushed back on what it described as “over specified” delivery targets.

Automated document printing service launches in UK
Swiss online document print and mailing service Pingen has launched in the UK, after experiencing rapid growth in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and India.

Royal Mail takeover timetable resumes
The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services is expected to complete at the end of this month – although a majority of shareholders are yet to accept the offer.

Pro-Active bought by tech firm
Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

Mail read rates hit all-time high in Q4 2024
Over three-quarters (77%) of mail was read or looked at in the crucial Q4 trading period, according to the latest quarterly results from JICMail, representing an all-time-high reading of this...

Paragon expands with German buy
Paragon is back on the M&A trail and has expanded its presence on the continent with a deal to acquire a business that produces 40 million physical mail packs a year.