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%. 

Children at Portway Primary School made art for Mother’s Day

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.

Seidenberg: Royal Mail has "unrivalled scale"

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.

Kunz (L): "We are confident we'll double our letter volumes over the next two years"

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: a clear path towards a more competitive and profitable future

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.

Loyalty reward statements proved to be one of the most effective drivers of response in the direct mail space

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.