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Deal signed (LR): Markus Weiss, general manager HP EMEA; Ash White, managing director Replica Solutions; Lipman; Emberson; Simon Kingham, HP Pagewide Web Press sales specialist; and Jolly

TCW secures HP high-speed inkjet first

TCW Solutions has signed for the UK’s first HP PageWide Advantage 2200 (A2200) high-speed inkjet in a seven-figure investment to punch into the direct mail market.

B Corp status: proud moment for EDWPS team

EDWPS celebrates B Corp success

Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS) is celebrating its new status as a B Corp company following an intense period of preparation.

Ellie Taylor of Strictly fame kicked off proceedings with a stand-up comedy set

Strategic Mailing Partnership Awards return for bumper celebration

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) Awards returned last night (28 September) to celebrate the successes of the mailing industry.

FDM will produce everything for the contract in-house

FDM wins Doncaster council election contract

FDM has secured the two-year contract to deliver election and electoral documentation for the City of Doncaster Council.

Royal Mail: letter volumes have fallen from a peak of 20bn per year in 2004/5 to 7bn in 2022/3

CWU weighs in on Ofcom review

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called for postal workers to be involved in Ofcom’s fresh review of the universal postal service, which the union claimed was being “deliberately dismantled”.

Royal Mail wants USO requirement to be reduced to a Monday-Friday service

Ofcom readies report on future shape of the universal postal service

Ofcom has launched a project to look into how the universal postal service “might need to evolve to more closely meet consumer needs”.

Mail continues to be an effective store footfall driver

Mail effectiveness reaches highest point in a year

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q2 2023, which revealed that despite another challenging quarter for UK advertisers, the effectiveness of the mail channel...

Investigators from Royal Mail found discrepancies that exposed the fraud

Firms admit £70m postal fraud

The trial involving a £70m fraud against Royal Mail has come to an abrupt end after a dramatic change of plea.

Data protection: All change again

The UK’s data protection regime that came about following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the subsequent new Data Protection Act (DPA), is around five years old...

Kern is working on a solution for future distribution of its products in the UK

Kern Group confirms closure of UK wing

Kern Group has confirmed that its UK wing has been shuttered and will be liquidated.