Mailing

Royal Mail's Sunday parcel delivery service is “rapidly approaching a 15m items a year” business

Royal Mail parent rejects possible takeover bid

The saga around Royal Mail continues, with confirmation that parent group International Distributions Services has rejected a potential takeover bid from a group connected to its biggest shareholder...

Royal Mail: 25% decline in letters compared to pre-pandemic

Royal Mail tight-lipped on extent of fraudulent stamp use

Royal Mail has refused to comment on how many fraudulent stamps are being detected at its sorting offices, after the Daily Telegraph claimed that fake stamps printed in China are flooding the market...

Some suppliers were awarded several lots

Mega mail services contract among new tenders

A mailing services contract worth £3m is among the recently listed tenders currently available via the government’s Contracts Finder and Find a Tender services.

Fraudster’s house goes under the hammer

The luxury home of a disgraced former mailing boss is going up for auction with a guide price of nearly £3m.

Royal Mail reveals wish list for USO reform, appoints new CEO

Royal Mail has submitted its proposals for reform of its Universal Service Obligation, including changes to bulk mail and Second Class delivery frequencies. And the group has also appointed a new CEO.

Chadd worked his way up to the top at Millnet, where he has now been MD for five years

Millnet buys US wing from former parent Consilio

Wapping-based data, document and mailing house Millnet has acquired four US offices from former parent company Consilio.

Allen: the new site gives Encore room for further expansion

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.

Oldershaw: huge potential to expand offering to new and existing clients

Eight Group makes strategic hire, plans expansion

Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS) and sister business Eight Plus have appointed a new strategic solutions director at the same time as implementing a group structure.

Stamp prices increasing again

Royal Mail has said that the price of both First Class and Second Class stamps will increase again as of next month.

2023 headline figures were positive for mail

Mail drove 40% conversion rate from site visit to purchase in Q4 2023

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2023, which found that despite continued challenging trading conditions for retailers, mail played its part in delivering...