Direct mail

Direct Solutions has made moves to put its future in the hands of its staff as management lays the groundwork for an employee share trust.

The three buildings previously leased by Sunline Direct Mail are up for sale.

Royal Mail has posted a big drop in profitability after what was described as a “challenging” first half of the year.

Machinery supplier Engelmann & Buckham (E&B) has started to offer Italian manufacturer Sitma’s new Cobot 'collaborative robot' to the UK market.

Data-driven direct mail print management specialist Brightsource has merged with sister company Signal, and will now operate under that name.

More than £1bn was written off the value of Royal Mail this week after the post and packages group issued a shock profits warning.

Three former Anton Group directors have elected to “do it our way” and have established Sinatra Marketing Group, to offer commercial print and mailing services.

The fulfilment division of delivery management group Whistl has revealed plans to expand its Rushden depot and created a new senior management position.

Bakergoodchild has boosted its mail insertion capabilities with the addition of a Kern 3500 high-speed system.

Chief executive Andy Blundell has spoken out on the industry’s need to improve margins, as Communisis posted sales up 9% for the half-year alongside an increase in underlying operating profits.

Magazine and third-party inserts now have a larger market share than newspaper inserts, according to new research.

Atlas Direct Mail has taken on a Xerox Versant 180 and a Polar 58E Mk II guillotine to round off an £85,000 investment period following its acquisition by ADMail last year.