Mailer Solutions

ecoEnvelopes, a world leader in innovative, eco‐friendly mailing solutions, has been awarded its sixth U.S. Patent for its conversion envelope technology.

Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., recently announced plans to operate a new state-of-the-art envelope manufacturing facility in the town of South Hadley, Mass., resulting in the creation of up to 40 new jobs. The announcement comes after the Massachusetts Office of Business Development Economic Assistance Coordinating Council voted unanimously to approve Mohawk's application for a special tax assessment for a facility located at 28 Gaylord Street in South Hadley, Mass.

In a state of the business address to postal customers, Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe gave an upbeat assessment of the opportunities facing the mailing industry.

Mohawk, North America's largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, has expanded the company's envelope offerings with the introduction of Saybrook Envelopes.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is no stranger to bad news-and if the first three months of the new year are any indication, the struggling organization won't see much respite any time soon.

The controversy surrounding the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and its financial troubles has done little to instill confidence in clients. The organization recently ended the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2013) with a net loss of $354 million, marking 19 consecutive quarters in the hole.

Relyco, a leading provider of value-added business printing and payment solutions, announced the launch of its new DURASEAL brand of envelopes specifically designed and manufactured for MEMJET-engine printers.

Consolidated Graphics (CGX) was recently awarded a patent for the company's CGX Flex Mailer, a unique, eco-friendly mailing solution that generates significant postage savings by enabling non-machinable items to be mailed as automated flats through the U.S. Postal Service.

To stay relevant in a world where digital dominates, direct marketers are putting their best piece forward.

More mailers are experimenting with color, images, font size and format, hoping to drive a call-to-action.

National Envelope filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, its second such filing in three years.

NE Opco Inc., which does business as National Envelope, blamed its return to bankruptcy on a continued decline in sales as more people choose email over snail mail.

The company, which makes about 37 billion envelopes a year, said it will consider filing a plan of reorganization or selling its assets to the highest bidder at a bankruptcy court-overseen auction.