Print gets in Christmas spirit with record fourth quarter:
While trading conditions have clearly been challenging over the past 12 months, a surge in activity since the Olympics has led many to report a strong fourth quarter. The Lettershop Group mailed more than 22m products in November, a record performance for the Leeds-based direct mail printer that helped counterbalanced the slow summer months."In terms of volume, October and November into December has been the busiest it has ever been," said commercial director Dave McGolpin. "The market is still very competitive and there is always a question about volumes but we have made some good progress this year, which looks to continue in 2013." Similarly, Inc Direct sales director Andy Bailey said the firm has been flat out in the run up to Christmas, marking a reversal to the typically quiet year-end. This has resulted in a strong start to the company's 2012/13 financial year, following a record performance in the year to 30 June 2012.
