mailing & fulfilment

From Vogue to The Economist, Europe’s foremost publishing houses have entrusted St Ives with the printing of their market leading titles for decades. But did you know we’re also second to none when it comes to managing subscriber data and fulfilling the mailing of your publications?

when every penny counts…

In today’s fragile economy, your profitability, like ours, relies on trimming overheads wherever possible. That’s why we’re constantly examining ways to save our customers money by consolidating the supply chain and nowhere more so than in the price critical world of magazine publishing.

As a publisher with a responsibility to subscribers, the timely and risk-free delivery of your product is paramount. Confidence in the track record and financially stability of your printer is therefore essential. But are you equally confident in the fulfilment, mailing and distribution of your titles? If not, we can help.

services way beyond print…

As Europe’s leading independent print group, we’re not only financially stable, but also geared up to handle the most demanding and time-sensitive publishing schedules. Having operated at the sharp end of magazine production for over 50 years, we know better than most what it takes to get a title from the presses and into the hands of the reader - week in, week out.

That’s why, at St Ives, we offer a fast, efficient and responsive fulfilment and mailing service designed to eliminate the cost and inconvenience of transporting your finished print half way across the country to other suppliers. Our added value service means your product simply crosses the factory to our fulfilment and mailing department, whence it is shipped direct to its final destination – the retailer or subscriber.

reducing costs & carbon emissions

As a ISO 14001 accredited company, we also share your concern to continually improve environmental standards. By streamlining the fulfilment and distribution of your product, we not only aim to cut your transportation costs, but also realise substantial reductions in print miles - and hence carbon emissions.

a committed and dedicated team

What’s more, our single-minded commitment to service and to meeting your changing needs means that when you work with St Ives, you can expect:

• A dedicated contact to handle your work and never be more than a phone call away
• A high level of technical expertise to help you develop your product
• Fast mailing for time-sensitive products that starts immediately after binding
• Wide range of data processing options including dedupe & mail sortation
• Advice, design and purchasing of poly wrap, poly bags & carriers
• Managed stock control
• A dedicated transport team

And plant facilities that include:

• 4 automated polywrap lines processing over ½ million items per day
• Carrier-sheet insertion
• Online and offline inkjet addressing (on poly, carrier or magazine)
• 1 to 5-colour digital printing
• Capacity for up to 6 x A5 or 5 x A4 inserts
• Selective insertion of four inserts
• Pick and place cover mounting cd's etc (with or without glue)
• Missing product and double sheet detectors
• In-line strapping
• Handwork facilities (band wrapping/poly bagging etc)
• Newstrade work
• Mailing options to suit your specific requirements
• Duplex Domino Ink Jet Addressing:
- Two addresses pre-wrap
- One address pre-wrap and one address post-wrap
- Main magazine, both sides