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Washington Direct Mail Ltd
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Kingsway South,
Team Valley Trading Estate,
Gateshead,
Tyne and Wear,
NE11 0SH,
United Kingdom
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Direct Mail Services
Direct mail services from a Direct Mail House that ticks all the boxes. So when you want to deliver personalised direct mail and marketing campaigns to high volumes of customers or prospects, we know and can prove we deliver!
With high volumes and variable data you need to be confident that every direct mail pack for every customer is accurate. That's why we’ve invested heavily in data management and quality assurance techniques to deliver the best direct mail service again and again and again.
Direct Mail Services
• Full Variable Digital Printing and Personalisation
• Envelopes, Letters, Postcards, Marketing Campaigns, Welcome Packs, Utility Bills, Contracts, Invoices, Books and Booklets, Magazines, Competitions, Tickets, Invites, Calendars, Freebies
• Any volume... 100's through to millions of items
• Auto-Enclosing (also known as automated enclosing)
• Hand Packing
• Polywrapping
• Auto Folding and Cross Folding capabilities
• Booklet making
• Mail Sort
• Accurate Mail Matching (for multiple personalised items within each pack)
• 100% Mail-out of all data
• PAF Validation
• Full Data Management Service
• Royal Mail Official MailMark Partner
• Fast Delivery as Standard
• 24 Hour Turnaround Option
• 5 Hour Turnaround Option
• No need to hold a Royal Mail account, we are a Printed Postage Impressions (PPI) account holder
• Now offering 'Electionsort' for MP Candidates in the 2017 UK General Election - Enquire for full details
With high volumes and variable data you need to be confident that every direct mail pack for every customer is accurate. That's why we’ve invested heavily in data management and quality assurance techniques to deliver the best direct mail service again and again and again.
Direct Mail Services
• Full Variable Digital Printing and Personalisation
• Envelopes, Letters, Postcards, Marketing Campaigns, Welcome Packs, Utility Bills, Contracts, Invoices, Books and Booklets, Magazines, Competitions, Tickets, Invites, Calendars, Freebies
• Any volume... 100's through to millions of items
• Auto-Enclosing (also known as automated enclosing)
• Hand Packing
• Polywrapping
• Auto Folding and Cross Folding capabilities
• Booklet making
• Mail Sort
• Accurate Mail Matching (for multiple personalised items within each pack)
• 100% Mail-out of all data
• PAF Validation
• Full Data Management Service
• Royal Mail Official MailMark Partner
• Fast Delivery as Standard
• 24 Hour Turnaround Option
• 5 Hour Turnaround Option
• No need to hold a Royal Mail account, we are a Printed Postage Impressions (PPI) account holder
• Now offering 'Electionsort' for MP Candidates in the 2017 UK General Election - Enquire for full details
Secure and Safe Transactional Mail
Transactional mail is one of our mainstay services. We provide the daily production of business critical secure mail, including statements, insurance documents, renewals and billing.
We Offer Security
We are certified to ISO9001 quality standards for mail matched, secure production, driven by a file based audit and oversight system that uses 2d barcode technology to read in and read out each direct mail item. This allows full and complete direct mail reporting.
We run transactional mail projects to a detailed ISO27001 data security standard and certification is pending.
Production and Automation
Wherever possible we automate the sortation of data, printing, folding and enclosing to improve processes and increase turnaround. PAF validation of data, the actual data processing and the segmentation of data files into efficient production actions uses pre-agreed and audited rules. All machinery used for the production of Transactional Mail regularly maintained to be as fast and efficient as possible, and it's able to provide a full audit trail.
We can maintain high volume continuous printed across both digital and laser machinery, with envelope fulfilment capabilities that use intelligent enclosing technology.
Transaction Mail Account Management
We provide a dedicated team of account managers who are experts in working with customers to manage the regular Transactional Mail processes. Their experience and expertise will help deliver your projects on time, on budget, with accuracy and with complete transparency.
We Offer Security
We are certified to ISO9001 quality standards for mail matched, secure production, driven by a file based audit and oversight system that uses 2d barcode technology to read in and read out each direct mail item. This allows full and complete direct mail reporting.
We run transactional mail projects to a detailed ISO27001 data security standard and certification is pending.
Production and Automation
Wherever possible we automate the sortation of data, printing, folding and enclosing to improve processes and increase turnaround. PAF validation of data, the actual data processing and the segmentation of data files into efficient production actions uses pre-agreed and audited rules. All machinery used for the production of Transactional Mail regularly maintained to be as fast and efficient as possible, and it's able to provide a full audit trail.
We can maintain high volume continuous printed across both digital and laser machinery, with envelope fulfilment capabilities that use intelligent enclosing technology.
Transaction Mail Account Management
We provide a dedicated team of account managers who are experts in working with customers to manage the regular Transactional Mail processes. Their experience and expertise will help deliver your projects on time, on budget, with accuracy and with complete transparency.
Personalised Direct Mail
Imagine being able to create truly personalised direct mail. Direct mail that treats each and every one of your customers and prospects in a unique way... WDM can help you do it!
We can help you create fully personalised direct mail that creates real impact… personalised direct mail that knocks general direct mail response rates out of the park. Here's what one of our customers thinks...
We can help you create fully personalised direct mail that creates real impact… personalised direct mail that knocks general direct mail response rates out of the park. Here's what one of our customers thinks...
Digital Printing
Need something is a hurry? Sales presentations, reports, invitations, menus? No matter how few you need, we can get your job done faster, quicker and more efficiently with our digital printing service.
• Fast and efficient turnaround as standard
• Personalise from page to page - customise everything from images and text to barcodes
• No additional set-up costs or slow-down of the printing process
• Optional short notice digital printing within twenty-four hours
• Optional urgent last minute digital printing within two to three hours.
• Optional while-you-wait print service available
• Fast and efficient turnaround as standard
• Personalise from page to page - customise everything from images and text to barcodes
• No additional set-up costs or slow-down of the printing process
• Optional short notice digital printing within twenty-four hours
• Optional urgent last minute digital printing within two to three hours.
• Optional while-you-wait print service available
Litho Printing
When it comes to higher volumes, we are specialists in litho printing and management using our in-house capability.
• Lower cost per item at volume
• Higher quality of print crispness
• Higher quality of CMYK colour matching versus RGB digital
• Pantone spot colour matching
• Wider range of available paper stocks
• Lower cost per item at volume
• Higher quality of print crispness
• Higher quality of CMYK colour matching versus RGB digital
• Pantone spot colour matching
• Wider range of available paper stocks
Design
Design is at the heart of everything we do
We are a full-service direct mail and digital marketing agency, so whether it's providing expertise on creating campaigns, or last minute amends such as resizing and tweaking artwork to make sure your job is print ready, we have all the in-house facilities to make it happen.
But we do more... we help you Integrate Variable Data, Images and Personalisation too. Imagine your customers or prospects receiving direct mail, emails or sms messages that are tailored to them specifically. Let us help you turn your data into hyper-personalised creative that drives higher response rates and enhances your reputation.
• Pre-fill personal details
• Provide personalised tailored offers
• Show the most relevant content
• Use individual calls-to-action
We are a full-service direct mail and digital marketing agency, so whether it's providing expertise on creating campaigns, or last minute amends such as resizing and tweaking artwork to make sure your job is print ready, we have all the in-house facilities to make it happen.
But we do more... we help you Integrate Variable Data, Images and Personalisation too. Imagine your customers or prospects receiving direct mail, emails or sms messages that are tailored to them specifically. Let us help you turn your data into hyper-personalised creative that drives higher response rates and enhances your reputation.
• Pre-fill personal details
• Provide personalised tailored offers
• Show the most relevant content
• Use individual calls-to-action
Print Finishing
We offer a huge range of print finishing including:
• Gloss, Matte and Soft Touch Laminating
• UV Spot varnishing
• Stitching and stapling
• Spot gluing, pattern gluing, fugitive, remoistenable, peel and seal, and latex gluing
• Die-cutting in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and optional unique die creation
• Half-folding, tri-folding, roll-folding, gate-folding, double-gate-folding, and z-folding.
• Gloss, Matte and Soft Touch Laminating
• UV Spot varnishing
• Stitching and stapling
• Spot gluing, pattern gluing, fugitive, remoistenable, peel and seal, and latex gluing
• Die-cutting in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and optional unique die creation
• Half-folding, tri-folding, roll-folding, gate-folding, double-gate-folding, and z-folding.
Marketing Campaign Management
We do more to integrate print and digital channels to create and deliver campaigns aligned to the preferences of your customers.
We build trust by delivering high quality direct mail, lift response by delivering personalised email with instantaneous response options and use text messages to catch up with people on the move. Using data and customer segmentation we’ll help you to develop campaigns that combine print and digital activity to engage your customers at the times and in the places where you have the best opportunity to get their attention. We do more to get the message through.
• Marketing advice
• Data cleansing and segmentation
• Design expertise
• Multi-channel campaign integration
• Quality, cost control and overhead management
• Response handling and measurement
• Ongoing account management and idea generation
We build trust by delivering high quality direct mail, lift response by delivering personalised email with instantaneous response options and use text messages to catch up with people on the move. Using data and customer segmentation we’ll help you to develop campaigns that combine print and digital activity to engage your customers at the times and in the places where you have the best opportunity to get their attention. We do more to get the message through.
• Marketing advice
• Data cleansing and segmentation
• Design expertise
• Multi-channel campaign integration
• Quality, cost control and overhead management
• Response handling and measurement
• Ongoing account management and idea generation
Candidate Mail
In the run-up to every UK General Election, candidates running for a Parliamentary Constituency seat are allowed to have one direct mail campaign or 'Candidate Mail' delivered without charge by Royal Mail.
This direct mail is delivered to either each household within the constituency (if the mail is unaddressed), or each eligible elector in the constituency to which they are a candidate (if the mail is addressed).
Importantly, although there are no postal costs, the design, printing and fulfilment of each piece of direct mail still need to be paid for by the candidate.
There are two ways a prospective candidate can take advantage of the Candidate Mail process:
1) Create your Direct Mail, handling the artwork creation, printing, finishing and artwork and fulfilment approval process, and working with The Royal Mail directly. If you choose this option, you are strongly advised to read through all the information on this page and digest it thoroughly. This guidance is based on Royal Mail Candidate Mail advice and accurate to April 2017.
2) Work with an approved Mailing House supplier of Candidate Mail who will handle the artwork creation, printing, finishing, and artwork and fulfilment approval process on your behalf. If you choose this option, your Mailing House partner will do all the necessary legwork for you to ensure your Candidate Mail is correct, artwork approved, sorted and delivered.
This direct mail is delivered to either each household within the constituency (if the mail is unaddressed), or each eligible elector in the constituency to which they are a candidate (if the mail is addressed).
Importantly, although there are no postal costs, the design, printing and fulfilment of each piece of direct mail still need to be paid for by the candidate.
There are two ways a prospective candidate can take advantage of the Candidate Mail process:
1) Create your Direct Mail, handling the artwork creation, printing, finishing and artwork and fulfilment approval process, and working with The Royal Mail directly. If you choose this option, you are strongly advised to read through all the information on this page and digest it thoroughly. This guidance is based on Royal Mail Candidate Mail advice and accurate to April 2017.
2) Work with an approved Mailing House supplier of Candidate Mail who will handle the artwork creation, printing, finishing, and artwork and fulfilment approval process on your behalf. If you choose this option, your Mailing House partner will do all the necessary legwork for you to ensure your Candidate Mail is correct, artwork approved, sorted and delivered.
About us
Since 1983, Washington Direct Mail Ltd have been providing small businesses & organisations nationwide with a wide range of direct mail and printing services. We are a successful, family owned and run company who have developed long standing relationships with many of our clients. Our aim is to provide customers with direct mail and printing services which reflect their needs. We go above and beyond to fulfil the needs of customers, working with Purchasing Departments, Heads of Marketing and the Printing Trade combined with excellent preparation and close attention to detail. Washington Direct Mail’s services are quality ensured through ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Certifications.
Our main clients include small businesses, charities, corporate and local government.
Our Services include:
Our main clients include small businesses, charities, corporate and local government.
Our Services include:
- Litho Printing
- Variable Digital Printing
- Digital Labels
- Finishing
- Polywrapping
- Auto enclosing
- Hand Picking
- Mailmark Reporting
- Mailsort
- Design
- Email & SMS Campaigns
- Data Management
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