Proposal that the GCA introduces an Associate Membership category.Following the overwhelmingly positive responses to the proposal emailed to members earlier this year, the GCA will be holding an EGM to vote on a Resolution which will amend the GCA Articles of Association to provide for the new membership category.Associate Memberships are the means by which trade associations involve other interested…
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Ofcom review of the universal postal service and other postal regulation
As you know, the GCA been active participants, on your behalf, of Ofcom’s consultation into the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and last week we submitted our response (download full submission below). In the document, we outline our members’ position into the proposed cuts to cut Royal Mail’s service – including the ending of a six-days-a-week…
Members Call to Action – Save Our Postal Service
The United Kingdom’s postal service is at a critical juncture, and your support is essential to safeguard its future.Royal Mail faces the prospect of being sold to a foreign private investor, while Ofcom is consulting on significant regulatory changes that could undermine the very protections we depend on.What’s being proposed? Cut second class deliveries to as few as 2 days…

Together We Stand: Uniting Against Royal Mail’s Proposed Delivery Reductions
Royal Mail has now confirmed it’s begun trials to end Saturday second class delivery in a number of areas will extend those pilots to more locations next month. Even though Ofcom has not agreed to any changes to Royal Mail’s legal obligations under the USO, these trials will also reduce second class delivery to every…
Petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of proposals to amend Royal Mail USO
As part of the GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry we have launched a parliamentary petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of any planned changes to Royal Mail’s legal ‘Universal Service Obligations’. At 10,000 signatures the government will respond to our Petition. An affordable and reliable postal service is vital to…

Spring Fair 2025
This year marks a remarkable milestone in the world of trade shows as the Spring Fair celebrates it’s 75th anniversary. We share with you the latest information, discounts and marketing opportunities on this February 2025 trade show.

Cardmitment campaign highlights our thriving industry in 2024
The GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry has reached nearly 35 million people across the UK in 2024! We have communicated our messages about the joy of sending, and receiving cards and the importance of a reliable and affordable postal service, via social media, in print and online news, and…

Ofcom review of the universal postal service and other postal regulation
As you know, the GCA been active participants, on your behalf, of Ofcom’s consultation into the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and last week we submitted our response (download full submission below). In the document, we outline our members’ position into the proposed cuts to cut Royal Mail’s service – including the ending of a six-days-a-week…
Members Call to Action – Save Our Postal Service
The United Kingdom’s postal service is at a critical juncture, and your support is essential to safeguard its future.Royal Mail faces the prospect of being sold to a foreign private investor, while Ofcom is consulting on significant regulatory changes that could undermine the very protections we depend on.What’s being proposed? Cut second class deliveries to as few as 2 days…

Together We Stand: Uniting Against Royal Mail’s Proposed Delivery Reductions
Royal Mail has now confirmed it’s begun trials to end Saturday second class delivery in a number of areas will extend those pilots to more locations next month. Even though Ofcom has not agreed to any changes to Royal Mail’s legal obligations under the USO, these trials will also reduce second class delivery to every…
Petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of proposals to amend Royal Mail USO
As part of the GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry we have launched a parliamentary petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of any planned changes to Royal Mail’s legal ‘Universal Service Obligations’. At 10,000 signatures the government will respond to our Petition. An affordable and reliable postal service is vital to…

Spring Fair 2025
This year marks a remarkable milestone in the world of trade shows as the Spring Fair celebrates it’s 75th anniversary. We share with you the latest information, discounts and marketing opportunities on this February 2025 trade show.

Cardmitment campaign highlights our thriving industry in 2024
The GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry has reached nearly 35 million people across the UK in 2024! We have communicated our messages about the joy of sending, and receiving cards and the importance of a reliable and affordable postal service, via social media, in print and online news, and…

Ofcom review of the universal postal service and other postal regulation
As you know, the GCA been active participants, on your behalf, of Ofcom’s consultation into the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and last week we submitted our response (download full submission below). In the document, we outline our members’ position into the proposed cuts to cut Royal Mail’s service – including the ending of a six-days-a-week…
Members Call to Action – Save Our Postal Service
The United Kingdom’s postal service is at a critical juncture, and your support is essential to safeguard its future.Royal Mail faces the prospect of being sold to a foreign private investor, while Ofcom is consulting on significant regulatory changes that could undermine the very protections we depend on.What’s being proposed? Cut second class deliveries to as few as 2 days…

Together We Stand: Uniting Against Royal Mail’s Proposed Delivery Reductions
Royal Mail has now confirmed it’s begun trials to end Saturday second class delivery in a number of areas will extend those pilots to more locations next month. Even though Ofcom has not agreed to any changes to Royal Mail’s legal obligations under the USO, these trials will also reduce second class delivery to every…
Petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of proposals to amend Royal Mail USO
As part of the GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry we have launched a parliamentary petition asking for parliamentary scrutiny of any planned changes to Royal Mail’s legal ‘Universal Service Obligations’. At 10,000 signatures the government will respond to our Petition. An affordable and reliable postal service is vital to…

Spring Fair 2025
This year marks a remarkable milestone in the world of trade shows as the Spring Fair celebrates it’s 75th anniversary. We share with you the latest information, discounts and marketing opportunities on this February 2025 trade show.

Cardmitment campaign highlights our thriving industry in 2024
The GCA’s Cardmitment campaign to protect and promote the greeting card industry has reached nearly 35 million people across the UK in 2024! We have communicated our messages about the joy of sending, and receiving cards and the importance of a reliable and affordable postal service, via social media, in print and online news, and…