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Royal Mail to invest GBP 130 million in handhelds through BTTelecompaper (subscription)The UK's Royal Mail has announced an around GBP 130 million investment over five years in hand-held technology to provide more flexible delivery and a better tracking capability. BT Global Services will work with Royal Mail to decide which …

Royal Mail Unveils £130m Handhelds PushTechWeekEurope UKThe deal forms part of Royal Mail's IT investment push as it looks to stay competitive against other delivery firms. Earlier this year, it launched a new parcels shipping and tracking platform to enable e-retailers to improve integration between their … More: continued here

The postal regulator has been urged to introduce an immediate cap on competition to the Royal Mail. More: continued here

Cap on Royal Mail competition urgedBreakingNews.ieBilly Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: “Ofcom must urgently put a cap on unregulated competition to Royal Mail if it wants to secure the future of the universal postal service. At the moment it seems to favour its duty to promote competition in the …and …

Milton Keynes MKWeb JOBS: Royal Mail to offer 504 jobs this Christmas in Milton KeynesMilton Keynes MKWebRoyal Mail is opening a temporary parcel sort centre in Milton Keynes and is looking for a total of 504 seasonal staff. The sort centres are being set up for the fourth consecutive year. …

Royal Mail refuse to carry Britain First election leaflet for the Rochester …Kent OnlineThe Royal Mail has refused to carry a Britain First election leaflet that it considers to be illegal. The leaflet has been produced as part of the far-right group's campaign for the Rochester and Strood by-election. On …

Royal Mail to “transform parcel tracking” with £130m investmentPost and ParcelAs well as boosting tracking capabilities, the new investment is expected to help improve the flexibility of Royal Mail's parcel deliveries as it competes against companies providing increasingly sophisticated forms of delivery alternatives for the e … More: continued here

Supply Chain Digital Royal Mail invests GDP 130m in devices for postmenSupply Chain DigitalThe five-year investment is part of Royal Mail's IT transformation programme, a key objective of which is to support the delivery of our parcels strategy. This includes enabling the 500 year old postage company to be more …

The Royal Mail will not distribute "illegal" Britain First election leaflet. More: continued here

Milton Keynes MKWeb 470 Royal Mail jobs as parcel centre opens for Christmas rushexpressandstar.comGeoff Braden, Royal Mail's operation director, said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and our customers. "Royal Mail is again investing in 10 temporary parcel sort centres to increase our scale and improve …