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Election canvassing has left me bristling | General election 2024

After many hours volunteering to canvass and deliver leaflets during the election campaign, I can wholeheartedly consign bristle draught excluders on letterboxes to Room 101. I’d be grateful if Royal Mail staff who manage to deliver post unmangled, without constantly nipping their fingers, could share their secrets.John Rushton Bridge of …

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Second-class service for shareholders

Get rich quick schemes don’t come along every day. So, little wonder so many in the City are piling into this one — flogging the group that owns the Royal Mail to a Czech billionaire. The deal’s generated £146 million in banking, legal, accounting and public relations fees: £89.1 million …

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the good, the bad and the ugly – The Armchair Trader

First the good. National Grid LON:NG. just announced an enormous £7bn rights issue in May to help it strengthen the US and UK electricity networks it is responsible for. The full-underwritten rights issue in London will contribute towards a massive £60bn investment plan over the next five years. The scale …

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Falconer targets growth with new B2 Heidelberg

Falconer Print & Packaging has set its sights on growth, having beefed up its capacity with a brand-new B2 Heidelberg press and near-new Heidelberg gluing line. Based in Elland, north of Huddersfield, Falconer will take delivery of the new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75-6+L mixed operation press in December 2024. Colin Pow, …

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