“We’ve brought in 15,000 additional workers across the country to support us with the high volumes. Tomorrow [Tuesday] alone will be our busiest day of the year, we will see 35 million letters and nine million parcels pass through our network,” he said. Tom Bailey, plant manager at the Medway …
Read More »Silk Way 777F flies e-commerce charter to PIK
Silk Way West Airlines flew a 777F into Glasgow this month with 90 tonnes of cargo, marking the airport’s first dedicated e-commerce flight. The freighter (67454), chartered by Zhonger Express and Jumen Logistics, departed Silk Way’s hub in Baku, Azerbaijan (GYD), in the early morning of Dec. 4 and landed …
Read More »Royal Mail warns UK households to take urgent action before Wednesday night
The Royal Mail has warned UK households they have just HOURS left to act ahead of a key Christmas cut-off date. The Royal Mail has issued a festive warning over last-minute Christmas post deadlines as we head deeper into December and towards Christmas week. Royal Mail has revealed its latest …
Read More »Royal Mail responds to Royton residents post concerns
The concerns were shared on a Facebook community group in which one man had asked if anyone else was “finding they are not getting post” to which many people shared they were experiencing the same. People in other areas of Oldham and Saddleworth have reported similar problems. One woman said that …
Read More »Trump clouds hover over US Postal Service, may push it UK’s Royal Mail way – Firstpost
Postal services are more than just delivery systems. They are part of a country’s identity, history and public trust. In the United States, the US Postal Service (USPS), founded in 1775, is under pressure to privatise, a suggestion often made by President-elect Donald Trump, triggering debates about its future. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Are postage stamps too expensive in the UK? Have your say
Royal Mail is a household name, and its posties, red vans and logos can be found all across the nation almost every single day. Its parent company has just been sold to a new billionaire owner, and communications regulator Ofcom is thinking of changes “to make sure it is sustainable”. …
Read More »What do we know about Royal Mail’s new owner?
[Getty Images] Daniel Křetínský is set to become the new owner of Royal Mail after the sale of its parent firm was approved by the government. The Czech entrepreneur has been described as a “quiet sphinx” for his inscrutable style. So who is the low-key billionaire and what could new …
Read More »Royal Mail issues warning to 13 UK postcodes
December is undoubtedly Royal Mail’s busiest month, with households nationwide sending national and international post ahead of Christmas. Day-to-day services remain in operation for everyday posts delivered by Royal Mail, though sometimes this can be disrupted. While the postal service says delivery and collection services will occur across the UK …
Read More »Selling Royal Mail to a Czech billionaire marks a bleak day for Britain – Evening Standard
… Royal Mail. In 2023 Royal Mail was even stripped of its monopoly on delivering parcels from Post Office sites. Last year Royal Mail's parent … Source link
Read More »Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has overcome a major hurdle in his bid to take over Royal Mail after the government approved the deal.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it had received legally binding commitments from the bidder, known as the Czech Sphinx, and his EP Group that were intended to secure the long-term future of the postal service. “For too many years progress on securing a stable future at Royal Mail has stalled, …
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