Royal Mail unveils commemorative First World War stampsHerald ScotlandThe Royal Mail had its own regiment, the Post Office Rifles, which was formed in the 1860s to protect its buildings from attack, with 1,800 killed and 4,500 injured during the war. About 75,000 postal workers fought in the war, and there …
Read More »PAF! MPs go postal over postal location data sell-off by Coalition.gov
Royal Mail coordinates of every address in the land are 'national asset' MPs have accused the government of short-sightedness, after it agreed to offload the Postcode Address File (PAF) as part of the sale of Royal Mail. The PAF contains location data for tens of millions of postal addresses across …
Read More »Postal deliveries to change in North Birmingham in Royal Mail shake-up – Sutton Coldfield Observer
Sutton Coldfield Observer Postal deliveries to change in North Birmingham in Royal Mail shake-upSutton Coldfield ObserverPostal routes and delivery times are to be completely revised in Great Barr and Perry Barr as Royal Mail presses ahead with its on-going programme of transformation. The company has gone back to the drawing …
Read More »Sale of Royal Mail database to help boost share price was a big mistake that … – This is Money
Sale of Royal Mail database to help boost share price was a big mistake that …This is MoneyThe Government faced yet more criticism for its handling of Royal Mail's privatisation today after MPs said the sale of millions of postcodes and postal addresses could hold back economic growth. The Public …
Read More »Royal Mail wins major local government mail contract in London – Post and Parcel
Royal Mail wins major local government mail contract in LondonPost and ParcelRoyal Mail has provided delivery services for these councils individually before, but this deal sees the local authorities purchasing their mail services together for the first time ever, in order to achieve efficiency savings. Royal Mail secured the … …
Read More »Royal Mail’s DM business faces enough challenges without denying it data assets – Marketing Week
Royal Mail's DM business faces enough challenges without denying it data assetsMarketing WeekDespite the direction of travel being against DM, it still represents a significant and growing, in terms of its share of revenue generated, part of Royal Mail's business. It has the potential to be even more potent when …
Read More »Royal Mail announces five-year programme of WWI stamps – Design Week
Design Week Royal Mail announces five-year programme of WWI stampsDesign WeekThe Royal Mail has announced a five-year programme of stamps commemorating the First World War. Set. Hat-Trick Design has designed the series, which will be released in sets of six annually every year until 2018. In the first set of …
Read More »Royal Mail share price: Privatised postie wins two-year London contract – iNVEZZ
CITY A.M. Royal Mail share price: Privatised postie wins two-year London contractiNVEZZiNVEZZ.com, Tuesday, March 18: Royal Mail (LON:RMG) has won a two-year contract to collect and deliver bulk mail for borough councils across London, the postal services group announced yesterday. The deal is the first of its kind and will …
Read More »Postcode database sale to Royal Mail a “mistake” – The Information Daily
Postcode database sale to Royal Mail a “mistake”The Information DailySome government data sets are of huge direct value to the economy, the committee says that the Postcode Address File (PAF) was included in the sale of Royal Mail to boost the share price at flotation. Bernard Jenkin, Chair of the …
Read More »Royal Mail wins contract to deliver mail for borough councils
Royal Mail has been awarded a two-year contract to collect and deliver important council documents for 14 London boroughs. More: continued here
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