BBC News London 2012: Cavendish could earn first 'Gold stamp'BBC NewsThe Royal Mail will be producing the stamps to commemorate each British gold medal winner at the London Olympics. The Isle of Man cyclist is Britain's first medal hope in the men's road race on the 27 July. The special …
Read More »Royal Mail hands out plastic tongs to stop posties being bitten – Derby Telegraph
Royal Mail hands out plastic tongs to stop posties being bittenDerby TelegraphProfile image for Derby Telegraph · Derby Telegraph. Follow. POST workers who fear being bitten by pet dogs have been issued with plastic tongs to put mail safely through letter boxes. The Royal Mail says it has issued 90000 …
Read More »VIDEO: Concern over Royal Mail GPS scheme
The Royal Mail has begun a trial scheme across East Anglia pinpointing the exact location of homes and businesses and plans to sell on the information to sat nav companies. More: continued here
Read More »Pitney Bowes Urges SMES to Stamp Out Their Losses
HARLOW, UNITED KINGDOM– – A result of the Royal Mail rate change that came into effect in April has been increasing financial pressures facing Britain's SMEs. With a standard first class stamp now costing … More: continued here
Read More »Pitney Bowes Urges SMES to Stamp Out Their Losses – MarketWatch (press release)
Pitney Bowes Urges SMES to Stamp Out Their LossesMarketWatch (press release)HARLOW, UNITED KINGDOM, Jul 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — A result of the Royal Mail rate change that came into effect in April has been increasing financial pressures facing Britain's SMEs. With a standard first class stamp now costing …
Read More »Royal Mail Gets Into Geodata Capture Business
With the volume of mail declining worldwide, the Royal Mail (the UK version of the USPS) is trailing new ways to make money. One is having carriers set aside their delivery duties and instead capture GPS data of front doors of homes and businesses. The trial is in Essex,… Continue reading …
Read More »Royal Mail posties map co-ordinates for delivery addresses – Post and Parcel
Royal Mail posties map co-ordinates for delivery addressesPost and ParcelRoyal Mail said today it started a pilot project in East Anglia on Monday in which postmen and women will use special satellite receivers to record GPS longitude, latitude and altitude data for every property in the region. The postal operator …
Read More »Royal Mail Might Earn Those Enormous Price Increases by Making GPS Better – Gizmodo UK
Gizmodo UK Royal Mail Might Earn Those Enormous Price Increases by Making GPS BetterGizmodo UKGary Cutlack -. The Royal Mail is putting its fleet of vans and people to work in a clever new way, using the daily rounds of its crews in East Anglia to augment existing GPS data …
Read More »60 posties in North Staffordshire are bitten by dogs in 12 months – This is Staffordshire
60 posties in North Staffordshire are bitten by dogs in 12 monthsThis is StaffordshireRoyal Mail today described the figure as 'unacceptably high'. Now Royal Mail and union leaders are appealing for homeowners to keep their dogs under control during the school summer holidays when incidents normally peak. Posties are also …
Read More »Increase in number of dog attacks on posties – Lancashire Evening Post
Increase in number of dog attacks on postiesLancashire Evening PostNew figures released by Royal Mail show that 49 postmen and women were attacked across the PR postcode area by dogs from April 2011 to April 2012, up 20% on the previous year. Today, Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union …
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