Royal Mail

Bids for the sale of a 30 percent stake in postal company Royal Mail are due this month, Business Minister Peter Mandelson said on Sunday, signalling the government is pushing ahead with the controversial sale. More: continued here

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Oxford postman tries out new electic vanOxford Mail, UKRoyal Mail fleet manager Craig Lightfoot said that if the three-month trial proved a success, the Matra model, which is also used on the Continent, could replace a fleet of Vauxhall Combo vans, which run on diesel. Mr Lightfoot said: “Staff are very …

Deutsche Post shows interest in Royal MailFinancial Times, UKBy Chris Bryant in Berlin and James Wilson in Frankfurt The UK government’s attempts to part-privatise Royal Mail gained some much-needed momentum on Sunday when rival Deutsche Post emerged as a potential bidder. The German mail and logistics group … More: continued here

FRANKFURT, April 5 — Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in UK’s Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. A team of twelve Deutsche Post managers, headed by finance chief John Allan, had met with the advisory …

The UK government’s attempts to part-privatise Royal Mail gained some much-needed momentum on Sunday when rival Deutsche Post emerged as a potential bidder. More: continued here

Royal Mail bosses offer book of stamps as compensationMirror.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail bosses have offered a customer a book of stamps as compensation after a £200 cheque arrived FIVE YEARS late. Angry Rex Wyatt, 62, of Toton, Nottingham, said: "I can't cash the cheque because it's out of date and all they …

Deutsche Post Europe’s largest mail company has emerged as a contender to acquire a stake in Royal Mail after a delegation of its top managers met with the UK company’s advisory board. More: continued here

Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in the Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. More: continued here

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