Less mail in system may force changesDetroit Free Press, United StatesWith more business and social communication being done online, fewer pieces of mail are being sent — nearly 11 billion pieces less than the US Postal Service peak in 2006. But more people also are shopping online, so parcel delivery has increased. … More: continued here
Look lads, just stick them in your pocketTimes Online, UKThere is an obvious solution, but it seems to have escaped Royal Mail managers. So, in language they might understand, here it is: they should formulate a top-down communications strategy outlining an innovative blue skies policy with reference to the … More: continued here
Fight to preserve postbus network in the Highlands steps up a gearPress and Journal, UKA campaign to persuade Royal Mail to reverse a controversial decision to axe five postbus services in the Highlands next month has been stepped up. Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson has added his voice to calls to preserve the network which is used…
The Globe and Mail: “The e-mail system of the Indian Prime Ministers Office was crippled by a virus that devoured nearly all of its incoming mail for three months last year…” More: continued here
Royal Mail staff vent fury on Corby MPNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UKBy Kate Cronin More than 100 postal workers marched through Corby to protest against the privatisation of Royal Mail. The workers were angry that MP Phil Hope has failed to sign a House of Commons early day motion objecting to Lord Peter Mandelson's … More: continued…
Leading Asbestos Removal Company Rhodar (part of Lexia Solutions Group) today announced their latest success in winning the prestigious 3 year Term Contract as sole supplier for asbestos removal services to The Royal Mail Group. The contract covers the entire Royal Mail Group property portfolio across the UK and began on the 1st March. More:…
Royal Mail seeking greener vehiclesRoad Transport, UKRoyal Mail is looking to its commercial vehicle fleet to help it achieve its goal of reducing total CO2 output by 50% by 2015. Nearly 40% of all Royal Mail's CO2 output, approximately one million tonnes per year, comes from its road transport … More: continued here
Fence erected at old Royal Mail siteNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UKRoyal Mail chiefs have erected a security fence around their empty sorting office in Northampton to keep out drunks following pressure from police and residents. Fed-up residents living near the abandoned Barrack Road mail centre have had to put up … More: continued here
The cost to the taxpayer of absorbing the Royal Mail Group’s multi-billion-pound pension deficit is set to rise, Postal Services Minister Pat McFadden has told MPs. More: continued here
Media News International Royal Mail site to offer DM advicePrintWeek, UKThe Royal Mail has launched a new online resource aimed at helping marketers get the most out of their direct mail (DM) campaigns. The Mail Media Centre, which is being targeted at the UK’s top 3000 advertisers and 500 key agencies, has been welcomed …Royal Mail…