Royal Mail

Royal Mail recruits Dataforce for first data expert panelBrand Republic (subscription), UK –3 hours agoby Alex Donohue Brand Republic 31-Jan-08, 10:00 LONDON – Royal Mail has drafted in Dataforce as the first of five companies to contribute to its newly … More: continued here

National monopolies for mail delivery in the European Union will be dismantled by 2011, with postal companies free to operate in any of the EU’s 27 countries – meaning the Royal Mail could face threats by European competitors on British soil More: continued here

Royal Mail raises prices for B2B and commercialPrintWeek, UK –3 hours agoFinancial constraints on printers will increase in 2008 as Royal Mail has announced price hikes for its business-to-business mailing. …Review your mail, urges regulatorThird Sector (registration)all 2 news articles More: continued here

Burslem postal workers march back to workSocialist Party, UK –15 hours agoThey have now voted to go back to work after agreeing a deal with Royal Mail. The main demand was for an independent review of all the 12 instead of this … More: continued here

Daily Mail Bad news for Royal Mail? EU bans postal monopolies from 2011Daily Mail, UK –6 minutes agoCould the Royal Mail be threatened by European competitors moving to Britain? Postal services in the European Union handle an estimated 135 billion items a … More: continued here

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, reported a $31.3 billion yearly net profit on Thursday, due to divestments and higher oil prices. More: continued here

Nirvana prints chocolate letterPrintWeek, UK –5 hours agoNirvana Group has printed a mouth watering chocolate letter for Royal Mail, as part of a campaign to encourage companies to use direct mail. … More: continued here

Post staff set for £400 bonusYork Press, UK –15 hours agoBy Mike Laycock MORE than a thousand posties across York and North Yorkshire are set to receive a £400 bonus in April – if unions and Royal Mail management …Hospital staff’s union protestYork Pressall 2 news articles More: continued here

A WISHAW postie has been suspended as part of probe after tens of thousands of pieces of mail went missing. Royal Mail have this week confirmed that the postman is the subject of an internal investigation into the ‘intentional delay of mail’. More: continued here

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Norman Rosenthal, who for three decades steered the exhibitions program at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, is stepping down at his own request to become a freelance curator, the academy said. More: continued here