James Batchelor and Claire Hensman with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise A Cumbrian company which helps keep older people safe every day has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Alertacall, which has offices in Windermere and Warrington, was presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation by …
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Royal Mail’s dispute-ending deal with the Communication Workers Union has left as many questions as it has answered, according to Liberum analysts. Liberum repeated a ‘sell’ rating for the courier, given uncertainty about the deal’s effect on cost savings and productivity for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services PLC (LSE:IDS). …
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Eight towns and villages in Devon have starring roles in a new film being released in cinemas this week. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton, and arrives in local cinemas on April 28. Based on the best-selling book by Rachel Joyce, it tells the …
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An East Twickenham retiree was sent more than a hundred “useless” one and two pence stamps by the Royal Mail after exchanging his collection for the new legal tender. Tony Rushton, 84, swapped 292 stamps – valued at £35.59 – for the new barcoded alternative announced in October. FIT FOR …
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In the first quarter of this year, Eindhoven truck manufacturer DAF Trucks reached some 550 million euros worth of settlements with various transport companies. The company will compensate for the damage the companies suffered because they paid too much for DAF trucks between 1997 and 2011, Financieele Dagblad reports. In …
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April 24 (Reuters) – Daniel Kretinsky is seeking to take control of debt-laden French supermarket chain Casino (CASP.PA), in a deal that would bring several well-known retail brands under the Czech billionaire’s umbrella in France. Kretinsky, 47, a former investment bank lawyer who built one of Europe’s largest energy groups, …
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The final member of “a planned, sophisticated, sustained and determined” drugs conspiracy has been put behind bars. CornwallLive has previously reported how three men were jailed for the empire that saw Cornwall flooded with heroin and cocaine and more than half a million pounds in cash sent back to Liverpool …
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Support us and go ad-free It’s been a mixed bag of news about trade unions in recent days. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has agreed an offer with Royal Mail – much to some workers’ anger. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found its fight again, after previously caving …
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© Reuters. Royal Mail deal leaves ‘as many questions as answers’ Proactive Investors – Royal Mail’s dispute-ending deal with the Communication Workers Union has left as many questions as it has answered, according to Liberum analysts. Liberum repeated a ‘sell’ rating for the courier, given uncertainty about the deal’s effect …
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To optimise their vehicle routing McQueens Dairies have been using a bespoke solution from CACI called StreetServicer. Underpinned by OS AddressBase, StreetServicer is ideal for micro level routing like meter-reading, milk deliveries or refuse collection. OS AddressBase matches 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses to unique property reference numbers (UPRNs). …
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