By Laurie Tennant, Cowes: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Covid I have just received via that most expensive of services, Royal Mail, a leaflet from IW Council telling me that I should stop moving, and pointing out that if people stop moving, so does the Coronavirus. I am assuming that …
Read More »New Royal Mail parcel hub under construction
The UK’s postal operator has announced that construction of a major, new Royal Mail parcel hub in the Midlands is underway as the Company accelerates its transformation to an international parcels-led business that also delivers letters in the UK. Straight off, that is interesting phrasing – Royal Mail is now …
Read More »SEGRO : completes pioneering zero-carbon refurbishment at Premier Park, Park Royal
SEGRO completes pioneering zero-carbon refurbishment at Premier Park, Park Royal 10 February 2021 SEGRO has completed its first ‘zero-carbon in operation refurbishment’, repositioning a 45,000 sq ft unit at Premier Park, Park Royal, as a state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient warehouse space. The unit, originally constructed in 2000 has now achieved a …
Read More »Global Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Growth Analysis | Trends, Drivers and Vendor Forecasts for 2021-2025 – KSU
Global Courier and Local Delivery Services Market Report Provides Significant Market Growth Analysis The global Courier and Local Delivery Services market report delivers a complete and in-detail study of the market using primary or secondary resource and various research tools. The market weakness, opportunities, strength, and risk analysis provide holistic picture of …
Read More »GLP announces record leasing, development activity for logistics business in 2020
Image for illustration purposes only Logistics real estate investor, developer, and operator GLP business signed more than 22.7 million sqm of new and renewal lease agreements over the past 12 months globally, up 57% year-on-year. The business also initiated USD 5.3 billion or 5.6 million sqm of new development projects in 2020, up 75% year-on-year, …
Read More »GLS Netherlands goes carbon neutral on deliveries
9 February 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail-owned GLS Netherlands has achieved carbon-neutrality for all parcels sent within the country and those being sent abroad. This has come from measures to reduce and avoid the use of CO2 but also through buying carbon credits. “Protecting the climate is the number …
Read More »Another sector conquered: Amazon Logistics is now the UK’s second-largest courier
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon Logistics is now the second-largest UK courier and delivery firm ParcelHero says its growth won’t stop here. Amazon’s rapid climb to become the UK’s second-largest courier should surprise no one. ParcelHero’s 2015 report, Amazon’s Prime Ambition, predicted that the e-commerce giant would become …
Read More »Body found in suitcase by North Carolina river near where pregnant woman went missing
Body is found stuffed in suitcase by North Carolina river just 10 miles from where pregnant woman, 28, went missing a week ago The body was found in a suitcase by the Neuse River Trail in Raleigh on Monday The case is considered a homicide and cause of death is …
Read More »Brymbo Post Office to close on Tuesdays until further notice
Wrexham.com > News Posted: Wed 10th Feb 2021 Brymbo Post Office is to close on Tuesdays until further notice. The Post Office, operated by the Brymbo Enterprise Centre on Blast Road, currently operates Monday to Friday 9.30am until …
Read More »UK newspaper editors call on government to protect FOI Act
Newspapers and publishers have today united to urge MPs to investigate the Government’s ‘disgraceful’ obstruction of legitimate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Boris Johnson has said he supports press freedom in Britain but an investigation has revealed that his Government operates a secretive taxpayer-funded ‘Clearing House’ allegedly stifling disclosure of …
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