The latest headlines in your inbox A postman today told how he found a newborn boy on a doorstep in Hackney. Edward Holton, 36, was on duty when he spotted a blanket “wrapped in a cocoon” shape outside a vicarage in Sandringham Road on Saturday. He carried on delivering post …
Read More »Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m
Could Magway develop a cleaner approach for eCommerce deliveries The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims A British engineering start-up looking to embed an innovative freight delivery system using underground pipes has succeeded in crowdfunding more …
Read More »EDF to deliver for Royal Mail car fleet – reNews
EDF is to deliver electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure to the Royal Mail Group in the UK. The three-year framework agreement will support Royal Mail Group’s commitment under the ‘Optimise Prime Project’ – the world’s largest commercial electric vehicle project. EDF will provide charging points, associated maintenance and ancillary items such …
Read More »UPS, FedEx, Royal Mail, DHL, China Post – Science of Change
Courier Services Market describes an in-depth evaluation and professional study on the present and future state of the Courier Services market across the globe, including valuable facts and figures. Courier Services Market provides information regarding the emerging opportunities in the market & the market drivers, trends & upcoming technologies that …
Read More »King’s Head Theatre directors talk 50th birthday celebrations and moving to a new home
Your guide to what’s hot in London I’m standing on the roof of the King’s Head theatre — a ramshackle former boxing ring behind a vintage Islington boozer — with its artistic director Adam Spreadbury-Maher, looking at the future. London’s oldest pub theatre has hosted early performances from Hugh Grant, …
Read More »Royal Mail rolls out another 87 electric vans
Royal Mail is adding another 87 electric vehicles to its London fleet. The vans, Mercedes eVitos and Peugeot Partners, will arrive at the Mount Pleasant depot over the next two months. The vehicles will be used in the Optimise Prime project, a back-to-base smart charging project funded through Ofgem’s innovation …
Read More »Lords debate Pensions Bill for four hours as future for dashboard and criminal sanctions questioned
Peers debated the government’s flagship 2020 Pension Schemes Bill for more than four hours last night. The bill attempts to tackle a wide range of issues, from criminal sanctions on executives that recklessly underfund pension schemes, to allowing for collective defined contribution schemes and formalising a pensions dashboard. A number …
Read More »ADIB provides Dhs320m financing for London healthcare facility, logistics hub in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh property, let to Royal Mail, consists of a distribution warehouse and office facility extending to 94,323 sq.ft situated in the Scottish city's … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail: online SMEs confident of the future
29 January 2020 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has released research showing 70% of UK small and medium (SME) online retailers are confident of sales growth in 2020. Forty-eight per cent of those retailers are to increase advertising/marketing spend as well as 36% planning to improve customer experience. The prospect …
Read More »Union opposes Royal Mail’s van delivery trial for large parcels in Swindon
THE Royal Mail is trialling a new delivery service for parcels in Swindon – but it is understood the postal workers’ union is not happy with the plans. Large and next-day packages will be delivered separately by van during the trial so that postmen and women delivering door-to-door around the …
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