Royal Mail adds 87 electric vehicles to London fleet

Royal Mail is adding 87 electric vehicles and new charging infrastructure to one of its largest London distribution hubs. The additions to the fleet include Mercedes-Benz eVito and Peugeot Partner vans, which have load capacities ranging from 3.7 to 6.3 cubic metres. The vehicles will operate from Royal Mail’s distribution …

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Don’t let the bosses stop postal workers’ walkouts

Workers during the previous national ballot – the CWU union is hoping to dodge another legal challenge (Pic: CWUnews/Twitter) Workers at several Royal Mail workplaces are set to start ballots for local strikes after bosses pushed ahead with major attacks on jobs and working conditions. CWU union members in at least …

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Will the UK’s climate assembly actually make any difference?

David Attenborough speaking at the UK’s first citizen’s climate assembly in Birmingham on January 25 Fabio De Paola/PA Wire/PA Images Over the weekend, 110 randomly-selected people travelled to a secret location in Birmingham to listen and learn. They were given a simple remit: to deliberate how the UK should deal …

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Q1 revenue growth amid senior appointments at Greencore

Convenience foods giant Greencore Group has reported first quarter revenue growth and made a pair of senior appointments. Greencore has 21 production units in 16 manufacturing sites in the UK, operating two ingredient trading businesses in Ireland. The group employs 11,500 people. Group revenue for the 13 weeks to 27 …

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Business confidence high for SMEs in 2020 and beyond

Business confidence is high as seven in ten UK SME online retailers are confident that their sales will increase in 2020, according to a study commissioned by Royal Mail and they’re also positive in the outlook for the next five years. With the UK now sitting out meetings with the …

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Pareto FM takes delivery of hard FM services at The Postal Museum

Pareto FM has secured a contract to provide hard services at The Postal Museum’s newly built facility in Clerkenwell, London. The Postal Museum in Clerkenwell reveals five centuries of British social and communications history as seen through the eyes of its iconic postal service. Alongside permanent exhibition galleries and a …

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