[ad_1] ISLE of Wight Royal Mail staff have met this morning (Friday) ahead of possible strike action over plans to change the postal service. Workers walked out of the Royal Mail sorting office on the Riverway Industrial Estate, Newport, to hold gate talks and discuss a ballot on strikes planned for Tuesday, September 17, to…

[ad_1] A forgotten Irish master mariner who had the first confirmed sighting of the Antarctic continent is to be remembered with a statue in his home village of Ballinacurra in east Cork. Edward Bransfield was pressed ganged into the Royal Navy from his father’s fishing boat in Youghal, Co Cork, in 1803 when he was…

[ad_1] Workers: Scottish Labour have made the claims. PA Scottish Labour has claimed workers in Scotland could see their annual salaries rise by more than £1000 under their proposals to introduce a real living wage. The party suggests the move would mean that all workers over the age of 16 across the country would receive…

[ad_1] AssetWorks has appointed Mike Gadd as its managing director for both UK and international operations. Gadd will be in charge of development and leadership of the domestic and overseas markers, aiming to meet the company’s growth targets. The new recruit will ensure asset management software is improved upon, working alongside clients such as Royal…

[ad_1] As well as the Royal Borough of Greenwich taking part in the Move UK project, many other fleets around the country are helping to develop new technologies. We look at five projects. Trial 1: Powertrain  Which fleets were involved? Addison Lee Group, Autoglass, British Gas, Clancy Plant, DPD, Heathrow Airport, Interserve, Mears Group, Metropolitan…

[ad_1] A proptech start-up that is competing against traditional estate and letting agents has raised £7m in funding. It is one of three lettings-focused enterprises raising money. Residently, based in the UK but planning to build a global rental platform, will use the money to fund its growth in London, Manchester and and New York….