Royal Mail today announces the launch of 10 Special Stamps being issued to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the internationally popular miniatures hobby, Warhammer. Six stamps in the main set depict characters from the worlds of Warhammer – Space Marines and Orks from Warhammer 40,000; Stormcast Eternals and Slaves to …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail posts losses of 419 million pounds
IDS, which includes Royal Mail UK and international operations GLS, reported a group adjusted operating loss of 71 million pounds for the year ended March 26, compared with a profit of 758 million pounds a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a loss of 114 million pounds, according to …
Read More »Workers at IDS unit Royal Mail to vote amid pay, conditions dispute
(Alliance News) – Workers at International Distributions Services PLC’s Royal Mail will hold a series of meetings on Tuesday to vote on whether they have confidence in the company’s chief executive ahead of fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union is organising …
Read More »Royal Mail issues a set of eight stamps to mark Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Royal Mail revealed images of a new set of eight dynamic illustrated stamps being issued to mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Designed by artist Charis Tsevis, the vivid images feature illustrations of both male and female athletes competing in a selection of …
Read More »Which British workers are heading for industrial action?
June 29 (Reuters) – Britain faces a summer of disruption as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have either already announced strike action or are …
Read More »Royal Mail plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2021-22, Payable on September 6, 2022
Royal Mail plc announced that The Board is proposing a final dividend of 13.3 pence per share. Combined with the interim dividend of 6.7 pence per share paid in January 2022, this gives an ordinary dividend for Fiscal Year 2021-22 of 20 pence per share, and is in line with …
Read More »Royal Mail : launches feature for posties to capture photos on delivery
Royal Mail is rolling out a new feature across the UK, offering photos taken by posties at the delivery address as confirmation of delivery for its customers using Royal Mail Tracked services*. The feature will give Royal Mail’s sending and receiving customers increased visibility of how and where mail is …
Read More »Royal Mail : Quality of Service Q3 2021-22
In the third quarter of the year leading up to 5 December 2021, Royal Mail delivered 93.8 per cent of Second Class mail within three working days. The Company delivered 76.8 per cent of First Class mail the next working day with 92.5 per cent delivered within two days. While …
Read More »Royal Mail plc – Transaction in Own Shares
Royal Mail plc – Transaction in Own Shares. The Company announces that on 13 December 2021 it had purchased a total 183,506 of its ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each (the ‘ordinary shares’) on the London Stock Exchange, Cboe BXE and Cboe CXE, through the Company’s broker, Merrill Lynch International, as …
Read More »UK shares slide as inflation, Omicron risks grow
The benchmark FTSE 100 index declined 0.5% in morning trade, diverging from its Asian peers, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index fell 0.7%. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the economic impact from COVID-19 still remains strong, while noting the inflationary pressure from supply chain …
Read More »