Signaling a new dawn in the delivery industry, Royal Mail has started its first drone drop-off services in the United Kingdom. The country’s first drone services began in Orkney, through a collaborative effort between Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services. The delivery option will be used to distribute letters and …
Read More »British entrepreneur behind Royal Parks gardening business set for £40m payday
A British entrepreneur behind an eco-friendly landscaping business that counts the Royal Parks among its customers is in line for a £40m payday. Peter Fane, 60, owns 21pc of Nurture Landscaping Group, which has just secured investment from private equity firm All Seas Capital in a deal valuing the business …
Read More »Freightos launches free-to-all carbon emissions calculator
Global freight pricing and booking platform Freightos this week launched a free carbon calculator to assist forwarders looking to monitor and cut their carbon footprint. Using the calculator, forwarders can compare emissions across rates and modes, including airfreight. “The calculator uses Freightos’ proprietary routing and pricing engine, which can parse …
Read More »Royal Mail reduces emissions with efficiency boosting tech | Logistics
As part of its latest efforts towards sustainable operations, has begun to roll out telemetry technology into an additional 11,000 small vans to encourage fuel efficient driving styles. It’s latest expansion will be harnessing ’s Telemetry system. With ambitions to complete the initiative later this year, Royal Mail details that …
Read More »Investors demand FTSE companies pay the Living Wage
News Julia Irvine 28 Nov 2019 03:16pm A group of 21 large institutional investors has written to 15 FTSE 350 company chief executives setting out the business case for paying the real living wage The investors – who include Legal & General Investment Management, …
Read More »Rock Rose goes postal with recyclable pouches
Home News By Mathew Lyons Published: 30 September, 2019 Rock Rose has signed a deal with the Royal Mail which will make it the first gin to offer fully recyclable 70cl refill pouches. Under the agreement, Rock Rose’s gin pouches can be returned to its distillery via the Royal Mail’s …
Read More »