Hammond Logistics wins contract with Robert Cain Brewery.
Hammond Logistics has won a contract with Danish-owned Robert Cain Brewery.
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Nightspeed Services wins contract with Spalding Sports
Express parcels carrier Nightspeed Services has signed a £200,000 contract to distribute golf equipment for Spalding Sports UK.
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Read MoreDanzas Belgiums activities to be amalgamated and renamed Speedpack
Deutsche Post is to amalgamate the national distribution activities of Danzas Belgium into a separate judicial structure called Speedpack. The new company unit will form part of Van Gend & Loos Euro Express.
Read MoreAn Post in talks with union over severance deal
Postmasters have entered talks with An Post on a voluntary severance package that could close hundreds of post offices. The union’s participation in the severance talks marks a significant turnaround and follows the Government’s refusal in July to pay An Post a subsidy to keep loss-making offices open.
Read MoreJapans postal services to be deregulated in 2003
Japan will allow private companies to begin mail services in 2003 under a plan endorsed by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. To get the licenses of mail services, private companies have to fulfill tough conditions set by the Japanese government.
Read MoreLa Postes fate has not yet been decided
No decision had been taken by the end of a ministerial meeting on Thursday on the future of the Belgian post office (La Poste). The financial report is expected to highlight the under-capitalisation of all the post office’s subsidiaries, with the exception of Banque de la Poste.
Read MoreBRITISH POSTAL STRIKE AVERTED AS EMPLOYERS PROMISES NO INVOLUNTARY CUTS
The union representing postal workers called off a strike threat Friday after reaching an agreement with employers that job cuts would be through voluntary retirement only. The Communication Workers Union had threatened strikes in the new year after Consignia, the public company which runs the Post Office, said it intended to cut 30,000 jobs _ or 15 percent of the work force. “We are delighted that we have reached agreement so our members know that no one can put them out of a job. Any job losses will be dealt with through collective bargaining and on a voluntary basis,” said John Keggie, deputy general secretary of the union.
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