UK delivery management company, Whistl, has announced that it is to move in to a new 78000sqft depot at Bristol Patchway in 2021. The site which is currently under development will be used for the company’s business mail and parcel collection and sortation operations for the South West.
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The home delivery expert ParcelHero is forecasting an £8.49 billion monster Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend. It warns that stores must learn from the disaster of Black Friday 2014 or delivery chains could snap once again this year.
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Panther logistics has announced that the business has been acquired by US based AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global transportation management leader that prides itself on expanding companies’ access to markets all over the world.
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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corps, has launched a new route between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. The route will strengthen trade between the two countries and support customers, particularly small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), with their international expansion.
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UPS has announced service enhancements to aid in the massive distribution efforts for COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. As part of these enhancements, UPS Healthcare now can produce up to 1,200 lbs. of dry ice per hour in its U.S. facilities to support the storage and transportation of cold chain products, such as frozen vaccines, in accordance with manufacturer storage requirements.
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Royal Mail has been awarded a contract from Department of Health and Social Care to deliver additional COVID-19 test kits to households across the UK, seven days a week*. The contract will run alongside Royal Mail Group’s existing agreement to deliver test kits to and collect them from care homes, regional test centres and priority postboxes – a role it has carried out since April 2020.
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Over the last year SwipBox has seen an explosive increase in the number of parcels being delivered to their parcel lockers all over the world. With Black Friday and Christmas shopping just around the corner SwipBox is preparing for a historical peak season.
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Quadient has today announced the findings of a survey into shopping behaviour and parcel delivery expectations, as consumers prepare for Black Friday and Christmas. The survey of 1,000 UK respondents conducted in October 2020, highlights the need for reliable incoming parcel management as delivery volumes rise.
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