Year: 2003

Royal Mail have announced the launch of a joint venture with data services company, Alphanumeric Limited (trading as Jaywing). The new company, Jaywing Central Limited (“Jaywing Central”), will provide a communications management solution for direct marketers.

Jaywing Central will be the first true end-to-end multi-channel communications management resource for medium and large companies. Jaywing Central will be looking to improve performance in acquisition, achieve improved renewal rates, and increased effectiveness in direct marketing through segmented customer communications management.

The result of a UK-wide strike ballot by Royal Mail workers to be announced tomorrow could force Northern Ireland postmen into a strike against their wishes.

Michael Kennedy, Northern Ireland area general manager for Royal Mail, believes the majority of his workforce will vote against a strike, but could be dragged into one by their disgruntled UK colleagues.

Last-ditch talks aimed at averting the first national mail strike for seven years were adjourned tonight – just hours away from a crucial ballot result.

Negotiations between the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail managers broke up at conciliation service Acas without any sign of agreement, a spokesman said.

Postal workers across the country are currently awaiting the result of the vote – expected to be announced by the CWU tomorrow – which could see walkouts begin as early as next week.

Royal Mail to provide warehousing, fulfilment and returns management for goods auctioned live on the television channel.

The new contract is expected to generate significant cost savings for auctionworld.tv by efficiently managing the distribution of auctionworld.tv’s products from Royal Mail’s logistics operation in Swindon. Auctionworld.tv has appointed Royal Mail because of its proven logistics capability and the success of delivery contracts with the business, including its use of the Special Delivery service.