Millions struggle to get to local Post Office
The number of UK residents who have trouble getting to their local branch has doubled since Labour came to power in 1997, reports The Daily Telegraph.
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MP hits out at Royal Mail
Tom Watson MP has written to the chief executive of Royal Mail Group, Adam Crozier, to complain about the Royal Mail’s “heavy handed approach” to the “growing sector of not-for-profit citizen focused sites” in the UK, reports h-online.com
Read MoreFedEx launch fire-suppression technology
FedEx Express has unveiled the industry’s first onboard automatic fire-suppression system (FSS), elevating the level of safety during international, over-water flights.
Read MoreUPS offers customers green option
UPS has became the first small package carrier to offer its customers the ability to offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the transport of their packages within the United States.
Read MoreTrucks, planes and kitchen rolls
I was trudging around the supermarket in a gormless state last night – wandering up and down the never-ending array of identical aisles wondering whether buying a multi pack of kitchen rolls (or kitchen towels for our American readers) was indeed better value than purchasing them in singular form – when two things sprang into my mind:
Read MoreUPU urges postal leaders to help “Seal the Deal”
Postal leaders from across the world have put their names to a Universal Postal Union (UPU) banner that will be presented to world leaders before December’s United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Read MoreNorway Post teams up with Syslore
Syslore has signed a contract with Norway Post to deliver an address recognition system for mail sorting systems.
Read MoreTNT posts high growth in hi-tech sector
TNT has defied the economic downturn in its hi-tech sector business that achieved a double digit growth in Asia in the year to date, reports Cargonews Asia.
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