UK's APC Overnight gains green light for £14m parcel hub
Local planning officials have given the green light to parcel and express delivery company APC Overnight to build a new head office and hub site in the English Midlands region.
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Postal Digest: Milestone for Sandd; La Poste budget approval
Rounding up some more of the world’s postal sector news, including celebrations for Sandd, “conservative” budget approvals for La Poste and Estonian Post, and money transfer success for Latvian Post…
Read MoreTighter US pilot safety rules leave cargo operators exempt
Air cargo carriers in the United States have escaped new federal regulations that require airline pilots more rest between flights.
Read MorePostNL ties mail carrier salaries to national minimum wage
PostNL has reached an agreement with leaders of the BVPP union on a new collective bargaining deal for 17,000 mail carriers, to run throughout 2012.
Read MoreFedEx "upset, embarrassed" as YouTube video goes viral
FedEx has found itself severely mauled by a YouTube video displaying “unacceptable” behaviour by one of its delivery staff, which went viral in the United States.
Read MoreDeutsche Post agrees sweetener, union talks to resume in January
Deutsche Post is set to pay a EUR 400 bonus to 130,000 German employees that are subject to the collective bargaining agreement with the Ver.di union, it confirmed today.
Read MoreLa Poste and Swiss Post to combine international operations
Two of Europe’s leading national postal operators have formed an important alliance to combine their respective cross-border mail activities, in order to take on the major players in the international market.
Read MoreSiemens to provide eight sorters for UPS Cologne hub expansion
UPS has ordered eight sorting machines from German engineering giant Siemens as it expands its European hub at Cologne/Bonn Airport.
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