IT’S A VERY British tragedy. A combination of conservative ideology and near complete ignorance of how organisations are changed is set to lay the universal British postal service low. We are to enter a brave new world in which the rich, businesses and city dwellers will enjoy a first-class postal service and the rest of the country will be consigned to second- and third-class status.
Read More5 February 2002 Swiss Post International has acquired a 30 per cent stake in Porta a porta with an option to acquire control over the next two years. Porta a Porta is a parcel and logistics company.
Read MoreMore than 80 per cent of consumers consider the Post Office(tm) to be helpful, easy to deal with and knowledgeable, according to new research conducted by Millward Brown.
The survey also found that the Post Office was recognised as more important to the community, helpful and trustworthy than established household names such as British Gas and Marks and Spencer as well as newer companies such as Amazon and Virgin.
More than 500 jobs are to go at Post Office Limited (POL), the Consignia division that operates postal branches. The redundancies, out of a total POL workforce of 2,500, involve network managers and administrative posts and represent the first job losses under Consignia’s plan to reduce costs by Pounds 1.2 billion.
Read MoreThe first post office on a railway station is set to open tomorrow (Wednesday) combining sales of stamps with rail tickets and other goods.
The new branch will open at Gillingham in Kent in partnership with train operator Connex South Eastern.
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