Britain’s state-owned postal service Consignia has reported steep losses and raised concerns over the British letter service by signalling that massive cutbacks are on the way.
Now the regulator Postcomm has proposed to open the mail services to competition. BBC News Online takes a closer look at Consignia’s situation, and how it got itself into such a mess.
Church & Dwight, the manufacturer of Arm & Hammer consumer and specialty products, has selected Exel, the global supply chain management solutions provider, to expand its retail distribution network.
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Medical Equipment has awarded BAX Global, a $2 billion worldwide transportation and supply chain management company, its Latin American logistics business.
Read MoreTibbett and Britten (T&B) of the UK, logistics group, aims to expand its operations in the Netherlands, boosting annual turnover to GBu 28mn. The company has acquired the 45,000 square metre distribution centre of Curver’s, which makes household products, at Brunssum, close to Maastricht, Netherlands.
Read MoreTESCO’S new UKPd45m ambient food distribution centre at Thurrock has been officially opened by IT & logistics director Philip Clarke, together with John Harvey, chairman of Tibbett & Britten Group, and mayor of Thurrock Barrie Lawrence.
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