Exel acquires European pharma logistics group
Exel acquires European pharma logistics group
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German Jungheinrich Group and Lynx Express ‘close partnership’ praised
The ‘remarkably close partnership’ between Lynx Express and its customer, fork lift truck manufacturer the Jungheinrich Group, has been singled out for praise in helping the German company win two major categories in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards.
Jungheinrich took the award in the Engineering and General Manufacturing category and capped this success by being awarded the Overall Winner of the 2003 Awards.
Read MoreTNT Express Services opens new UK midland centre
Delivery group TNT Express Services is creating up to 120 new jobs following a GBP1.5 million investment in a new call centre at Lount in Leicestershire The company, which claims to be the fastest and most reliable business-to-business express courier service in the UK, is gearing up to cope with rising numbers of calls from customers.
The new complex is working in tandem with an existing TNT call centre in Atherstone, Warwickshire, to meet growing demand from businesses wanting to use the company’s national and international services.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail to slash half of marketing team
The Royal Mail has revealed that it is to axe up to half the jobs in its marketing department, as part of a group-wide shake-up.
The company’s marketing department employs about 360 people, but Royal Mail announced this week that it plans to cut that head-count by as much as 40 or 50 per cent by April. The company claims it will try to manage all these redundancies voluntarily.
The redundancies are part of a wider exercise across the Royal Mail group. In December, Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier announced the company’s intention to cut 3,000 non-operational manager positions by voluntary redundancy.
Read MoreNew chairman takes over at UK Postcomm
Nigel Stapleton takes over the chairmanship of Postcomm from the close of the Commission’s 49th meeting today (15 January 2004). He succeeds Graham Corbett who has chaired Postcomm’s seven independent commissioners since the organisation was created in 2000.
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