New UK logistics company launched
New UK logistics company launched
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Bank of Ireland joins UK Royal Mail for finance venture
The Bank of Ireland Group is teaming up with UK Royal Mail to launch a range of Post Office-branded financial services products.
Consumers will be able to take advantage of offers including personal loans, savings accounts, credit cards, personal insurance and mortgages.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail rolls out Net Address service
Royal Mail is bolstering its database of recent home-movers with the launch of a new online change-of-address service.
It enables customers to inform their banks, utility companies and other relevant businesses in one go.
Read MoreAsda to take load off road congestion in rail switch
Supermarket giant Asda plans to supply its four Aberdeen branches by rail – saving more than 800,000 lorry miles a year.
The proposal – at an advanced stage – was revealed last night at a meeting of the Commons Transport Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the future of the railways.
Head of logistics Paul Wright said later that initially a daily service from the Grangemouth distribution centre – itself supplied by rail from the English Midlands – would keep stores at Middleton Park, Portlethen, Bridge of Dee and Dyce supplied with “ambient goods”, which do not require temperature-controlled transport.
The service will start in January.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail buys 17% of Moving Technologies
Royal Mail has snapped up a 17% share in Moving Technologies, a supplier of address change technology. As part of the deal Royal Mail has signed up to launch a new online change of address service. Over 800 companies are signed up to the service, including the main utility providers, banks and supermarkets, a number expected to grow to over 2,000. It is estimated that over 11m home-movers could benefit from using the service each year.
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