Tag: UK

UK Post Offices may lose out from switch to direct banking

Posted by | Sep 5, 2003 | |

Post offices could lose almost half their income because of the government’s decision to pay benefits directly into bank accounts, subpostmasters have warned.

“Fifteen million people each week currently draw their pension over the counter of a post office. If direct payment replaces all of this business, the worst case scenario is that subpostmasters will lose up to 45% of their income,” said Colin Baker, general secretary of the National Federation of Subpostmasters.

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GATS London Mail Hub moves to Heathrow

Posted by | Sep 4, 2003 | |

As part of the expansion programme and in order to offer its postal customers even better services and faster transfer times GATS (Global Alliance of Transportation Systems) is pleased to announce that, with effect from Monday, 8 September 2003, its London Hub operations will be moving into a new location at Building 578, Sandringham Road, World Cargo Centre, London Heathrow Airport. The current Customs and DTR approvals will be transferred to the new facility.
The move airside is an important enhancement of GATS’ current operations. GATS
is transferring its mailbag conveyor and sorting equipment, x-ray screening and IT bag scanning system to the new airside facility.

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Pall-Ex strengthens service for Eire

Posted by | Sep 4, 2003 | |

Road & Sea Express, market leaders in high quality delivery services to and from Scotland, Ireland and the offshore Islands, has joined the Pall-Ex network to serve Eire.

Alan Cramley, sales and marketing director at Pall-Ex, said: “We are delighted that Road & Sea Express has become part of our network. Their excellent reputation and unrivalled experience in transporting goods to and from Eire will further strengthen the services we can offer. This comes at a time when we are expanding our services further in the UK as well as across Europe.”

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Ireland's An Post accused of misleading Govt

Posted by | Sep 4, 2003 | |

Beleaguered State postal service An Post has come under fire again, this time from the Government which has accused it of providing “seriously inaccurate” information about its worsening financial situation.

In a scathing letter sent by Communications Minister Dermot Ahern to An Post chairwoman Margaret McGinley, concern is expressed at the jump in the company’s losses at a time when its finances were supposedly under control.

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