Tibbett & Britten France, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK-based international logistics service provider Tibbett & Britten Group plc, has won a substantial long-term contract with Rodier, a French apparel company. The contract commenced in April 2003.
Read MoreAnxiety about job security is mounting among Airborne staff in Europe in the wake of DHL’s proposed acquisition of the company. DHL would not confirm the scale of any redundancies if the deal gets the goahead from regulators. But at a meeting with senior management from both companies in London on 4 April, Airborne’s European managers expressed concern that many jobs would go and most Airborne offices in Europe would close. The meeting was told that the acquisition was 90% certain to get past the authorities, and while the best staff would be retained, there could be no guarantee that any jobs were safe.
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Read MoreA revolutionary plan to save Scotland’s threatened post offices will be unveiled by church leaders today. In a ground breaking decision the Church of Scotland is inviting congregations to use church halls and other buildings as new homes for hundreds of small post offices facing closure. The “pension and a prayer” plan, which is expected to be given approval, will be considered by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland when they meet in Edinburgh next month.
Read MoreRoyal Mail has sold its 50% holding in Optecon the joint venture formed with Opus Trust in November 2001. The 130-staff company was formed in the early 1990s as a transactional mailing division within Royal Mail, but became a separate firm in November 2001 in a joint venture. Optecon operations director Jon Pollett said: ‘We now have a more commercial market edge and we’re no longer focused on selling off the back of Royal Mail.’
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