Mike Hodgkinson, the outgoing chief executive of BAA plc, has been appointed Chairman of Post Office Limited, the retailing business of Royal Mail Group, it was announced today. His appointment to the Royal Mail Board was announced in November last year as one of four new non-executive directors. Mr Hodgkinson will take up his additional role on May 1 and he will also become the Royal Mail Board’s senior independent director.
Read MoreExel, the British logistics provider, announced Wednesday that it has won a multi-million dollar contract with Sun Microsystems Inc.
The deal expands Exel’s existing services to include warehouse and transportation management services.
Read MoreRoyal Mail today advised customers that the postal price increase proposed from April 17 will be postponed because of a decision by the regulator, Postcomm, to extend the consultation period for price control. Postcomm has delayed the deadline for the consultation period to March 21, following representations from the consumer body Postwatch. Royal Mail had previously announced April 17 as the proposed date for its increases, subject to agreement with the regulator on the price control package, but there will now be no change to prices of any Royal Mail services on that date.
Read MoreAllan Leighton’s struggle with the unions at the Royal Mail took a turn for the worse last night with warnings of industrial action by postal workers.
But the Royal Mail chairman was boosted by an independent report arguing the communications workers union should end its boycott of partnership boards aimed at improving relations between the two sides.
Read MoreStruggling support services group Hays hung a “for sale” sign around the necks of three of its four businesses yesterday, after posting a 23 per cent dive in first-half profits.
In an attempt to get back on track, Hays said its business services, haulage, and even its fledgling mail delivery business will be sold off, leaving the group to concentrate on its recruitment division.
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