Tag: UK

Livingstone damns 'greedy' Post Office

Posted by | Jan 8, 2003 | |

London Mayor Ken Livingstone accused the Post Office of “the worst kind of corporate greed” yesterday for failing to help him set up his congestion charge scheme.

From February 17, motorists will have to pay a £5 fee to drive into central London in a bid to cut traffic and raise funds to be ploughed into public transport.

Yesterday, Mr Livingstone said that negotiations for post offices to become official registering points for the scheme collapsed because of a massive last-minute price rise.

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Driveway letterboxes proposal

Posted by | Jan 7, 2003 | |

Plans to introduce end-of-driveway letter boxes to homes across Ireland would not constitute a blow to rural communities, it was today claimed.

The proposal to end door-to-door deliveries and instead place mail in new outdoor boxes is part of a bid by postal company An Post to cut costs and speed up services.

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Palletways grown by 450% since launch in April 2002

Posted by | Jan 7, 2003 | |

Palletways Scotland, the overnight palletised freight network, has grown by 450% since its launch in April 2002. The Scottish network has opened a further five regional depots in Inverness, Perth, Falkirk, Wishaw and Broxburn adding to the exiting operations in Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dalkeith, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The company has more than doubled its number of staff at the network’s hub in Edinburgh.

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Pall-Ex Leicestershire hub on track

Posted by | Jan 6, 2003 | |

Pall-Ex, is just a few months away from completing its new palletised freight distribution hub in Leicestershire. The hub is scheduled to open in March 2003 and will substantially increase the network’s capacity. The new 18-acre site includes 200,000 sq ft of distribution warehousing and much-expanded loading and driver facilities.

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