Hays renews major contract with Orange
Hays Logistics has been appointed by Orange to manage the distribution of its handsets and accessories throughout Britain.
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Polestar bids for lead in UK direct mail
Polestar is spending over #3m in a bid to win leadership in the UK’s direct mail business.
Chief executive Barry Hibbert announced what will be a major consolidation in Polestar by bringing together four separate business units to form Polestar Direct and backing this by investment to include a ten-colour narrow width web press. Additional investment will increase Sitma mailing line capacity and flexibility.
With a turnover of around #45m, Polestar Direct is set to contribute almost 10% of Polestar’s revenues. It already handles some of the largest mail shots in the country with work for Tesco’s Clubcard as a prime example.
Read MoreRoyal Mail at risk from watchdogs
Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton is heading for a showdown with regulators over calls to break up the postal service as part of plans to increase market competition.
Mr Leighton is likely to warn a trade and industry select committee tomorrow that an enforced separation of the delivery network, including all postmen, from the rest of the group could spell disaster for its three-year recovery plan.
Royal Mail insiders believe highly regarded Mr Leighton may even resign if further controls are placed on what he sees as an already over-regulated body.
Read MorePostmasters accept new pay deal in Ireland
A dispute that threatened to disrupt Christmas post across Ireland was today resolved when postmasters voted to accept a new pay deal.
It brings to an end action which has disrupted the sorting of mail in rural communities since the summer.
Today’s announcement came after sub-postmasters were balloted by the Irish Postmasters’ Union on a new deal from postal company An Post.
Read MoreCrozier 'in line' for Royal Mail
ADAM CROZIER, the former chief executive of the Football Association who resigned after a bust-up with football club chairmen, is thought to be a candidate to run Royal Mail.
Allan Leighton, the Royal Mail chairman who is also a non-executive director of Leeds United, is expected to make a decision on the position in the next few days. Four candidates are on his list, though Mr Leighton yesterday declined to comment on whether Mr Crozier was one of them.
Mr Crozier left the FA five weeks ago after a dispute with Premier League chairmen, who wanted a bigger say in how the FA’s revenues are distributed.
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