Tony Blair yesterday defended the government-backed restructuring of the post office network as he came under fire from his own MPs for plans that could lead to swathes of branch closures.
Labour backbenchers, supported by trade unions, hit out at the cuts, warning of a public backlash. The attack came as more than 1,000 postal workers converged on the Commons to lobby MPs.
Christian Salvesen cautions on profits
Read MorePost Office managers will today receive details of a government-backed restructuring plan which is expected to result in the closure of up to 3,000 urban branches.
The cuts, equivalent to one third of the urban network, will be accompanied by a Pounds 200m rescue package from the Treasury designed to compensate the owners of sub-post offices and limit the impact on rural areas.
There are more than 18,000 sub-post offices run by independent managers through a franchise arrangement with Consignia, the renamed Royal Mail group.
Cranleigh Freight Services celebrates its 25th birthday this year and is “proud to have got where it is, ” says MD Julie Phillips.
Justifiably so, for the company is not just surviving, but thriving. Turnover leapt from £8m (€13m) to £12m (€19m) last year, led by home delivery, which now accounts for 35% of business, and international contracts.
Tibbett & Britten Group North America Inc. (TBGNA), the North America division of T&B, was recently contracted by Procter & Gamble to manage three warehouses in the US belonging to the world-famous manufacturer of household articles
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