BBX agrees with Unipart
January 2001 – BBX has announced a joint venture with Unipart
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Post Office ranks as one of UK's top brands
More than 80 per cent of consumers consider the Post Office(tm) to be helpful, easy to deal with and knowledgeable, according to new research conducted by Millward Brown.
The survey also found that the Post Office was recognised as more important to the community, helpful and trustworthy than established household names such as British Gas and Marks and Spencer as well as newer companies such as Amazon and Virgin.
Post Office sheds 500 jobs
More than 500 jobs are to go at Post Office Limited (POL), the Consignia division that operates postal branches. The redundancies, out of a total POL workforce of 2,500, involve network managers and administrative posts and represent the first job losses under Consignia’s plan to reduce costs by Pounds 1.2 billion.
Read MoreBritish Airways cargo traffic falls by almost 25%
British Airways today said its cargo traffic fell by almost 25% in the last three months of 2001 as trans-Atlantic trade plunged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Europe’s largest airline reported a pre-tax loss of £160 million ($226 million), its worst-ever for the fiscal third quarter, compared with a profit of $91.6 million in 2000 of $2.6 billion.
Read MorePost Office opens at railway station
The first post office on a railway station is set to open tomorrow (Wednesday) combining sales of stamps with rail tickets and other goods.
The new branch will open at Gillingham in Kent in partnership with train operator Connex South Eastern.
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