German Parcel, the German subsidiary of UK postal operator Consignia, and the national partner businesses in the General Parcel group will deliver parcels from the US to Europe with immediate effect following an agreement between Consignia and the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Read MoreConsignia is to reveal detailed plans within three weeks to shed up to 30,000 jobs. The redundancy programme will lead to one of the biggest culls of middle management in British corporate history. Up to 10,000 “suits” are expected to lose their jobs as part of the shake-up. The board believes that huge savings can be achieved by stripping away layers of “inefficient” middle management.
Read MoreNorthgate is looking at expanding its rapidly growing commercial vehicle hire operations into Europe, where it has already identified acquisition targets.
Steve Smith, chief executive, said: “We are focusing on the French and Spanish market and have already had preliminary discussions.”
Read MoreExel has opened a 190,000 sq ft site at Marston Gate in Befordshire to handle the growing volume of traffic for Argos Direct, the retailer’s home delivery business, following an extension to its contract.
Read MoreBusiness Express has won a door to door delivery contract with the Braywood Group, a multi-channel fulfilment service provider.
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