Spalding Sports UK, sports equipment supplier, has appointed Nightspeed Services to distribute golf equipment to retailers and clubs across the UK and Overseas under a £200,000 contract agreement.
Read MoreSpecialist in warehousing, fulfilment and distribution, ec logistics has co-founded a logistics alliance providing an integrated solution for pan-European logistics requirements. 3 other founding members – Dohmen Distribution (Germany), SEUR Integracion Logistica (Spain) & SIL STock Express (France)
Read MoreJeremy Cope, group managing director for mail services at Consignia,
the state-owned company that runs Royal Mail, said last Friday the
number of first-class letters delivered the following day fell to
just 86.5% in the three months to June 30. Cope said the performance was unacceptable, but blamed it on railway
problems in April and May, and an unofficial dispute that involved
tens of thousands of workers
Postcomm is increasingly minded to award licences for a range of competitive postal services to those who come up with the most creative ideas and have the best chance to deliver their promises. In the case of a prolonged postal strike, this programme of change might be brought forward. There are three main contenders for a postal licence. They are: Deutsche Post, the former state-owned German postal service, which has stakes in the DHL and Securicor delivery services and has been mentioned as a buyer for Hays; TNT, which has been bought by the Dutch postal service; and Hays itself, the only UK-quoted company with a look-in. Hays already operates an upmarket delivery service for lawyers and accountants, and has made a convincing case that it could run highly competitive deliveries in major cities, including London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Moreover, if the regulator were to slice away one sector of the market, such as direct advertising, then an application from Hays or Deutsche Post, whose shares are now quoted, would find favour.
Read MoreAfter two years of strife, during which its share price has fallen from 500p to last night’s close of 243.5p, Old Mutual analyst Robin Byde believes the foundations for a turnround are finally in place.
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