Post divisions should split
CONSIGNIA, the revamped Post Office which becomes a plc next week, should be
split up and the Royal Mail and Parcelforce businesses allowed to compete
internationally.
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Postcomm consults on a licence for UK Mail Ltd
Postcomm has begun consultation on the proposed issue of a short term licence to UK Mail Ltd, a subsidiary of Business Post Group plc, to provide mail services to business customers. The company is seeking a licence to enable it to collect mail from business customers within certain designated postcode areas, sort and consolidate that mail and then transmit it to the relevant Consignia delivery office for delivery by Consignia.
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Read MorePost Office threatens to quit licence negotiations
The Post Office has rejected a draft licence published by its new regulator and raised the prospect of its withdrawal from licence negotiations before the legal deadline in three weeks’ time
Read MoreExel acquires FX Coughlin
Exel, the UK logistics group, is to acquire FX Coughlin of the US, which supplies logistics and freight forwarding services to the automotive industry, for up to USD331m (GBP227m).
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