Unique ID has printed a new business mail `stamp’ for private mail company DX Services. The stamp, the first contender to Royal Mail’s, will be trialled in Scotland and Ireland from next month. It will cost 28p, the same as a Royal Mail first class stamp, and DX said it will guarantee postal delivery before the next business day.
Read MoreUK Mail are just about to open their first, of a planned 5, mail sorting centres in Swindon. This apparently represents a £2 million investment, the other 4 sorting centres will be in London, Leicester, Leeds and Glasgow. I believe they have chosen Pitney Bowes mail sortation equipment. This means that they will shortly start to collect unsorted (domestic) mail for sortation and distribution to 120 Inward Mail centres.
Read MoreRoyal Mail and eCommerce solutions provider Marketworks today announced a one-stop-shop solution for major retailers and home shopping companies who want to start trading on eBay.co.uk. Retailers can tap into eBay’s global trading platform, but still concentrate on core sales channels, by using the Marketworks and Royal Mail partnership to manage all aspects of an eBay operation – from storefront design, item listing and order management, online marketing activities through to product warehousing and goods fulfilment.
Read MoreOce Business Services has clinched a renewal and extension to its contract with BP worth pounds 6.5m.
The outsourcing division will offer its document services for the corporate giant’s print and mail rooms in the UK. The deal will run for five years and the mail room contract is a new win. Oce takes over from previous incumbent Williams Lea.
Read MoreDHL Freight has further strengthened its Business Development team with three new appointments reflecting an increased focus on the Contract Logistics and Pallet Network markets.
Kevin Bennett has been appointed as General Marketing Manager. Kevin will be managing, co-ordinating and implementing all of the marketing and communications activities alongside the central marketing function. He will be responsible for the marketing team based at the Birmingham Head Office which supports the logistics and pallet network businesses.
Kevin has gained extensive marketing experience having held a number of senior positions in the logistics and transport sectors including National Express and Business Post.
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