Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, said: “I want to thank the Royal Mail, who, from this weekend, will empty some of their post boxes seven days a week to speed up home testing."
Royal Mail are introducing a weekend extension for over 15,000 existing priority postboxes from 21 November to help speed up testing.
Collections will now be made from these priority postboxes on a Sunday.
CitySprint - the UK’s largest same day distribution company - has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the same day business of Leeds-based Sterling Services.
Loveday Ryder will become the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's Chief Executive on 1 January 2021.
HSE Kanwal Kanda, head of transport sector briefs IOC round table on the inspection programme and how feedback is aimed to deliver best practice.
Big turnout for Wed at One IOC fellows' Zoom round table as sector puts forward its Covid champions and Covid police.
Fellows can view the Zoom recording of the round table here. Please contact IOC for the passcode.
Whistl has announced that it is to move in to a new 78000 sq. ft. depot at Bristol Patchway in 2021.
The site, which is currently under development, will be used for the company’s business mail and parcel collection and sortation operations for the South West.
APC Overnight celebrated its 25th anniversary and this week reported strong results for the 2019/20 financial year, with 18.2% year-on-year growth in gross profit, totalling £18.5 million.
Continuing on its success from the previous year, and further to significant investment in additional sortation capacity at the Cannock hub, this year again saw notable growth in The APC’s ‘Fragile & Liquid’ services, which allowed the business to meet continued consumer demand across the UK for products like craft beers and gins.
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