Logistics & distribution

Royal Mail tops most read again in May
It’s a hat-trick at the top of our monthly most read articles list as the latest update in the ongoing saga between Royal Mail and the CWU attracted the most clicks in May, ahead of a series of...

Foreign investor increases stake in Royal Mail parent
Foreign investor Vesa Equity Investment has increased its stake in Royal Mail’s parent group to more than 25%.

Premier expands Glasgow operations
Paper and packaging supplier Premier has expanded its Glasgow operations, moving employees to a larger site in Coatridge.

Cyber incident continues to impact Royal Mail
Royal Mail is continuing to experience severe disruption to its international export services, two days after it was first hit by a cyber incident.

Royal Mail hit by cyber incident causing ‘severe disruption’
Royal Mail said it is experiencing “severe disruption” to its international export services this afternoon (11 January), following a cyber incident.

City A.M. ends Friday print edition
City A.M. will cease the publication of one of its five daily print editions in response “to the new world of work” and will become a ‘digital-only’ publication on Fridays.

CMC launches new website in rebrand
CMC Machinery has rebranded as CMC Packaging Automation.

Labour frontbencher calls for Royal Mail inquiry; strike impact laid bare
Shadow secretary of state for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds has written to secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps to address his “extreme...

Agfa-born marketing venture Penny Black wins £1.3m investment
Personalised e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has raised a further £1.3m after going independent from Agfa in April 2022.

CWU and Royal Mail enter negotiations
Royal Mail Group (RMG) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), the union for Royal Mail workers, have today (7 November) entered an intensive period of negotiations on all aspects of pay and...