UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has announced that it is recruiting 2,950 new colleagues across the country as it prepares for what is expected to be the busiest festive period in recent history. The new roles include a total of 2,500 self-employed and 450 employed opportunities, including couriers and parcel… Read more »
Yodel announces plans for long-term strategic investment in new Northern super-hub
Yodel, the UK’s leading independent parcel carrier, has announced plans for a long-term strategic investment in a new Northern super-hub to support the company’s growth. The investment, which aims to protect all existing jobs while also creating new job opportunities for the wider region, will see a five-year transition from… Read more »
Whistl celebrates HGV Heroes
Whistl, the leading delivery management company in the UK, is celebrating the role of its HGV drivers during the Covid 19 Lockdown. During the lockdown, Whistl employees were designated as key workers as they collect and process mail and parcels for delivery to consumers around the UK. There has been… Read more »
Speedy Freight adapts its business model to support consumer needs during lockdown
Speedy Freight franchisees has delivered over a million consignments of both medical and consumer goods since lockdown began in March. For Glasgow Franchisee, Damian Pacitti, lockdown required him to restructure the branch resources and operational systems to adapt to customer needs. Consignments during lockdown ranged from supermarket signage and protective… Read more »
6,000 new UK jobs as DPD scales-up to meet ‘new normal’ demand from online retailers
Leading parcel delivery firm DPD has announced 6,000 new UK jobs and a major infrastructure investment in response to the unprecedented boom in online shopping caused by Covid-19. The firm, which delivers for many of the UK’s leading retailers, will invest £200m this year to expand its next-day parcel capacity,… Read more »
Surge in delivery volumes for medical and healthcare sectors
Amid a downturn in overall volumes, DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services, reports record volumes in its secure and courier deliveries for the UK’s medical and healthcare sectors as a result of the coronavirus emergency. DX Express, a division within the… Read more »
DPD staff donate 45,000 care items to NHS hospitals nationwide
Leading parcel delivery firm DPD has helped turn a palliative care nurse’s idea into a nationwide initiative to provide much needed welfare and treat packs for patients and NHS staff. The new initiative – called NHS Thursday – will see thousands of welfare packs and food and treat packs collated… Read more »
Food deliveries top 200,000 a week as DPD responds to Covid-19 emergency
Leading parcel delivery firm DPD says it expects food and NHS deliveries to increase rapidly in the coming weeks, following a new tie up with supermarket giant Morrisons and additional deliveries to hospitals and other health sector locations. The news follows the Department for Transport’s (DfT) clarification that the work… Read more »
Same day courier prioritises support to healthcare sector
As of recent days but as of weeks or even months ahead Crown Couriers’ focus is to continue to provide reliable and urgent same day deliveries, ensuring vital emergency services can focus on providing the care that is critical to patients and those self-isolating. We know there is an already… Read more »
DPD tops Money Saving Expert’s customer satisfaction poll for seventh year running
The UK’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has been voted the best in the business for the seventh year running, in Money Saving Expert’s customer satisfaction survey. Almost 9,500 people took part in the poll on Martin Lewis’ site to find the best (and worst) parcel delivery firms. Conducted just… Read more »
