Northern Ireland News : parcelforce

Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2015
Royal Mail Announces 550 Temporary Jobs
Royal Mail has announced around 550 temporary jobs are to be created to help sort out the post for the Christmas rush. The firm has launched a drive to recruit around 19,000 temporary workers in the...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2010
Royal Mail Boosts Barnardo's
Northern Ireland is to figure in a major Royal Mail Group bid to raise funds for the first ever Barnardo's Believe in Children Month Appeal. To mark the month long event, disabled, ultra-distance ath...
Recruitment News, Oct 21, 2009
Postal Strike Hits NI Tomorrow
Postal staff are to go on strike this Thursday. The talking is over - for now - as attempts to broker an agreement with postal staff have failed to halt industrial action. A statement from the posta...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2009
Postal Strike Hits NI
Postal staff are to go on strike this Thursday. The talking is over - for now - as attempts to broker a deal with postal staff have failed to halt industrial action. Following repeated attempts to r...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2008
Festive Post Arrangements Revealed
Royal Mail is this week reminding customers of delivery and collection arrangements and Post Office branch opening hours over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. There will be a normal postal...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2008
Parcelforce Delivers Hospice Help
Royal Mail workers have been busy delivering something different recently - much needed garden maintenance at a care facility for life-limited children. Parcelforce Worldwide employees have been digg...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2008
July Holiday Postal Arrangements
Royal Mail has announced postal arrangements over the July holiday period. There will not be any deliveries or collections on Saturday, 12 July or Monday, 14 July, but normal deliveries and collectio...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2007
More strikes called by postal union
The Communication Workers Union has called on postal workers to take part in a 24 hour strike beginning this Sunday. The strike that will begin at 7pm on Sunday evening will run through until 7pm on ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2005
NI computer company takes national title
A locally owned IT company has been named as the winner of the Parcelforce Worldwide UK Small Business of the Year Award 2005. Nitec Solutions, who represented Northern Ireland as regional winners, w...
Business News, Dec 7, 2005
NI computer company takes national title
A locally owned IT company has been named as the winner of the Parcelforce Worldwide UK Small Business of the Year Award 2005. Nitec Solutions, who represented Northern Ireland as regional winners, w...
Business News, Nov 17, 2005
Royal Mail profits boosted by parcels
Royal Mail has reported a rise in profits, despite a seeing a fall in earnings in its letter business. The group reported a 20.5% increase in operating profit to £159 million for the first half of 20...
UK National News, May 9, 2005
GCSE exam papers to be replaced
Around half a million GCSE exam papers are being replaced after papers were stolen from one delivery van and more were reported as ‘lost’ from another van. The papers from the Assessment and Qualific...
UK National News, Apr 7, 2005
First Class stamp price increased to 30p
The price of a basic First Class stamp has increased from 28p to 30p as of today, April 7, 2005. The basic rate for Second Class mail remains at 21p for all customers. Many business mail services wi...
Business News, Nov 18, 2004
Royal Mail finances show massive turnaround
The Royal Mail has achieved a precise turnaround in its financial fortunes, instead of losing £1 million a day, it is now earning £1 million a day, according to its latest figures. The financial u-tu...
UK National News, Dec 18, 2003
Second Class stamps to rise to 21p
The price of a basic Second Class postage will rise 1p to 21p from April 1 next year, but the price of a First class stamp will remain unchanged, it has been announced today. First Class prices for h...
Business News, Nov 13, 2003
'Operational changes' stressed as Royal Mail returns £3m profit
Royal Mail has declared a pre-tax profit of £3 million for the first half-year the financial year for the first time in five years. The company returned a £55 million profit on day-to-day operations,...
Business News, Oct 24, 2003
Cookstown based small business in the 'top ten'
Cookstown-based TES(NI)Ltd was one of the top ten finalists in a fierce competition for the prestigious title UK Small Business of the Year In Parcelforce's annual awards on 22nd October 2003. Brian ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2003
Cookstown firm bids for national award
A Cookstown company that designs, manufactures and installs electrical control panels has won the Northern Ireland regional final in one of the UK's leading small business awards. TES (NI) Ltd beat o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2003
Portadown Parcelforce depot secured
The Royal Mail has announced it is set to retain its Parcelforce depot in Portadown. The company announced the depot was to be retained despite last year's proposals to drastically cut to its Parcelf...
UK National News, May 22, 2003
Royal Mail halves its annual losses
Royal Mail has halved its annual pre-tax losses to £611 million according to their latest results out today. Turnover from continuing operations was £8.2 billion – down by £109 million on the previou...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Two firms announce jobs cuts in Portadown
A total of 100 people are facing redundancy at two firms in Portadown. Seagoe Ceramics based in Portadown's Carn Industrial Estate is set to close with the loss of around 70 jobs. At its height the f...
Business News, Mar 28, 2002
Postal union vows to resist depot closures
The postal workers union CWU have said the closure of three Parcelforce depots announced by Consignia, the company formerly known as the Post Office, at the start of this week is “unacceptable”. On W...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2002
Parcelforce workers meet union for crisis jobs talks
Urgent talks are due to take place between Northern Ireland Parcelforce workers and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) about the devastating jobs cuts announced by Consignia this week. The meetin...
Business News, Mar 26, 2002
New Tesco store creates 150 jobs in Portadown
Over one hundred and fifty new jobs have been created in Portadown following the opening of a £20 million Tesco superstore in the area. At 45,000 sq ft the store is one of the largest in Ireland and ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2002
Ulster Unionist slams Consignia move to close Portadown office
An Ulster Unionist Assembly Member has announced he is seeking talks with the company which runs the Post Office over the imminent closure of the postal sorting office in Portadown. Consignia, former...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2002
Consignia axe 140 postal jobs in Northern Ireland
As part of a vast UK-wide Consignia cost-cutting programme 140 jobs are to go in Northern Ireland. Consignia said on Monday March 25 that the jobs will go at three Parcel Force depots in north Belfas...
Business News, Nov 26, 2001
Consignia’s pre-tax losses climb to £100 million
Consignia has announced a half-year operating loss of £100 million before tax and exceptional items. This compares to a loss of £20 million for the same period a year ago, and after accounting for e...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
NI small businesses urged to enter Parcelforce awards
Small businesses throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to enter this year’s Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards. This years awards will have £130,000 worth of prize money available for ...
Business News, Aug 13, 2001
Consignia moves to centralise call centres
Consignia is to rationalise its call centre operations in a bid to streamline all the company’s call handling operations. As part of a rationalisation plan Consignia is understood to be poised to she...
Business News, Jul 17, 2001
INLAND REVENUE TO CONSIDER NAME CHANGE
IN a latest attempt to revamp their image, the Inland Revenue is considering a name change. In an effort to be seen as more user-friendly and less forbidding, the government department has embarked u...