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The Parcel Post service of Royal Mail was started in 1883, [6] though parcel services operated by the railway companies, later Red Star Parcels and British Road Services, were also heavily used for many decades. Royal Mail was split into three divisions in 1986 [6] and in August 1990, Royal Mail Parcels was rebranded as Parcelforce.
That same year, Royal Mail Parcels was rebranded as Parcelforce as part of an attempt to compete with international courier firms, which were fast expanding into the European market. [37] Postal workers held their first national strike for 17 years in 1988, after walking out over bonuses being paid to recruit new workers in London and the South ...
The initial public offering (IPO) price was set at 330p, and conditional trading in shares began on 11 October 2013, ahead of the full listing on 15 October 2013. [22] Following the IPO, 52.2% of Royal Mail had been sold to investors, with 10% given to employees for free.
The History section appears to be rambling nonsense. The main Royal Mail article says that Parcel Post was introduced in 1883. Yes, there were other state owned carriers, and the railway parcel services once had great importance, but this does not mean the Post Office didn't do parcels! --PeterR 16:29, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Package delivery, or parcel delivery, is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less-than-truckload shipping carriers. [1] Package delivery differs by country due to cost and population.
writing into law a universal service obligation for 6-day a week delivery and "affordable" prices a new independent regulator enforcing standards in a new Citizens' charter keeping Post Office Counters (now Post Office Ltd ) under the same arrangement, with 19,000 privately run offices and 800 Crown offices
Post Office Limited, formerly Post Office Counters Limited and commonly known as the Post Office, is a state-owned retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of postal and non-postal related products including postage stamps, banking, insurance, bureau de change and identity verification services to the public through its nationwide network of around 11,500 ...
HWDC, Langley, Berkshire Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre (HWDC) is a sorting office for inbound and outbound international mail operated by Royal Mail.Located close to Heathrow Airport, the HWDC is situated in the town of Langley, Berkshire, near Slough, and began operations in 2003.