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In 1998, Royal Mail launched RelayOne as an email to postal service system. [40] In 1999, Royal Mail launched a short-lived e-commerce venture, ViaCode Limited, aimed at providing encrypted online communications services. [41] However, it failed to make a profit and closed in 2002. [42]
International Distribution Services plc (formerly Royal Mail Limited, Royal Mail plc and International Distributions Services plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. The UK government initially retained a 30% stake in the company, [ 3 ] but sold its remaining shares in 2015. [ 4 ]
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known "delivery points" and postcodes in the United Kingdom.The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes. [1]
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.
After the opening up of the industry, competitors such as Whistl and UK Mail found their place offering business postal solutions. These companies, despite being competitors to Royal Mail, hand over sorted mail to the Royal Mail for "last mile delivery" due to the sheer dominance the latter hold in a process called 'Down Stream Access'. [3]
Martin Seidenberg (born 1973) is a German business executive, and the CEO of International Distributions Services, the parent company of Royal Mail, and started the role in August 2023. He was previously CEO of its Dutch subsidiary GLS Group.
In May 2019, Williams, then deputy chairman, and a board member since January 2018, succeeded Les Owen as chairman of Royal Mail. [7] In May 2020, Rico Back resigned as CEO of Royal Mail with immediate effect, and Williams, the chairman, replaced him as executive chairman. [5] [8] Williams is the independent chair of the Government-supported ...
Crozier was CEO of Royal Mail at a crucial period in the Post Office scandal when the Post Office was still part of Royal Mail, in which hundreds of sub-postmasters were falsely accused of, and prosecuted for, theft or false accounting. Prosecutions were conducted based on revenue shortfalls identified by the Post Office's Horizon computer system.