Milton Keynes, just North West of London is often thought to be a city but it is still classed as a large town, there are plans if the town were to expand then it could be a candidate for city status but even still, the population is estimated to be well over 230,000.The development of Milton Keynes from a small village to the planned city has gone well since the town came about as one of the many areas in the South East of the...more
Businesses of all kinds can shine in Australia's City of Light with the help of fast and reliable Perth parcel delivery services. The fourth largest city in the country, it dominates the economy of Western Australia, the country's largest state.Its business district is being greatly extended with works to sink a railway line which divides it from the city's Northbridge district, giving the two suburbs a level connection for the...more
A good test of how closely integrated the countries of Europe have become is to send a parcel from anywhere in the UK to Italy. If someone has never done this before, it may well surprise them just how easy it is considering that the distance involved could easily exceed 1,000 miles. The distance from London to Naples, for example, is 1,005 miles, as far as from the English capital to the northern reaches of Sweden.Yet the infrastructure which now links the two countries runs like main arteries through mainland Europe, and makes it perfectly feasible for parcel delivery between their major cities to be achieved in a surprisingly short time. Air and high-speed rail links make it perfectly possible for passengers to be able to contemplate a journey of this magnitude in a single day and the same is true of sending a parcel to Italy.This too can be achieved at speeds which once would have been considered impossible, thanks to the combination of online booking, swift collection from home or workplace, and rapid transit using the best possible combination of the transport modes available.Such news is great for businesses which are keen to serve the Italian market. Once they have...more
Some people have sent and received many parcels over the past few years, online shopping and other sites such as eBay have certainly raised the publics awareness of parcel delivery and receiving a parcel has certainly lost its novelty these days as people order anything from clothes to DVDs and their food shopping online.But there are still people...more
We have probably all done it, forgotten a friends birthday, wedding anniversary or we have missed someone off the list at Christmas and while you can usually just about get away with this when it comes to those who live in the next door town or village, when that forgotten person lives abroad, in Denmark for example, things can start to get a...more
When you need to send a parcel urgently youll normally look to send the parcel ahead of time and via a fast service that will make sure your parcel arrives on time and not going to be delayed or lost in the sorting office for weeks on end. A lot more people are sending parcels overseas now and so the importance of the delivery agent is even more of a high priority to make sure that the parcel arrives safely.France may only be over a short stretch of water away from the United Kingdom but parcels being sent to Paris, Nice, Bordeaux or anywhere else in France could easily be lost or delayed if you were to choose the wrong service. There are plenty of situations that have happened in recent years to knock your confidence in the post office such as postal workers going on strike and other news stories about rogue postmen stockpiling masses of parcels and letters in their own homes.This is why many people shipping abroad will choose a courier or dedicated parcel delivery specialist, these companies operate independently with their own network of offices and vehicles throughout the world to help make sure that parcels, important documents and other letters are delivered as soon as...more
Are you sending a package by courier? If so, these tips for making sure its packaged correctly will help ensure it arrives in perfect condition.1. Start by choosing an appropriately sized box. Too big and it may collapse if it's stacked...more
Ever sent a parcel that hasn't arrived as it was sent. While you could just be using the wrong courier service, it could also be because you're making one of a number of mistakes people commonly make when packing a parcel.Here are 10 of...more
If you have never sent a package over to Scandinavia before then youll want to be sure that you make the right decisions when it comes to choosing a parcel delivery company. You want a firm that you can guarantee will take care of your consignment...more
Shipping parcels has become ever more popular these days with many people buying and selling goods online, the internet has become the new global marketplace where you can buy almost everything these days from a new pair of shoes to...more
In recent years the number of people moving from Poland to the UK has been phenomenal and where there is a Polish person living in this country there is almost certainly a Polish family missing the presence of a son, daughter, father,...more
The town of Rotherham has a proud heritage as a steel manufacturing town in the north of England, but it is also a place of change, populated with people who have learnt the importance of adaptability and change.Situated on the River...more