Monthly Archives: January 2012

Heavy snow in Ceredigion

Posted on January 31, 2012 by nat

We’ve had our first report from City Link of heavy snow in Wales that affected a parcel delivery yesterday. The town is Llandysul in Ceredigion. If you were due a parcel delivery or collection in this area and it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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We’re hiring! Customer Svc.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by nat

Vacancy: Customer Service Representative Banbury, Oxfordshire P4D is expanding and on the look-out for a customer service representative. You’ll be fast, efficient, proactive, and work well as part of a small(ish) team. The position is full time Monday-Friday with the … Continue reading →

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International Delivery Bonus

Posted on January 26, 2012 by nat

The bad news is that all DHL international rates went up on 1 January – this is across the board, so shopping around won’t deliver you a cheaper rate. However, there is also good news: our TNT rates have gone … Continue reading →

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Sainssssssbbbbburyyys

Posted on January 25, 2012 by nat

The Boss brought this image to my attention this afternoon and I’ve seen it doing the rounds online, so clearly you like it just as much as we do! Read the charming letter from Lily Robinson, age 3 and a … Continue reading →

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City Link prepare for Olympics

Posted on January 23, 2012 by nat

City Link are already starting to plan for this year’s Olympic Games in London. They’ve reported there will be few temporary ‘Games lanes’ available to reduce the impact of increased traffic and therefore they’re looking at alternative delivery routes. Read … Continue reading →

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Wedding Anniversary Origami

Posted on January 23, 2012 by nat

Here at P4D we see many wonderful things passing through our parcel delivery systems and from time to time a product stands out. Looking at the image below you might think Emma simply makes wedding cards, but you’d be wrong. … Continue reading →

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Cheaper Courier

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nat

We’ve some fantastic news for you! Our Yodel 48 service has dropped in price, from £8.99 to £7.90. This is available for parcels up to 30kg and smaller than 90 x 60 x 60cm. What more is there to be … Continue reading →

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A much needed Evernote

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nat

It might be old news to some of you, especially our American friends, but we’ve only just discovered Evernote. We’re impressed! What is it? Say you’re arranging a birthday party. You’ve seen an outfit you like and took a picture … Continue reading →

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Delivery by 7.30am? OK.

Posted on January 13, 2012 by nat

Our £6.99 Next Day service with City Link is very popular, especially since this price covers parcels up to 20kg. The price takes some beating, but sometimes you need to know your parcel will be delivered by a certain time. … Continue reading →

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Old News

Posted on January 13, 2012 by nat

It seems ‘old timers’ might soon be an old expression as far as the Internet’s concerned. Nick Thompson, Director of KC (broadband provider), says more and more Silver Surfers (over 60) are taking to the World Wide Web to shop … Continue reading →

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Little Black Book

Posted on January 11, 2012 by nat

We’ve had a few requests for an address book on our parcel delivery booking system and as always with P4D, your wish is our command! If you don’t have an account with us, sign up to get one and you’ll … Continue reading →

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Dancing Builders

Posted on January 10, 2012 by nat

We’ve just reintroduced our Russia service, but we’ve more to celebrate… this ingenious Russian 404 error message! 404 messages are usually quite dull: “Web Page Cannot be Found”, but not this one – oh, no! There’s a dance, there’s music, … Continue reading →

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Russia Back on the Map

Posted on January 6, 2012 by nat

It’s been a year since we were able to offer services to Russia and most parcel delivery companies still aren’t doing this. We thought it was about time Russia was reinstated on the parcel delivery map, so we’ve now partnered … Continue reading →

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Quantum Levitation

Posted on January 5, 2012 by nat

I’m not a gamer, so Wipeout to me [Nat], means the BBC’s Total Wipeout show, which dissolves me in to fits of hysteria every time, but apparently, there’s also a computer game called ‘Wipeout’ which is what the video below … Continue reading →

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Down Time 3 & 4 Jan

Posted on January 4, 2012 by nat

This morning we received lengthy explanation from our server centre for interruption to our online service last night between 9pm and 1am. They kept us up to date all through the night as they worked quickly to rectify the situation. … Continue reading →

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Weather Warnings: GB

Posted on January 3, 2012 by nat

The Met Office have issued amber weather warnings today for wind and snow in the following areas of Scotland: Highlands & Eilean Siar, Grampian, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside and Fife. There are further amber warnings for high winds in South West … Continue reading →

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Yodel gets Daily Mail apology

Posted on January 3, 2012 by nat

Message from Yodel, 3 January 2012: You may be aware of claims that appeared in the Daily Mail in the run up to Christmas stating Yodel had a backlog of 750,000 parcels. As was stated in previous communications this was … Continue reading →

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collectmyparcel.com

Posted on January 3, 2012 by nat

As of 1 January 2012 P4D has teamed up with collectmyparcel.com (CMP) to fulfill their orders directly. Having already worked in close partnership with CMP, these customers will see little change, with P4D offering the same quick and easy online … Continue reading →

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