Category Archives: P4D News

Final Mile: Hopes for Future

Posted on May 16, 2012 by nat

Courier services are changing. New technology and enhanced communication systems could mean up-to-the minute information on your parcel delivery as well as delivery windows from some couriers. It may be a while off yet, but the future looks bright. Now … Continue reading →

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Rounding up With Thanks!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by nat

A year ago we launched our Round up your Pound scheme and it’s been a huge success, continuing to go from strength to strength. We’ve raised more than £3k for charity. What is Round up your Pound? We introduced a … Continue reading →

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Take the Floor: Trade Shows

Posted on April 23, 2012 by nat

We’re often asked about how to exhibit at trade shows, so we’ve put together this blog post to visually describe how a show comes together and offer some tips to those who are considering taking part in one. First of … Continue reading →

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Out in the Woods!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by nat

If you went down to the woods today, you’d have seen us planting trees! In support of our Green initiative, which allows our customers to carbon offset their parcel delivery, we joined OxTreeGen for one of their tree-planting events. Since … Continue reading →

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DietCompLyf Cancer Research

Posted on March 7, 2012 by nat

Our Round up your Pound scheme is going from strength to strength with donations increasing from £500 to £800 over the course of three months, to now £500 in only one month! We’re currently supporting Against Breast Cancer who have … Continue reading →

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Creative Therapy for H&D

Posted on March 7, 2012 by nat

This week we received a lovely letter from the Helen & Douglas House children’s hospice. They were our designated charity for the Round up your Pound scheme in November ’11-January ’12. P4D customers generously rounded up more than £800 in … Continue reading →

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Giving ‘Green’ some Welly

Posted on March 5, 2012 by nat

A few members of the P4D team will be heading over to Oxford in their wellies on Friday 16 March. We’ll be taking a short break from parcel delivery to plant some trees for the P4D forest, which is growing … Continue reading →

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Brand: Colin caught on film!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by nat

Late last year we exhibited at the Business Start Up Show at Earl’s Court – our first trade show, and were inundated with visitors to the stand. Whoever thought parcel delivery would generate such a stampede! Neil Humphrey of Studio … Continue reading →

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Don’t. Forget. The. Card!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by nat

It’s that time of year again… That date in February that sparks many a row… You get home at the end of a long day and your partner has a face like a black cloud. You instantly panic – Birthday? … Continue reading →

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New Quote System

Posted on February 8, 2012 by nat

Today we’re unveiling our new quote results page, which allows you to find the courier service you need faster and even more easily. Next time you visit the site, it should be live. Sort quote results by whether or not … Continue reading →

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Free Ticket: Branson & Sugar

Posted on February 7, 2012 by nat

If you’re a Start Up business, an SME or mid-market company, you’ll probably already know by now that Richard Branson and Lord Sugar will both be speaking at Business 2012 next month at the O2 Arena in London. They’re heading … Continue reading →

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Bank your Bra & Round Up!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by nat

Our Round up your Pound scheme is going from strength to strength and for the next three months we’re proud to be supporting Against Breast Cancer. Their research is different because they focus on secondary spread and take a holistic … Continue reading →

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We’ve smashed a record!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by nat

We’d like to offer an enormous “Thank You!” to all the P4D customers who rounded up their pound this charity quarter. By donating your spare change at our checkout you’ve raised a *whopping* £818.40 for the very deserving Helen & … 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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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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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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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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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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Fattest Oak Tree in Britain

Posted on December 28, 2011 by nat

Do you know what dendrochronology is? Neither did we… until OxTreeGen sent us these Top Tree Facts. Why did they do that? Well, it’s because P4D customers have been furiously carbon offsetting their parcel delivery and so far they’ve planted … Continue reading →

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Christmas Closure

Posted on December 22, 2011 by nat

P4D will be open until 2pm on Friday 23 December 2011. After this time we’ll be closed for Christmas, but open again between Christmas and New Year: Wednesday 28 December 8.30am – 6pm Thursday 29 December 8.30am – 6pm Friday … Continue reading →

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P4D in the 1920s

Posted on December 21, 2011 by nat

Last year the P4D team didn’t get to go to the ball – not only was the snow causing us to work round the clock, it also ground the whole country to a halt and we couldn’t get to the … Continue reading →

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The P4D Elves

Posted on December 20, 2011 by nat

We know it’s an old joke, but we just couldn’t help ourselves… here’s Amanda, Nat, Trevor, Steve and Joff strutting their stuff! Merry Christmas everybody :o)

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Clickaparcel Customers

Posted on December 20, 2011 by nat

A message from Allan at Clickaparcel: “As a valued Clickaparcel customer you’ve so far been used to booking your parcel delivery directly on our website, Clickaparcel.com, and our goal has always been to offer you as many courier services as … Continue reading →

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£511 to Mend Broken Hearts

Posted on December 20, 2011 by nat

Earlier this week we had a visit from the lovely Rachel Davis of the British Heart Foundation. With her she brought a huge cheque for £511, which represents the amount our customers have raised by rounding up their pound at … Continue reading →

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A very Slurpy Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2011 by nat

This year P4D met Slurpy Studios :o) …the result? A man in a blue morph suit. Superheroes Katie and Aaron run this “creative design agency” – a term we hear a lot in media circles, but for Slurpy, it really … Continue reading →

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Helen & Douglas visit

Posted on December 9, 2011 by nat

This week we paid our Round up your Pound charity, Helen & Douglas House (H&D), a visit and we were simply in awe of what we found. H&D provide end of life care for children and young adults, plus their … Continue reading →

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P4D Vancouver scam

Posted on December 8, 2011 by nat

We might have had a fantastic year of growth, but no, we can confirm we haven’t opened a new office in Vancouver! In all seriousness, P4D has fallen prey to a scammer and many other businesses are currently experiencing the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from P4D

Posted on December 6, 2011 by nat

Newsletter: December 2011 Hi everyone, This morning we had our first report of snow, but this year – we’re ready! We can’t stop the snow from falling and we can’t make the Christmas season less busy, but we can be … Continue reading →

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Helen & Douglas grotto

Posted on December 6, 2011 by nat

On 1 November we started to support Helen & Douglas House in our Round up your Pound campaign. Customers can round up their order to the nearest pound at the P4D checkout and the extra pennies they donate all go … Continue reading →

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P4D hits the news again!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by nat

Just over a week ago our Superhero was featured in a BBC News video… Now he’s been spotted in a full write up on OfficialWire: Superhero Success At The Start Up Show, thanks to Catch Friday Media. It’s a great … Continue reading →

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Christmas Present Delivery

Posted on December 2, 2011 by nat

It’s December and there’s no avoiding it. Christmas is just around the corner. We’ve a new Christmas 2011 page on our website with information and advice on getting all your Christmas presents to the right people in time for Christmas … Continue reading →

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P4D on BBC News

Posted on December 2, 2011 by nat

After much success at our first trade show, we were thrilled to see our ‘real’ Superhero on the BBC News for Business video Top Tips for new Start Ups. You’ll see the team beavering away on our stand in the … Continue reading →

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Tamebay: Meet the Company

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

P4D have teamed up with Tamebay, the one-stop resource for eBay sellers that’s also read by many eBay staff. If you run an online shop or are in any way involved in ecommerce then this site is an invaluable vault … Continue reading →

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Business Start Up show

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We had a fantastic time at the Business Start Up show in Earl’s Court. There were six of us on the stand and we didn’t sit down all day, our stand was so busy :o) Our real Superhero went down … Continue reading →

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“Top marks” for P4D

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We’ve received a particularly lovely testimonial and thought we’d share it with you: “I recently had to make a claim via P4D because City Link smashed a parcel that I was sending. Rather than fob me off, P4D settled my … Continue reading →

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P4D is now 6

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We recently celebrated our sixth birthday and things couldn’t be busier in the P4D office. This year we’ve hired four new members of staff and moved to larger premises. We’re looking forward to 2012 and all it has to offer … Continue reading →

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P4D Goes Green

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We offer all of our customers the opportunity to carbon offset their deliveries. To do this we calculate how long their parcel will spend on the road or in the air and they are then able to pay a few … Continue reading →

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Helen & Douglas House

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

As part of our Round up your Pound initiative, we’re now fundraising for Helen & Douglas House who offer hospice care to children and young adults with life-shortening conditions. As part of their care they also support the families. H&D … Continue reading →

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Meet the P4D team

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We’ve had some illustrations done. The whole team now have cartoon faces! Visitors to our office will be faced with ‘The Gallery’ and a test to see if they can work out who is who :o) See all our photos … Continue reading →

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