Adrian’s thoughts… After another challenging year, we are nearly at the end of it. Although 2021 does not seem half as bad as 2020, most people have forgot they were nearly locked down to some extent until the middle of the year and it has hardly been life as normal since then either. This has […]
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Is a courier a dangerous job?
Any job has it’s risks and there is always something that could go wrong and lead to harm or injury. There have recently been some reports in the headlines (which is often common at this time of year and we will explain why) about couriers being robbed, and attacked. Is this common or are they […]
How can courier employers look after their employees?
When it comes to jobs and careers, the courier and delivery driver industry can be quite a precarious area. It often has a low retention rate, a high rate of job vacancies, which are sometimes only filled on a temporary basis before those people move on to other work. This is down to a wide […]
What makes a good courier – an individuals perspective
Being a courier or delivery driver is a very front facing/customer service type role. You may be wondering how this can be so as many courier and delivery drivers appear to be just driving around all day and having limited interaction with anyone else. The point about this, is when those interactions do occur, these […]
Getting a Christmas delivery job
Christmas is just around the corner, and if you haven’t noticed already, many organisations begin to panic around staffing issues because there simply isn’t the time and people to handle what will undoubtedly be the busiest period of the year. Whether it be at a local restaurant, hotel, card shop, or supermarket, you probably will […]
Is your delivery information by text message genuine?
Received a text message from Royal Mail or someone similar, about a delivery you know nothing about? Be careful as this could be a scam. Instances of this are on the rise. As Birmingham’s trusted same day courier, we want to keep our customers safe and arm them with as much information as possible. In […]