Parcel carrier Yodel has announced two new appointments to support its ongoing relationships with key clients and to support Yodel’s services. Jo Hyland (pictured) has joined Yodel as a strategic client director having previously worked in clien…
Yodel has delivered its first profit in 10 years after benefitting from the home shopping boom generated by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. According to its latest annual results to 30 June 2021, revenue rose to £561.1m (2020: £430.3m) whilst p…
Parcel carrier Yodel has seen pet food deliveries more than double since 2018, boosted by UK consumers turning to online shopping during the pandemic and an increase in pet ownership as restrictions saw tens of thousands of employees working fro…
Parcel carrier Yodel is partnering with Certas Energy to replace diesel with HVO for its shunter fleets at its Shaw, Wednesbury and Hatfield sorting centres, the company announced today (16 May). The switch is part of plans for a broader roll ou…
Yodel has saved an average of 20 minutes of wasted time a day from its drivers’ routes using mapping software from Trimble Maps, the parcel delivery company revealed this week. The company, which employs approximately 10,000 staff, has see…
Yodel has announced two appointments to its leadership team to support further operational development across the business. New head of sort Steve Byrne (pictured) brings over 35 years’ experience in the handling and sortation of parcels and wil…
Yodel said claims that it sacked a disabled worker on “capability grounds” were inaccurate and that it had followed the correct processes. The parcel courier and delivery service was responding to allegations by the GMB union that it had acted i…
Some of the largest parcel firms in the UK have criticised research by Citizens Advice which claimed to have uncovered consistent problems in their customer service and deliveries. DPD, Hermes and Yodel said the findings were flawed and based on…
Yodel has launched an improved version of its customer app which has been upgraded to give a more personalised parcel delivery experience this Christmas. The upgraded customer app offers a number of new features, including the ability to pre-sel…
Yodel’s engineering wizards have created a new sortation system called Merlin2, which it said will handle delicate and irregular shaped parcels in response to booming volumes. The system is located at Yodel’s Shaw sorting centre and is its secon…
Parcel carrier Yodel is looking to recruit 4,311 staff as it prepares for the peak season. The roles which are across Yodel’s 50 depots, include couriers, parcel sorters and warehouse operatives. Yodel said its recruitment drive is in response t…
Yodel has not given up hope on striking a deal with the GMB union after more than 250 of its drivers voted to walk out over a pay and conditions dispute. The union said 98% of the drivers, who deliver to Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Very and other…
Yodel said it was working with the GMB union to resolve a row over pay and conditions as the firm’s LGV1 drivers vote on whether to take strike action. A ballot opens on August 25 and closes on September 15 – meaning industrial action could take…
Yodel has partnered with Dutch sortation specialist Hexapole to optimise capability for small parcels at its Shaw sorting centre in Oldham. The deal will help Yodel meet increased demand amid the surge in online retail and involves a refurbished…