City Link went into administration today

[arista]

What a shocking time to get put out of work.

http://www.elogmag.com/magazine/53/New-City-Link-Sprinters.gif


[I am sorry to break this news to you, particularly at this time of year."
The company's operations at all of its depots have been suspended until Monday.
Customers and those expecting deliveries will then be able to collect their parcels.
Hunter Kelly, joint administrator to City Link, said the strain of the firm's losses "became too great". ]


http://news.sky.com/story/1397886/city-link-jobs-blow-announcement-stinks

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/26/city-link-closure-announcement-disgraceful-union-rmt

[Kizzy]

Shame they couldn't have been bought out like lynx was by UPS.

[arista]

Shame they couldn't have been bought out like lynx was by UPS.


Or even Amazon

[arista]

The Unions say it stinks.

But at least they Delivered as much as they could
before calling in Admin.
They have Big Areas and so many Trucks and Vans
no one could take them over , yet

I am sure many at City link would know this was on the cards.


For Example ,
Deliverys from a Great Value Cloths store online
M&M are done by Home cars and with women drivers
Cutting out all vans being used


Times are Changing

[user104658]

For Example ,
Deliverys from a Great Value Cloths store online
M&M are done by Home cars and with women drivers
Cutting out all vans being used


"Women drivers"? Err... We get deliveries from three such places in this manner (local couriers in own vehicles) - Next, Littlewoods and MyHermes deliveries - and two of those drivers are male. I don't think there's a gender requirement. But supreme effort in stereotyping there, arista :joker:.

[Northern Monkey]

Very.co.uk also has these local couriers who happen to be women also.lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

wait till the xmas rush invoices are paid and bail

disgusting

f them

[michael21]

when i send parcel a man in a car come and collect it

sign of the time

one day he said we i take in a parcel for next door i said no what dose this look like a post offices :rant:

i will miss the yellow and green vans :bawling::bawling::bawling::bawling:

[joeysteele]

I was listening to this while driving back to my house tonight, shocking really and what devastating news for the workforce at this time of year.

[Ammi]

..although never a 'good' time...extremely awful time of year for this to happen to anyone/really sad...