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5 of Guernsey Posts new vehicles will be fitted with solar technology from TRAILAR Innovative, Green solution supports company’s sustainability agenda Guernsey post have a strong sustainability strategy to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment. Through a joint initiative with Guernsey Electricity in 2019, they completed the installation of the largest (at the time) solar…

Guernsey Post has announced that it will be introducing changes to its postal rates from Monday 4th April 2022. In summary: - The cost of a Bailiwick Letter will rise by 2p from 50p to 52p. The price of a UK Letter will rise by 6p from 73p to 79p.  For comparison Royal Mail have announced the First-Class Letter rate in the UK is rising by 10p from 85p to 95p. The price of a Letter to Europe will…

   In conjunction with a Polish based organisation, Help Ukraine, Guernsey Post is offering free postage for humanitarian aid packages sent to Ukraine. Anyone interested in sending parcels should deliver them to the Guernsey Post's main retail counter at Postal Headquarters. The parcels will be despatched by Guernsey Post to a warehouse in Poland where arrangements have been made for onward…

 A NEW chairman has been announced by Guernsey Post. Richard Digard replaces Simon Milsted who retired from the role at the Company's recent AGM. The appointment was approved by the States' Trading Supervisory Board, which acts as the shareholder for the States of Guernsey. (pictured above: Simon Milsted on the left with Richard Digard). Mr Digard, who has served on the board of Guernsey Post as…

Students from La Mare de Carteret, Castel and St Mary & St Michael Primary Schools have been confirmed as winners of the Bailiwick School Eco Challenge 2021 run by Guernsey Electricity and Guernsey Post. The competition, which is in its second-year challenges students to think of innovative ideas to improve their schools' sustainability.   The challenge launched in April and received…

Guernsey Post is undergoing minor building works to relocate its Parcel Collection Counter at Envoy House from the rear of the building to the side, where it will sit alongside its Private Box counter.   Customers will still have easy access to parking for loading heavy items. Chris Jackson, Operations Director at Guernsey Post said: “We continue to see consistently high volumes of parcels…

Guernsey Post and Guernsey Electricity have come together again to launch the 2021 Bailiwick School's Eco Challenge. This is the second time the competition has been run and it encourages school children to think about how they can improve their school's environmental sustainability. There are two age categories: six- to eight-year-olds and nine-to-12-year-olds and working in teams of two, three…

Guernsey Post Ltd is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Channel Islands and UK based freight company HR Air Ltd.  HR Air was founded in 1987, initially as Channel Island Services and later Huelin Renouf Airfreight.  In 2001 HR Air established handling services at London Heathrow Airport.  Now the company has operations based in Guernsey, Jersey and Heathrow providing services to global…

Guernsey Post has announced it will re-open its mail collection counter at Envoy House from Monday 15th March as posties will resume leaving ‘while you were out cards’ for missed parcel deliveries. The EBox parcel collection counter will also re-open. Early morning collections from roadside post boxes will be reinstated at some post boxes and customers are urged to check the updated post box…

Guernsey Post has announced that it will be introducing changes to its postal rates from Wednesday 7th April 2021. In summary: -• The cost of a Bailiwick letter is frozen at 50p.• The price of a UK letter will rise by 5p from 68p to 73p. By comparison the first-class rate in the UK increased by 9p from 76p to 85p in January 2021.• The price of a letter to Europe will rise by 15p to £1.•…