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24 hour parcel people

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24 hour parcel people

Post by savo »

Showing on BBC 2 @ 9PM tonight 12th FEB:

The story of how City Link tried to survive in the high-stakes world of overnight deliveries, before entering administration. Contains some strong language.
'Dear chief secretary, I'm afraid to tell you there's no money left,' ( Liam Byrne MP )
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modern times. 24 hour parcel people.

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Anyone watching this? (BBC2 now). Story of city link pre-admin.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... cel-people

Modern Times -
24 Hour Parcel People
Documentary series about life in contemporary Britain. The story of how City Link tried to survive in the high-stakes world of overnight deliveries, before entering administration.

First shown: 12 Feb 2015
Available for 29 days
Duration 58 mins
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Watched it last night and coming from a Mail Centre background I was surprised at the lack of Mech equipment. Not sure having all those Forklift trucks charging around was particularly safe but the staff at the hub seemed like a decent enough bunch of people and there seemed a little more of a connection and team-working between staff and managers than at RM. All in all quite sad to think that they all have lost their jobs ... just hope the Bentley wasn't on finance ;)