International Distributions Services plc (formerly Royal Mail Limited and Royal Mail plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. It is listed on the
London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the
FTSE 250 Index
The FTSE 250 Index ( "Footsie") is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions and demotions to and from the index occur quarterly in March, June, Septemb ...
.
History
The company was established in September 2013, in anticipation of its
initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in October 2013. In July 2022, it was announced that the holding company responsible for both
Royal Mail
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and
GLS would change its name to International Distributions Services. The name change was filed with
Companies House on 28 September 2022 and registered on 3 October.
Operations
The company is organised into the following businesses:
*
Royal Mail
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and
Parcelforce (UK operations)
*
GLS (international operations)
References
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Postal system of the United Kingdom
Logistics companies of the United Kingdom