ADRIAN MEDLAND - Auction Delivery News
adrian.medland@myhermes.co.uk

Adrian has worked with us here for over seven years, and brings with him a wealth of insider-experience in "all things auction".

As well as running hundreds of auctions (and his own stores) on major online auction sites such as eBay and Amazon Marketplace, Adrian has started and successfully managed a number of online businesses before joining Hermes.

"Online auctions and etail is all about keeping up to speed with the industry and market place - keeping one step ahead of the competition. One of the most important things we all know is how important it is to keep costs low to safeguard margins and profit. Joining forces with a delivery company with a reliable pedigree is an easy way to make big cost savings.

In my ongoing series of reports from the frontline, I'll be passing on some of the important lessons I've learnt over the last decade in online auctions and etail, and keeping our readers up to speed on the latest developments."

PAUL BURN - Parcel Delivery News
paul.burn@myhermes.co.uk

Over the past 16 years, Paul has worked for some of the leading delivery and courier companies in the market.

Working with us for the last 5 of these, Paul has amassed a huge amount of experience in the sector.

"The parcel delivery market is an exciting place to be at the moment, especially here in the UK. The landscape is changing fast as new companies move into the market, and older ones fade into the background - often finding they simply can't change fast enough to adapt to the opportunities offered by the changing face of the market".

In his column, Paul will be scouring the industry news, offering readers an up-to-the-minute news insight into the logistics and business of the UK parcel delivery market place.

GILLIAN WALTERS - Gift Delivery News
gillian.walters@myhermes.co.uk

Birthdays, Christmas, Valentines - or just "because you care", there's a hundred different special occasions when we all want to send someone dear - if not necessarily near - a token of our appreciation. Besides, think of all those "Brownie points"!

In this column, Gillian looks at the world of gift delivery, and how we can all save money on the nitty-gritty aspects of actually sending gifts - so we can spend more on the actual gift!

"As a woman, I know first-hand how great it feels to get a gift delivered to me from someone special! It's true what they say - 'It's what's inside that counts', and with some of the tips, advice and articles I'll be reporting on - we can all focus on the important part of giving a gift - the gift itself!".