Press Release Summary: Eagle Couriers has revealed a list of its most unusual deliveries made in 2007. Scotland's leading independent courier company delivered items such as urns, wills and death certificates. Other quirky items they have delivered on behalf of its 3500 strong customer base include; medical supplies, TV scripts, turbine engines and a Pot Noodle costume.
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EAGLE ENSURES DELIVERIES OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE
Ensuring deliveries reach their final resting place has always been dead important to Eagle Couriers, Scotland's leading independent courier company.
But one package in particular was of grave importance - an urn of human remains which was to be transported from Edinburgh to Ireland.
The spooky service came to light when Eagle Couriers, who have bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow, revealed a list of its most unusual deliveries in 2007.
Graham Macpherson, Director of Eagle Couriers, said: "We do get some strange things to take around Scotland and further afield but this one was particularly unnerving.
"The poor driver came in that morning and was told he was going to Ireland that day. When we passed him the urn he looked rather baffled and once he realised what it was he went as white as a ghost.
"At least he had a quiet travel companion for the long journey."
The hand of death does not stop there for the company. It also delivers wills and death certificates between law firms and families from its Edinburgh and Glasgow bases.
And in another delivery the driver literally passed on a gift from the grave. Upon entering an office with elusive Take That tickets under his arm he expected to be met with an eager husband excited to please his wife.
But the husband, who had bought the tickets as a surprise, had died in between the tickets being ordered, so they were redirected to the wife.
Graham said: "What we are delivering always means something to someone - sometimes this can make them very sad but often very happy.
-more- "There's a whole load of things that we are asked to deliver, often things that you would not expect to involve a courier firm. It just shows how flexible and adaptable we can be.
"When it is something important and a bit unusual it certainly makes things that bit more interesting for us. But at the end of the day, a package is a package and our only aim is to ensure it is delivered. We use our dedicated and responsible service and drivers to ensure each delivery reaches its destination timely, safely and in the condition we received it."
But Eagle Couriers is not the kiss of death - in fact some of their deliveries save lives.
It delivers specialist medication to sick patients at home and moves samples for a biopharmaceutical research company.
It also transports blood samples and works for St Columbus Hospice. And its medical work is not limited to humans - it is also responsible for moving around vital blood samples for vets.
Eagle Couriers enjoys an expanding 3500-strong client base, ranging from blue chip household names like the BBC and BT, to sole traders, all receiving exactly the same standard of fast, professional, expert service. The company's success is built on excellent customer service and competitive prices, guaranteeing same day/next day deliveries to local, national and international destinations.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
The Top 10 List of Unusual Deliveries in 2007
1. Ashes 2. Wills and death certificates 3. Take That tickets to someone who had died 4. Sporting cups - CIS Cup, Heineken Cup, SPL Cup 5. Pot Noodle life-size costume 6. A Parrot 7. Sesame Street life-size costumes 8. TV scripts 9. Medical supplies 10. Massive turbine engines for Caterpillar Trucks
Issued on behalf of Eagle Couriers by Holyrood Partnership. For further information please contact Suzanne Mackie on (0131) 561 2244 or email info@holyroodpr.co.uk.
Web Site: http://www.holyroodpr.co.uk
Contact Details: Holyrood Partnership Bonnington Bond 29 Breadalbane Street Edinburgh EH6 5JW
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