Pall-Ex upgrades its forklift fleet
Pall-Ex has replaced its fork lift truck fleet by taking on 6 trucks at its Leicestershire hub at a cost of more than £2.5m.
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Palletways goes Swiss
Palletways has appointed a Swiss member as it seeks to create the first pan-european pallet network. Universal Expres, based in Munchenstein/Basel, will provide a 48/72 hour distribution services withe exclusivity in Switzerland, France zip code 68 and Germany zip code 79.
Read MoreDHL and Air France logistics contract
DHL has won a contract from Air France Industries, the aviation group’s maintenance division, covering parts distribution and returns in Europe. Transportation will range from express delivery of small parcels to specialised freight forwarding, with services provided by DHL Express, DHL Exel Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding.
Read MorePolish PM says gov't wants airline LOT, energy group PGE, postal service privatized within 2 years
Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz said Wednesday that the government would like to see major state-controlled players, such as national carrier LOT, energy group PGE and the national postal service, privatized on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) within the next two years. “Over the next two years we want to see the giants of state-owned companies like [Polish airlines] LOT, [state-controlled insurer] PZU and [Polish postal service] Polska Poczta and [Polish energy group] PGE on the Warsaw Stock Exchange,” Marcinkiewicz said during a press conference to mark the 15th anniversary of the WSE, broadcast on TVN 24 television news channel.
Read MoreQatar first Arab nation to bag postal Quality award
Q-POST has been chosen for the Quality award of the prestigious World Mail Awards. Announcing this yesterday at a ceremony held at the General Post Office, Q-Post Chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali said Qatar’s postal corporation was the first in the entire Arab region to have been bestowed with the honour. Terming the award as a “great honour” for the corporation, al-Ali said Q-Post was chosen in face of fierce competition by several postal corporations from all over the world.
Read MoreUPS plans USD1 billion expansion
Kentucky’s largest corporate employer, United Parcel Service, will announce today a USD1 billion expansion of its Louisville airport operations that will create thousands of new jobs, Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s office said yesterday.
Brett Hall, a Fletcher spokesman, confirmed the shipping company plans to add more than 4,000 full- and part-time jobs as part of a wide-ranging expansion. Construction of the expanded facility is expected to begin later this year and be completed by 2010. UPS spokesman Mark Giuffre would not confirm the report from Fletcher’s office, but he said UPS will hold a news conference at a company hangar at 11 am today. “We have an announcement tomorrow, but I can’t confirm anything today,” Giuffre said.
Germany's Trans-o-flex invests EUR 12m in new parcels centre
German express parcels and pallets carrier Trans-o-flex is investing € 12.5 million in a new sorting centre in Alzenau, south-east of Frankfurt, to extend its national network. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on May 16.
The new facility, which is expected to enter service in April 2007, will create 60 to 70 full-time and 30 to 40 part-time jobs. Located on an area of 36,668 sqm, the first building stage of the handling terminal will cover 7,994 sqm, with a further 872 sqm for office space.
Read MoreCeska posta raises profit by a half at end-2005
Czech postal service operator Ceska posta raised net earnings by 50 percent to CZK 667 million last year, the second best result in the company’s history, and turnover was 8.3 percent higher at CZK 17.7 billion. Audited results were approved by the supervisory board on Tuesday. Karel Kettner, head of the Ceska posta CEO’s office, said the state-run company had to cope with tough conditions on a more liberal market for postal services, primarily in the segment of letter post and packages, with rivals operating in economically lucrative territories.
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