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UK Royal Mail strike escalates

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Northern Ireland mail bound for the Republic and the rest of the world has been disrupted in the continuing Royal Mail postal workers strike in Belfast. In a further escalation of the unofficial strike items posted in the North for delivery to the Republic, Britain and the rest of the world will not be dispatched. Most incoming mail from these destinations should be delivered to all parts of the North, excluding the affected areas of north, south and west Belfast. A Royal Mail spokesman also confirmed yesterday that “Special Delivery” and “International Airsure” items would not be accepted with immediate effect. “Items already accepted at Post Office branches will not receive a full service and no more will be taken in,” said the spokeswoman.

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Indian govt plans to set up postal regulator

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

THE government is planning to set up mail regulatory and development authority (MRDA) for the postal and courier services. Currently, there is no authority to regulate the Rs 3,500-crore private courier industry. Department of Post (DoP) has proposed amendments in the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, to make provision for the regulator. MRDA will ensure that all the private courier service providers and mail services of the department of post comply with the terms and conditions of the registration. It will promote competition and efficiency in mail services. The department has proposed that MRDA should be a single person full time regulatory body. The regulator will be appointed by the government. The person appointed as MRDA shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years.

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Lockheed Martin to upgrade mail processing capability for French postal system

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Lockheed Martin today announced the French Post Office, La Poste, has agreed to invest USD175 million in its future mail processing information system. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Bull on the Systeme d’Interpretation des Adresses (SIA) initiative, which will provide automation solutions that will improve the efficiency and accuracy of France’s postal system. “We are extremely pleased to work with Bull to develop innovative solutions for La Poste,” said Brian Tanton, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Distribution Technologies business.

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Williams Lea wins Capital One job

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Williams Lea has secured a multi-million pound three-year contract to handle the design, print and distribution for Capital One’s transactional mail. The London-based print management group won the deal following a competitive tender process. The three-year contract has an option to be extended for a further two years. A Williams Lea team will be based on-site at Capital One’s Nottingham headquarters, providing support to the firm’s design and print teams. Under the terms of the deal, the firm will handle design, including brand and content management, print procurement, including customer correspondence, security print and statements as well as document composition and postage.

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The Print Factory rebrands as it pursues GBP100m 2006 turnover

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

The Print Factory is set to rebrand its group operations as TPF Group, as it aims for a £100m turnover in 2006. According to chief executive Steve Brundle, the exercise “will enable us to step up yet another level”. The Northampton-based group will unveil its new look at a glittering party tonight for 150 guests at the official opening of its digital print and repro facility in Brentford, West London. “It feels like the past 15 years have been building up to this week,” said Brundle. The new structure is broken down as follows: TPF Business Solutions encompasses the group’s print management and facilities management arms; TPF Creative is the name for the design and copywriting services; warehousing and distribution will now come under the TPF Logistics umbrella; and the group’s transactional and direct mail will fall under TPF Direct. The Print Factory name will live on as the moniker for the group’s commercial print operation.

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Express Delivery Service Connects With Europe

Posted by | Feb 8, 2006 | |

TOOLES Transport, based in Droitwich, has launched a new express delivery service for small consignments of goods to mainland Europe.

As a member of the Palletways distribution network, which has more than 100 depots in the UK, the company will now be able to distribute small consignments more cost effectively and faster than before to a vast European marketplace, inclu-ding Belgium, The Nether-lands, Luxemborg, Denmark, France and Germany.

This development has been made possible by Palletways fully integrating its UK network with the company’s operations in mainland Europe by linking up the IT systems across all the countries it serves.

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UPU to host international conference for the postal sector

Posted by | Feb 8, 2006 | |

As part of ongoing efforts to reinforce its position as a worldwide postal forum, the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union plans to bring together senior representatives of the postal sector to discuss the major challenges facing the industry, in a number of conferences to be held during 2006 and 2007. A one-day meeting exploring the development models that some of the world’s more modern and innovative Posts have adopted in response to growing competition and increased market liberalization will kick off the series in April. Participants will discuss such topics as postal sector investment, initial public offerings, public/private partnerships, and the alliances formed by certain Posts with a view to international expansion and strategic positioning for the future.

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UPS expands 2nd day air options

Posted by | Feb 8, 2006 | |

UPS has accelerated the guaranteed commit time for the industry’s only 2nd Day Air A.M. delivery service to 10:30 a.m. from 12 p.m. and added a Saturday delivery option for UPS 2nd Day Air. The moves are part of an overall expansion of the UPS 2nd Day Air portfolio that also includes the addition of 9,300 ZIP codes to the 2nd Day Air A.M. delivery service area.

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