ByBox, the UK’s largest in-night delivery company, has increased its turnover by 50% to GBP15m (EUR22m) in the past 12 months following a string of business wins. New customers include Danka, Bunzl Vending Services, Agfa, Tunstall Telecom and British Gas. The Coventry-based company, which has locker banks at more than 700 locations across the UK to which access is controlled by a built-in computer, provides logistics services to field engineers.
Read MoreTarget Express has opened a new HQ in Newton-le-Willows, bringing together the company’s directors and accountants with the IT and sales teams. The company reported a recordbreaking Christmas, delivering 282,000 consignments in the week ending 16 December – 16,000 up on its previous weekly volume high.
Read MoreBusiness Post has moved into larger premises in London to meet growing demand for its express parcel delivery services in the capital. The new depot in Greenford is almost twice the size of the old Park Royal facility.
Read MoreExpress companies are lining up to offer broader domestic mail services following full UK postal liberalisation on 1 January.
Read MoreAmtrak Express parcels is offering a two-man delivery service for retailers which need to deliver popular items such as plasma and LCD TVs, as well as other electrical goods and home appliances.
Service options include next day or evening, and a special service for fragile items with a “shock watch” to ensure careful handling and additional peace of mind.
The global express service provider FedEx has completed his efforts to expand in North Africa and the Middle East. In Libya and Algeria, FedEx services will be offered via a network of global service participants. (GSP).
Read MoreTesco has delivered a warning shot to Royal Mail by handing rival DHL Global Mail a major tranche of its Clubcard direct mail business, as part of a trial.
Although the Clubcard account is not huge in terms of mail volumes – the retailer mails its 12 million members every three months and sends a raft of customer magazines – it is a prestigious brief, forming the backbone of the retailer’s marketing strategy. A Tesco spokeswoman confirmed the appointment, but refused to comment on any expansion of the DHL trials.
Swedish national post office Posten AB plans to close down 26 post offices in the first quarter of 2006, it was reported on January 19, 2006. The closures are part of an ongoing restructuring of Posten’s operations, which will be completed by April 1, 2006. The move will affect 15 employees but the company will try to avoid layoffs. Under the reorganisation, the company will convert some 360 post centres across Sweden into corporate service centres as of April 1, 2006. Posten’s private clients will be redirected to its representative offices.
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