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Nightspeed wins national industry award for sixth year in a row

Posted by | Jun 7, 2005 | |

For the sixth year in a row, a West Midlands parcel distribution company has won a top security award from the national body that represents the transport management sector.

Tipton based Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express has won the ‘Secure Parcel Carrier 2005’ accreditation awarded by the Institute of Transport Management. Independent research has shown that loss and damage figures for parcels delivered by Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express are the lowest in the industry.

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SPECIAL REPORT – FULFILMENT: Receiving end

Posted by | Jun 7, 2005 | |

The tenet that the customer is always right does not seem to have permeated the home delivery sphere, with many packages turning up at unspecified, inconvenient times. But with new entrants raising standards, the old school may be forced to mend its ways. Home shopping may be big business, but it is no longer the sole domain of big businesses, with everyone from Amazon to the local corner shop now offering an online or catalogue shopping experience. But while the rest of the retail world has been moving speedily towards home shopping solutions, it would seem that most delivery companies have been standing still. Home shopping exists to cater for consumers who are too busy to visit the high street, so it should come as no surprise that they may not be able to wait at home all day to receive a package.

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Deutsche Post likely to maintain number of outlets after 2008

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

German postal services company Deutsche Post AG is likely to keep its current number of outlets throughout the country after the German letter delivery sector liberalisation in 2008, Deutsche Post’s CEO Klaus Zumwinkel said on June 6, 2005.

Currently, Deutsche Post maintains a network of nearly 12,500 outlets in Germany. Zumwinkel expressed confidence that the current collective labour agreement, which expires in 2008, will be renegotiated. He added that the company has so far managed to avoid layoffs, and will stick to the strategy in the future.

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TNT Latvia 2004 sales grow 16pct to Eur 2.2 mln

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

TNT Latvia courier services company turnover in 2004 increased 16 percent to 1.571 million lats (EUR 2.235 mln) but its profit shrank nearly 2.6 times to 63,000 lats, according to the company’s annual report. TNT Latvia head Martins Gerkens said that the profit reduction was due to the fact that towards the end of 2004 the company started using own airplane for mail deliveries which involved great costs. In addition, costs had increased also in relation to Latvia’s EU accession and annual investments in development of the company. Last year TNT Latvia made 82,213 deliveries at a 34 percent rise from 2003, and investments totalled 140,000 euros.

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GeoPost sets sights on a global service

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

GeoPost, the pan-European parcel service owned by La Poste, plans to go global with an intercontinental deferred product in 2006. Claude Béglé, CEO of GeoPost International, told Transport Logistik the company would seek a partnership approach in mature markets such as the US. But elsewhere, it was prepared to invest. “South America is under-invested by integrators, ” Béglé said. “We are already having concrete discussions in Brazil, and talks in Argentina and Chile.” China, India and South Africa were among other countries earmarked by GeoPost.

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Member invests as TPN grows

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

Hull haulier Newland Express Transport has bought a double-deck trailer following a 20% growth in its pallet business.
A founder member of The Pallet Network (TPN) in 2000, Newland is now transporting 500-plus pallets a week to the TPN hub in Rugby. Major clients include British Aerospace and Smith & Nephew.

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World Bank and ‘La Poste’ team up to reach socially responsible French investors

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

The World Bank and La Poste, the French postal system, have teamed up to offer a new investment product for French retail investors. For the first time starting today, individual investors will be able to purchase a La Poste financial product called ‘Toniciel Banque Mondiale,’ making it easier for individuals to help fund, and have direct information on, the World Bank’s programs in developing countries. From June 6 to July 20, 2005, La Poste clients will be able to invest a minimum of EUR500 in the La Poste 5-year term deposit, ‘Toniciel Banque Mondiale.’ The funds invested in this product will be used by La Poste to purchase a bond issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the main lending arm of the World Bank.

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Royal Mail and Postcomm embroiled in bitter fight over the future of a postal giant

Posted by | Jun 5, 2005 | |

The smouldering cold war between the Royal Mail and Postcomm, the postal industry regulator, went nuclear last week when the watchdog published a radical plan for the future of the business.

The proposals, launched by Nigel Stapleton, the chairman of Postcomm, will impose strict limits on future price increases for stamps for the four years to 2010 and tougher penalties for delivery targets which could cost Royal Mail pounds 280m in refunds.

The plan led to a furious response from Allan Leighton, the Royal Mail chairman, who described it as a “kick in the teeth”, for his staff who have worked hard to turn the business around from making a loss of pounds 1m a day three years ago to a profit in 2004 of pounds 537m. He also warned the measures would push the company into a “spiral of decline” and damage its ability to compete once the mail market is opened up to full competition early next year.

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