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UK TNT Mail appoints operations director and head of sales

Posted by | Apr 6, 2005 | |

TNT Mail, one of the challengers to Royal Mail, has appointed an operations director from its Dutch arm and a new head of sales from Express Dairies. Theo Hoenders will be responsible for developing TNT Mail’s ongoing operational strategy including its UK downstream access and end-to-end delivery capability, as postal operators prepare for the deregulation of the market in January 2006.
Joining the company as head of sales is Andy Goddard, who has previously worked at Royal Mail and Express Dairies.

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Business Post is delivering earlier

Posted by | Apr 6, 2005 | |

Business Post’s letter delivery division, which competes with Royal Mail in the partially liberalised UK postal market, is set to break even during its first year of trading, ahead of expectations. UK Mail is handling the equivalent of 250 million items a year following its launch last May and has almost 1 per cent of the market, Business Post said in a trading update. The service was set up by Business Post after Postcomm, the industry regulator, gave companies the right to enter the letters delivery market in 2003. The division’s progress will enable it to break even for the year to March 31, instead of incurring a small loss as previously expected.

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GLS increases its shareholding in General Logistics Systems Poland

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

General Logistics Systems Poland Sp. (GLS Poland) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary: “With effect from January 1st 2005, GLS adds the remaining 74.9 percent of GLS Poland to its existing holding of 25.1 percent”, explains Rico Back, Chief Executive Officer of General Logistics Systems B.V., Amsterdam (GLS). “GLS is planning to conclude a system-partner contract with the previous majority shareholder, the Raben Group, which will maintain and intensify the close and trusting cooperation.” The new Managing Director of GLS Poland will be Klaus Conrad, who, in addition, is also Managing Director of GLS Germany and is responsible for GLS’ activities in Central Europe.

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Brazil: TNT enters contract with Samsung

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

A contract worth R$20mil between TNT Logistics and Samsung SDI Brasil celebrates a five-years strategic partnership. In the first half of 2005, TNT will invest R$2.5mil in Samsung’s project in operations infrastructure and IT. TNT will be responsible for the whole supply chain of Samsung’s plant. The goal of TNT is that the long-term contract reduce logistic costs by 30%. The Brazilian subsidiary registered a net income of R$372mil in 2004 and predicts R$400mil for 2005 – 65% from the automobile sector; 15% from the agricultural area and 20% from industrial activity. The goal to reach R$1bil has been postponed from 2006 to 2008.

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Polish Postal competition: 2009 will see a revolution

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

In four years, in 2009, the European Unions postal service market will be subject to liberallisation. Does it pose a threat to Polish Post and can it do anything to avoid this – These are only a few of the questions the companies management should find answers to.

Competition in the postal service market is becoming stronger and stronger. The reason behind this is the development of alternative forms of communication, clients’ new needs and the ongoing liberalisation of this sector of services.

After Poland entered the EU, the domestic market is becomung increasingly affected by Union regulations. EU directives are the most important, as they determine a schedule for the liberalisation of this market. They foresee it’s full liberalisation by the year 2009, unless – which can’t be excluded – the European Commission puts forth a new draft.

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Polish Post gets ready for commercialisation

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

The Poczta Polska state-controlled postal service is entering a period of huge changes. The Post has already applied to the Ministry of Infrastructure for a decision on transforming the enterprise into a commercial company. This, according to Tadeusz Bartkowiak, the Post’s general director, should happen as soon as possible. “The Post should be listed on the bourse no later than a year following commercialisation,” says Bartkowiak.

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Spain – Correos tenders comms contract

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

Correos, Spain’s postal operator, has tendered a EUR 109.74 million, five-year contract for the operation of its voice and Internet services, reports Cinco Dias. The contract would also include mobile and fixed-line services. Of the contracts value, fixed-line services will account for the most, with EUR 100.3 million.

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EC hints that it can deliver for An Post

Posted by | Apr 5, 2005 | |

The European Commission has given a big hint it would approve any special State aid requested by the Government to support loss-making An Post. The signal from Brussels does not follow any request from the Government, but comes in response to a question from an Opposition MEP. The Commission’s positive reaction will strengthen union demands for greater Government support for the loss-making postal service. Fine Gael’s Gay Mitchell was told by the Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, that she would be sympathetic to any request from Ireland for assistance to help offset the cost of a full national delivery service.

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