Pall-Ex close to euro-deal
Leicestershire-based network changes tack over European expansion and seeks link up with single operator covering all of continent. Existing partnerships unaffected.
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Target spends £2m on move to Bicester depot
Target express is investing more than £2m in a 2,790sq m depot in Bicester. The depot scheduled to open in january will amalgamate Targets existing depots in Abingtn and Aylesbury which will close. staff from the sites will transfer and Trget says additional jobs may well be created once the site is running. Darren Batty, general manager of Abington depot says; the more central location at Bicester, a major distribution site with excellent transport links, will allow us to offer an improves service to the whole region.
Read MoreIs UPS getting ready to make a huge splash in the US LTL pond
Is UPS getting ready to make a huge splash in the nation’s ever-consolidating LTL pond? If anyone knows, they are not saying so publicly. But with UPS holding a deep war chest of cash and its competitors investing heavily in their own ground assaults, the question is growing increasingly prominent in the trucking industry.
Read MoreNon-postal services register huge demand at Emirates Posts
The non-postal services at Emirates Post’s post-offices have generated a huge response in recent months because customers can avail of multiple services under one roof at a location closest to their workplace or home. Among the services that have generated good demand are DEWA and SEWA bill payment, Sharjah Medical District services, Western Union money transfer, Dubai Municipality’s parking cards and ETISALAT’s Wasel and pre-paid cards. “We have recently signed agreements with different government organisations to offer their services through our post-office network, as part of a strategic plan to transform post-offices into one-stop centres for multiple services,” said Abdulla Al Daboos, Director General, Emirates Post.
Read MoreGermany has no final date for full privatisation of Telekom, Post
The German government has no final date yet for when it will completely privatise Deutsche Telekom AG and Deutsche Post World Net AG, Finance Minister Hans Eichel said in an interview with AFX News partner dpa-AFX.
Eichel said the government’s basic goal is still to dispose of all its shares in the two companies. ‘Disposing of all the shares need not necessarily take place in 2004 or 2005,’ he said. ‘The market conditions will determine the right time.’
Read MoreUSPS ends contract with German GLS
United States Postal Service has not renewed its contract with General Logistics Systems (GLS), the German postal service operator which is controlled by UK-based postal service operator Royal Mail, but has opted to co-operate with Deutsche Post, Germany’s leading postal service operator. At present, GLS has an exclusive licence with USPS for the distribution of private parcels in 23 European countries. In future, Deutsche Post, Germany’s former postal monopoly, will hold the exclusive licence for these services.
Read MoreRoyal Mail UK move threatens Crown post offices
Crown post offices, the 600-strong network of large high street branches, could be sold off, converted into shops or even closed under a review being conducted by Royal Mail.
If the post offices, many of which are landmarks in towns and cities, do disappear, it would mark one of the biggest shake-ups in the organisation and would infuriate unions and Labour backbenchers. The future of Parcelforce is also unclear, because consultants drafted in to advise Royal Mail on strategy are believed to have suggested its closure.
Royal Mail is discussing the possibility of an overhaul of its operations with various consultants. A review by McKinsey, the management consultants, has recommended that the Crown offices should be closed, or converted, and that Parcelforce should go.
Read MoreJapan Post sell-off to begin by 2007
Japan Post, which holds a quarter of the nation’s savings, will have to compete with banks, insurers and other deposit-takers starting in 2007, said Economy and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka.
“We’ll be privatising Japan Post in 2007,” Takenaka said. “Privatising means that it has to compete completely on its own with the private sector.”
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