Schenker completes Polish acquisition
Schenker completes Polish acquisition
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Postcomm welcome Royal Mail/UK Mail agreement
Postcomm have welcomed the agreement that will enable Royal Mail postmen to carry post on behalf of rival operator, UK Mail, for “the last mile.”
The agreement marks an important step forward for competition in postal services. Under the arrangements, UK Mail will hand over pre-sorted mail to Royal Mail at inward mail centres, from where they will be processed for eventual delivery by Royal Mail postmen. Royal Mail will charge UK Mail a fee for each letter, ranging from 13p for mail weighing less than 60 grams to GBP 3.75 for items weighing 2Kg.
Read MoreBusiness Post could double in size over 3 years following UK Royal Mail deal
Paul Carvell, chief executive of Business Post PLC, said today’s ground-breaking access agreement with Royal Mail PLC could double the size of Business Post over the next three years. Under the terms of the deal, business letters sent via Business Post’s UK Mail division will be delivered by Royal Mail, who will be charging around 13 pence per letter for the service. Analysts have assumed that 2006 will see an achievement of 1.5 pct market share, rising to 3 pct by 2007. Carvell said the group is targeting a 3 pct market share in the medium term.
Read MoreUK Business Post and Royal Mail sign first access agreement
Business Post and Royal Mail have signed the first agreement of its kind in Europe to enable access to Royal Mail’s local sorting and final delivery network.
From April 2004, the Business Class service run by Business Post’s subsidiary,
UK Mail, will offer large mailers (initially, businesses mailing over 4,000 and,
typically, over 10,000, pre-sorted letters a day) two day mail delivery with
track-and-trace up to the point of handover to Royal Mail, and flexibility of
collection.
Two newcomers join UK’s fast-growing pallet network sector
Two newcomers have joined the UK’s fast-growing pallet network sector.
Pallet-Track, set up by Jack Corrie, has its hub in Wednesbury, in the West Midlands, and is aiming for volumes of 1,500-2,000 pallets a night by the end of the year.
Pallnet is the other new kid on the block. It plans to find a niche as a European network and will open a central hub in Lyon in May, customer services manager Elizabeth Swain said.
Read MoreSingapore regional office for DHL to serve fastest growing market
DHL, the package and express delivery company owned by Deutsche Post World Net AG, said it has inaugurated its Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore to serve the company’s fastest growing market.
The office brings together the regional offices of DHL Express and DHL Danzas Air & Ocean, following the global integration of the two companies last year, it said.
Read MoreNew Kids on the Pallet Net
Two newcomers have joined the UK’s fast growing pallet network sector.
Read MoreLufthansa/DHL extend joint venture
Lufthansa/DHL extend joint venture
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