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Postwatch urges UK Royal Mail strike payouts

Posted by | Nov 10, 2003 | |

Royal Mail, the troubled monopoly postal operator chaired by Allan Leighton, is in dispute with the Government-funded post watchdog on whether it should pay compensation to customers inconvenienced by recent strike action. The two organisations need to come to a decision, but sources close to the talks said they were still failing to reach agreement as to whether the wildcat strikes that crippled the delivery network constituted “circumstances beyond Royal Mail’s control”.

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UK Mail Operators to be Exempt from VAT?

Posted by | Nov 9, 2003 | |

The Sunday Telegraph reports today that the views of Nigel Stapleton, Postcomm’s Chairman-designate, ‘will set him on a collision course with the European Commission’. This is unlikely! The British Government (including Postcomm) oppose the imposition of full-rate VAT on stamps. However, a draft EC Directive allows there to be a reduced rate which could, in the UK, be a pain-free alternative to the current situation in which Royal Mail’s customers pay hidden VAT of around 3%. This is because Royal Mail pass on to their customers the VAT that the company pays but cannot reclaim. It may be, therefore, that the introduction a low VAT rate might level the competitive playing field without increasing the price of a stamp. This issue will be explored in some detail in a consultative document which Postcomm intends to publish within the next few weeks.

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Tat Express redundancy plan annulled

Posted by | Nov 8, 2003 | |

On Thursday the Tours county court annulled the redundancy plan of Tat Express, the parcels subsidiary of French post. The subsidiaty had planned to make 479 jobs redundant and close several branches.

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USPS Mail facilities reopen after anthrax scare

Posted by | Nov 8, 2003 | |

The post office has reopened 11 Washington-area facilities that had been shuttered as a precaution after tests at a naval mail-sorting office indicated the possible presence of anthrax. Follow-up tests have come back negative for anthrax.

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US Astar seeks sanctions on UPS, FedEx

Posted by | Nov 7, 2003 | |

Astar Air Cargo is seeking sanctions against rivals Federal Express and United Parcel Service for making what it described as “unsupported and deceptive claims” in a recent motion they filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation In a pleading filed with an administrative law judge on Friday, Astar contended that requests by its two U.S. rivals are part of a coordinated FedEx-UPS campaign to protect their current stronghold in the U.S. express delivery marketplace.

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Parceline to strengthen nationwide next-day delivery service

Posted by | Nov 7, 2003 | |

Parceline are to strengthen their nationwide next-day delivery service from a 30,000sq ft short term base in Gloucester and will be supported by a fleet of 22 new vans.

The carrier will use the Gloucester base to collect and deliver parcels to businesses in Cheltenham, Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Weston-super-Mare.

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UK Lynx Mail appoint new general manager

Posted by | Nov 7, 2003 | |

Richard Johnson has been appointed General Manager of the new Lynx Mail division in the UK, based in Feltham, Middlesex.

Commenting on his new role with Lynx Mail Richard said: “Lynx is a very strong brand that is associated with quality and is a company with an excellent standing in the marketplace. Lynx has a loyal client base but we also have the opportunity to significantly develop the product range and win new business.

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