Poland has applied to the EU to prolong until 31 December 2006 the transition period for adjusting postal services to EU standards. The extension will give Polish Post a chance to reform the institution to adjust it to operations on the EU competitive market. The statement explained that the adjustment period will allow Polish Post to carry out development strategy between 2003 and 2006.
Read MoreThe Department of Communications says members of the public will in future be able to send documents electronically, via e-mail and SMS (short message system) from their local post offices.
According to the department’s deputy director-general Phumelele Nzimande, e-post will be made available at all post offices in the country as well as at multipurpose community centres (MPCCs) during the next financial year.
Read MoreFKI PLC said its FKI Logistex Crisplant business has won a contract from La Poste, the French national mail delivery service, to provide sorting equipment to five of La Poste’s regional parcel centres in a deal worth as much as 25 mln eur.
Read MoreA pay offer made to postal workers in Ireland has been recommended for acceptance by the Irish Postmasters’ Union.
If accepted by the union`s members, the move will avert action which threatened to disrupt Christmas mail across the Republic.
The announcement came after a compromise deal from postal service An Post was studied by the IPU executive.
Read MoreUganda post Ltd has changed its name and logo to Posta Uganda, to march global standards of services and introduce a competitive corporate image.
The new corporate image was launched Nov. 22 at the General Post office premises in Kampala.
The new logo is a vertical rectangle with a red circle in middle with blue and white stripes.
Read MorePosta Romana (Romanian Post) has introduced a new online service called E-mandat at its 674 post offices throughout the country. With the new service customers can send any amount of moneyworldwide within a maximum of 24 hours. Payments can be made in cash or by money order.
Read MoreFuel retailer Texaco is set to expand its RelayStar package service after signing a partnership agreement with the Spar convenience chain.
Spar has 2,700 stores in the UK. The pilot outlet is in Didcot, Oxford, which will be followed in the first phase by a further 295 Spar parcel collection points. With Texaco’s service stations, this will increase the RelayStar UK network to more than 1,000 outlets. Initial clients in the hi-tech field, using the network for spare parts delivery and returns, include IBM, NCR, Logicom and Sabre Supply Management and service stations are handling an average of 20 packages a day.
The U.S. Postal Service has embarked upon two automation projects that, within five years, could save nearly $3 billion in operational costs annually and reduce its employees’ workload by the equivalent of 37,500 full-time workers.
One system will arrange magazines and other large, flat mail in the order it is delivered by carriers. A second system will combine flat and letter mail into a single sequenced package. If the technology, which has not yet been proven, works as hoped, the daily tasks of a letter carrier could be reduced by 20 percent, said Tom Day, Postal Service vice president of engineering.
Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.
