Consignia to compensate for delayed or lost mail
Households will be eligible for compensation running into tens of millions of pounds for lost or delayed letters under a scheme expected to be unveiled today by the postal regulator.
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Postcomm consults on a price and performance package to benefit customers and Consignia
On 3 October Postcomm put forward for consultation a package of proposals that would limit postal prices and require Consignia to deliver better services – or pay compensation to customers if it fails to do so.
Read MoreHays lands 3 year Laddaw deal
Hays Logistics has won a 3 year £1.5m contract with automotive glass specialist Laddaw, to manage the distribution of products across its sites in England and Scotland.
Read MoreButt wins contract with Symphony
C Butt, the Northampton based contractor has secured a major outsourcing contract with furniture group Symphony.
Read MoreTPG Expands partnership with CTT Correios
Mail, Express and Logistics company TPG N.V. announced that through its division TNT Express, it has today signed a 5-year agreement with Postlog, the express division of CTT Correios (the Portuguese Post Office). The agreement will provide co-branded worldwide express delivery products via the PostLog sales organisation in Portugal.
Read MoreMail shake-up will sting us says Consignia chief
A mass of “regulatory gobbledegook” will undermine any benefits Consignia reaps from a 1p rise in the price of stamps and leave the company £500 million worse off, its chairman warned today. Alan Leighton said a new package of regulatory measures would be very damaging for Consignia and claimed there was “honey” in the headlines but a sting in the detail.
Read MoreTime to act on the Post Office network, says Postcomm
On 30 September Postcomm emphasised the need for swift action to ensure that the network of Post Offices has a sustainable future. In its second annual report on the Post Office Postcomm highlights the need to finalise activity in four key areas: Announcing financial assistance for rural Post Offices, merging some urban Post Offices and improving those that remain, implementing a scheme to support Post Offices in urban deprived areas and ensuring the Card Account at the Post Office and Basic Bank Accounts are available at Post Offices by April 2003.
Read MoreEarly pallet surge is a puzzler
Leading pallet networks are trying to work out why traffic volumes surged in Septmber, ahead of expectations.
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