Computer supplier Orion Media Marketing has signed a distribution contract with Securicor Omega Express under which SOE will collect parcels from Orion’s distribution centre in Milton Keynes for onward delivery to its customers throughout the UK on a next-day basis and in Europe.
The contract is supported by SOE’s new corporate account customer service team, based in Manchester, which will be responsible for ensuring the smooth processing of all deliveries.
After a careful analysis, the European Commission has concluded that Deutsche Post AG (DPAG) has used € 572 million, funds it received from the State to finance its public service mission, to finance an aggressive pricing policy intended to undercut private rivals in the parcel sector between 1994 and 1998. This behaviour breaches the key principle according to which companies that receive State funding for services of general interest cannot use these resources to subsidise activities open to competition. The German government has two months to inform the Commission of how it intends to recover the money unlawfully used by Deutsche Post in the commercial sector.
Read MoreChina’s national postal service could seek to list shares overseas to improve management and raise capital to expand its network, the official China Daily said on Wednesday. A spokesman for the China State Post Bureau said he was unaware of any plans for a listing.
But the China Daily quoted sources close to the bureau as saying the bureau’s express mail service, said to be the most profitable part of its operations, was likely to be included in any listing.
The general assembly of the Postal Company agreed on the privatization of Iran’s National Postal Company. The decision has been made in accordance with the Third Five-Year Development Plan (2000-2005) of the country.
According to the bill, the post office will no longer be responsible for the collection and delivery of postal services and it will only be operating in breaking down and sorting of the mail. The private sector can establish distribution networks to collect the post in every part of the country.
The semi-privatised German postal authority Deutsche Post said on Wednesday it plans to appeal against the fine slapped on it by the European Commission in Brussels.
But Deutsche Post said in a statement it would be forced to take a 850-million-euro (806-million-dollar) charge against the fine on its 2002 accounts.
The statement said it had “taken note of the EU Commission’s decision on Wednesday to order the semi-public company to repay 572 million euros in state aid”, because Brussels believed it Deutsche Post had used that money to undercut private-sector rivals in the package delivery market between 1994 and 1998.
The amount is one of the biggest ever ordered repaid by the commission, which has found Deutsche Post in breach of competition rules twice in the past.
The Direct Marketing Association criticized United Parcel Service yesterday, saying UPS was trying to thwart postal reform.
“UPS appears not to have the best interest of its customers at heart,” said H. Robert Wientzen, president/CEO of the DMA. “It seems clear that they seek to ensure the further decline of the postal service.”
It has been widely reported, the DMA said last week, that UPS is using its lobbying muscle to deny a floor vote to a House of Representatives postal reform draft bill.
Though the DMA has offered mixed reviews of the draft, Wientzen said changes in the system are needed for the U.S. Postal Service to compete. He also said that a healthy postal service would actually help UPS.
Penauille Polyservices Annual Report 2001
includes Servisair
UPS has teamed with Internet payment service PayPal to completely integrate the online payment process with digital shipping tools. “PayPal Shipping With UPS” allows shipping functions to be completed by buyer or seller within PayPal’s Web site. The result is a fulfillment process that is more accurate and efficient for both buyers and sellers.
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