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Consignia to go in Royal Mail rebrand

Posted by | May 23, 2002 | |

Senior executives at the UK’s postal service have decided to replace the much-maligned Consignia brand with the name Royal Mail Group.
The company is keen to finally cut its ties with one of the most unpopular brands in UK corporate history.
Top Consignia managers, led by chairman Allan Leighton, are meeting today (Wednesday) to finalise the decision, which comes much sooner than expected.
Although Leighton had already made plain his intention to ditch the Consignia name, there was speculation that the government-owned plc would simply revert to being called the Post Office.

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Taiwan to Negotiate Postal Links with China

Posted by | May 23, 2002 | |

Officials from Taiwan have said they will choose a delegation of business representatives to negotiate direct shipping, postal and travel links with China, signalling a possible breakthrough in ending a 53-year ban on such activity. Beijing has also signalled a willingness to allow direct links to be negotiated on a business, rather than a political level.

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Cranleigh expands home delivery

Posted by | May 22, 2002 | |

Cranleigh Freight Services is expanding its home delivery business with the launch of a new division named Direct Home Delivery. It is investing in IT systems including “retail eye” software that provides the ability to link directly with customers’ order processing systems and enabling retailers to quote delivery times to their customers at the point of sale. Cranleigh already operates a home delivery service for MFI.

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Govt. to Limit Swiss Post Monopoly in 2006

Posted by | May 22, 2002 | |

The Swiss government plans to limit the Swiss Post’s monopoly to letters below 100 grammes from 2006, Swiss news agency SDA said. Currently the Swiss Post has a monopoly on deliveries of up to 2 kilogrammes. The Post’s current monopoly position cannot be upheld on a European scale, Swiss Post minister Moritz Leuenberger said. Nevertheless, the Swiss government has opted for a softer approach compared to the EU, he added. The EU plans to limit national postal services’ monopolies to below 100 grammes by 2003, and below 50 grammes by 2006.

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British Regulator Issues Three More Licences

Posted by | May 22, 2002 | |

The UK’s postal regulator said on Wednesday it had issued three further one-year interim postal service licences as part of plans to open state-owned Consignia’s market to competition. In a statement, Postcomm said it had awarded the licences to Securicor Omega Express [Surrey, UK], Datarun [London] and London Underground Ltd [London], following a 30-day consultation period.

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La Poste's Sofipost to Acquire 10% of ELTA

Posted by | May 22, 2002 | |

La Poste unit Sofipost has been pre-selected to acquire 10 pct of Greek state postal service ELTA, according to the Greek transport and communications ministry. Sofipost, which was the only candidate, could also acquire 50 pct of ELTA’s high-speed delivery service, pending final agreement, the ministry said.

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Post Office managers jeer Hewitt's vision for network sub postmasters conference

Posted by | May 22, 2002 | |

Patricia Hewitt was jeered by post office managers yesterday as she outlined the government’s vision for the network.
Officials said the trade and industry secretary was “pretty furious” at what she felt was the “blatant grandstanding” of her hostile reception at the National Federation of SubPostmasters conference in Bournemouth. But delegates were angered by what they saw as her failure to give assurances on future incomes for the beleaguered urban post office network.
Ms Hewitt was defended by Allan Leighton, Consignia’s chairman, in a rousing speech that won praise and a standing ovation.

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