The express delivery business is booming. The top two companies on the market, DHL Worldwide and TNT Russia, said Wednesday that their businesses grew 31 percent and 40 percent last year, respectively, although neither would divulge dollar figures.
Read MoreTPG NV said it expects net income from continuing operations to grow 5-10 pct in 2002 due to a ‘challenging’ economic climate. In 2001, sales rose 12.9 pct to 11.218 bln eur from 9.936 bln in 2000 and operating income increased to 1.128 bln eur from 979 mln. Net profit from continuing operations, i.e. excluding the profit on the sale of non-core business, up 21.2 pct to 555 mln eur from 458 mln. This equates to an EPS of 1.23 eur compared to 0.99 a year earlier.
Read MoreRESIDENTS are being kept in the dark over post offices closures, according to a watchdog group. Members of the newly-formed Aberdeen and North-east Postwatch Scotland fear for the future of rural post offices.
Read MoreUnited Parcel Service Inc., trying to adapt its rigid culture to a slew of companies acquired during the past two years, is expected to unveil today a major restructuring of its sales force. The move is aimed at accelerating the package carrier’s growth in businesses that help companies manage their supply chains.
Read MoreDeutscher Paket Dienst (DPD), the German postal service provider, is aiming to improve its position on the country’s market by expanding its network. It aims to increase the number of packages it delivers this year, from 355 million to 434 million, and will increase all prices by 5 per cent from the start of April.
Read MoreA Chester-based company is poised to step in and help businesses across North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside limit the paralysing effects of a threatened nationwide postal strike. Mail Boxes Etc said it can take over much of the mailing facilities presently provided by Consignia, where workers in dispute over pay have pencilled in industrial action from March 1.
Read MoreJust six months after acquiring a depot in Poland, the Overland division of logistics specialist Allport reckons it has seen a 20 per cent increase in business levels in the Polish market.
The encouraging results, in generally difficut market conditions, has ‘confirmed the cornpanys belief in Poland as a gateway to Eastern Europe’ and ‘will stimulate significant further investment in road, sea and air infrastructure.
A CHESTER-BASED company is poised to step in and help businesses across North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside limit the paralysing effects of a threatened nationwide postal strike.
Mail Boxes Etc said it can take over much of the mailing facilities presently provided by Consignia, where workers in dispute over pay have pencilled in industrial action from March 1.
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