Poste Italiane outlines business plan for 2002-04
Italian postal group Poste Italiane has outlined its business plan for 2002-2004 which includes investments worth 2bn euros and a stock market flotation.
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Regulator defends move to liberalise the post
Postcomm, the independent regulator, has denied it was setting out to destroy Consignia and the universal postal service with its proposals to liberalise the postal market. Martin Stanley, Postcomm chief executive, told MPs yesterday that Consignia should remain a dominant force once the market was open and would not be crippled by “overzealous regulators”.
Read MoreDavid Mills appointed CEO of Post Office Ltd and to board of Consignia
The Department of Trade and Industry said David Mills has been appointed to take up a newly created post as CEO of Post Office Ltd and to the Board of Consignia Holdings plc with effect from 15 April 2002.
Read MorePostal strike set for March
A national postal strike will take place in the first week of March unless progress has been made in a pay dispute, union leaders warned yesterday.
Read MoreEU clears UK to set up Post Office bank for benefit payments
The European Commission said it cleared the UK to set up a Post Office Bank to provide simplified standard current accounts for benefit recipients who do not use normal banks. The clearance is part of a commission decision not to object to universal banking services proposals notified by the UK, it said
Read MoreUSPS launches Global Package Discount Program
The [U.S.] Postal Service announced today a new postage discount and customized mailing program for international packages sent from the United States. ‘I am pleased to announce that Postal Service customers can better manage their international shipping costs by using our new array of international discount programs,’ said James P. Wade, Vice President of the Postal Service’s International Business.
Read MoreFederation of Small Businesses fears over two-tier postal system
THE Federation of Small Businesses in the North West last night warned that Postcomm’s proposals to remove Consignia’s monopoly on the UK’s lucrative business mail service could create a twotier postal service which favours big business.
Read MoreInserts volume increases
The latest figures from the DMA Inserts Council show that although 2001 saw a slight decrease during July and August compared to 2000, there has been a considerable improvement in September. There has also been a slight increase in inserts volume in the third quarer.
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