MORE THAN ONE IN 10 UK courier company directors changed jobs last year, according to a new employment study of the industry compiled by Plimsoll Publishing. The study, due to be published in July, found that some 11 percent of 1,978 directors made the switch between positions in 2000. While the study also found that 24 percent of directors (475) have been in their jobs for over 10 years, 12 percent (232) were over 60 years old.
Read MoreMALAYSIA’s future as an exporting nation depends largely on its ability to move its exports to markets in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The development of basic air, sea and land networks by delivery and courier companies will play a vital role in this growth
Read MoreBrazil is in the process of a vast reform of its postal system. The
present official post office (EBCT) will be renamed Correios do Brasil S.A.
and a regulatory body for the sector will be created, the National Mail
Services Agency.
This reform project, named the SNC (Sistema Nacional de Correios), was
initiated in 1997, and it will encompass not only the official post office,
but also the private sector operators in the field.
FRENCH POSTAL organisation La Poste and parcels subsidiary GeoPost have no more than two years in which to complete the development of their European express/parcels network.
That, at least, was the view expressed by Claude Begle, GeoPost general manager, at the recent 12th World Mail & Express Conference.
The UK postal industry regulator Postcomm has taken the first step towards setting up a regime which will enable it to impose financial penalties on postal licence holders who contravene their licence conditions.
Read MoreNigerian Postal Services (Nipost) requests expressions of interest from Privatisation Advisers – advertisement in Financial Times
Read MoreBritish postal service Royal Mail has aggressively sought U.S. catalog business for years with limited success. But since expanding its services during the past few years to include mail processing and freight consolidation, Royal Mail has signed on more U.S. catalogers
Read MoreFrench post office La Poste has confirmed that “it is not planning any scenario to withdraw” from rural areas.
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