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1-2-3…proves Elementary for TNT

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

A GBP 1.5 million investment in new equipment, a recruitment drive to boost staffing levels and the appointment of a new divisional general manager have equipped the TNT Document Services with the tools to reach new levels of business in 2007.

The three-pronged approach has seen the addition of six highlight colour printers, deployed at TNT sites in Basildon, Essex and Cardonald, Scotland, along with the introduction of two new high-speed mailing machine capable of collating documents at a rate of 22,000 per hour.

Formerly known as Cendris, the company joined the TNT Express Specialist Services portfolio as TNT Document Services just 15 months ago. Since then it has achieved:
• Scanning 18 million plans of buildings and land in England and Wales and 90 million supporting documents to replace a paper library with an electronic equivalent for Land Registry – a new five-year deal was signed last year to convert up to 60,000 ‘live’ documents a day.

• Winning contracts to print and dispatch millions of invoices and statements on behalf of major mailing, waste management, IT and food companies.

• Managing millions of electronic documents which have been converted from paper files, maps and invoices.

• Securing a contract with a leading consultancy to scan 1.5 million property-related records on behalf of a Government organisation.

TNT Document Services generate annual revenue in excess of GBP 20 million and employs a 250-strong workforce in London, Basildon, Cardonald and Coventry.

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TNT Post UK mobilises new advertising medium to reach mother and baby market

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

Advertisers looking to tap into the mother and baby market will have the opportunity to communicate their campaigns to over 1 million UK mothers and expectant mothers directly to their mobile phones, following the launch of Emma’s Diary Mobile Internet site, sponsored by TNT Post.
Emma’s Diary, created by Lifecycle Marketing, is a week by week guide to pregnancy and its paperback version has been distributed by GPs throughout the UK for the last 14 years. The new ‘mobile accessible’ version of the diary has been made available due to TNT Post’s recent sponsorship deal with its subsidiary company, Lifecycle Marketing and is a response to the growing usage and accessibility of mobile phones in the UK.
Through using this service, advertisers will have the opportunity to reach expectant mothers and those with young families with precision timed SMS and multi-media messages anytime, anywhere. In addition, by using information provided by the individual mobile user, advertisers will be able to target the recipient at the exact week of pregnancy or parenthood which best suits their product and thus increase projected ROI for the campaign.
With high read and response rates and the ability to track responses in real time, the mobile phone offers an extremely cost effective way for advertisers to reach this target market. Lifecycle Marketing has one of the largest data bases of mobile numbers available in the UK.

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Get one month’s free cover with the Post Office®

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

As of May 1 2007, customers taking out a new annual car, van or home1 and contents insurance policy with the Post Office® will receive one month’s cover free* – that’s 12 months for the price of 11!

The Post Office® already offers savings of up to GBP 1292 on car insurance and up to GBP 1733 on home insurance and now, with one month’s free insurance, customers can save even more.

Customers that pay for their policy in one lump sum will be charged for just 11 month’s cover. Those that choose to spread the cost of their policy premiums will have one month’s worth of cover knocked off their deposit.

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DHL upgrades services for Global Shippers to US market

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

DHL announced a major service upgrade for international express shipments to the United States. US importers and international customers that use DHL’s International Express services to the US will now receive 12:00 noon delivery – an upgrade from the previous end of business day transit time.

The newly upgraded service will benefit customers of DHL Import Express, an all-inclusive, door-to-door service for expediting imports to the United States. With Import Express, shipments are handled by DHL from pickup outside the US to delivery in the US, with all tracking, invoicing and single-currency payment through DHL. International customers using DHL’s Worldwide Priority Express and International Document Service will also benefit from faster transit times to the US market.

International Express shipments destined for US locations that are within DHL’s AM delivery area footprint (which serves 77% of all US businesses) qualify for the new service upgrade. All International Express shipments that are cleared and delivered to U.S. service centers by 9:00 AM will be delivered by 12:00 noon to AM delivery areas.

A newly expanded primary air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio, state-of-the-art letter and package automation, optimized inbound flight routings, as well as an initiative which dramatically improved pickup and delivery efficiency have contributed to service enhancements across the United States.

DHL operates international gateways for import, export, and clearance of international express shipments in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Wilmington, Ohio and Riverside, California.

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Germany struggles to open up its mail delivery market

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

The German government agreed to end the letter delivery monopoly of Deutsche Post as planned, but the issue is still a thorn in the eyes of the grand coalition.

Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Social Democratic (SPD) coalition partners agreed to liberalize Germany’s mail delivery market as part of European Union moves to deregulate postal services across the 27-member bloc.

Starting Jan 1, 2008, letters weighing up to 50 grams (1.8 ounces) will no longer be the monopoly of Deutsche Post, the world’s biggest post and logistics group.

According to government sources, Chancellor Angela Merkel and head of Social Democrats (SPD) Kurt Beck reached an agreement on Tuesday evening.

The SPD had previously sought to extend the monopoly beyond the deadline, partly because other EU member states will have to open up their mail service markets in 2009.

A spokesperson for the ministry of finance said late on Tuesday evening that the Social Democrats remained convinced that the deregulation of the post service in Germany ought to take place only in concert with other European countries to make sure Deutsche Post doesn’t suffer unfair competition.

With the countdown underway to the end of its letter monopoly, Deutsche Post has been moving to diversify away from its dependence on its German operations and is hoping that its international businesses will help to offset the pressure on earnings in its domestic market.

Deutsche Post chief Klaus Zumwinkel, however, warned last week that the opening up of the letter delivery service could endanger up to 32,000 jobs.

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Strong international growth produces solid quarter for UPS

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

UPS today reported a 7.9% increase in adjusted diluted earnings per share to USD0.96 on a 3.3% revenue gain, thanks to a strong performance by its international operation and significant improvement by its supply chain and freight segment.

Those results exclude an impairment charge relating to aging jet aircraft and expenses for a voluntary separation program completed during the quarter. Including these charges, diluted earnings per share declined 12.4% to USD0.78 compared to the same period in 2006.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, adjusted operating margin improved 30 basis points to 13.8%. The supply chain and freight segment reported adjusted operating profit of USD54 million, an improvement of USD79 million.

During the period, UPS took an impairment charge of USD221 million on certain Boeing 727 and 747 aircraft, including related engines and parts. In addition, the company realized a charge to expense of USD68 million to reflect the cost of a previously announced voluntary separation opportunity. The effect of these two items after tax was USD184 million, which reduced diluted earnings per share by USD0.18.

The aircraft impairment charge impacted the U.S. Domestic Package segment by USD159 million and the International Package segment by USD62 million. The separation charge impacted the U.S. Domestic Package segment by USD53 million, the International Package segment by USD7 million and the Supply Chain and Freight segment by USD8 million.

UPS ended the quarter with USD2.4 billion in cash and marketable securities. UPS also generated USD1.9 billion in free cash flow, purchased 8.9 million shares, paid dividends totaling USD828 million and invested USD675 million in capital expenditures.

Consolidated volume in the U.S. operation was flat for the quarter as a result of a slowing U.S. economy.

Export volume showed strong growth with a 10% gain, led by a jump of more than 20% from Asia and a double-digit increase from Europe.

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TNT Express generates fast growth in Russia

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

TNT Express achieved strong growth in Russia last year and following its network expansion increased its business by 35%.

TNT Express Russia announced that it undertook 1.5 million shipments in 2006. Domestic volumes, which grew faster than international volumes, currently account for 40% of total deliveries and grew by 40% last year.

International items accounted for 60% of shipments, but by less, up 20% when compared with last year. Special services, offering business solutions for individual clients, increased significantly growing by 60%.

The number of employees increased last year by 20% to more than 500, while the vehicle fleet was expanded by 30%. The number of corporate customers almost doubled.

TNT Express Russia further expanded its regional network and opened new branches across the country. New air routes were established between Kaunas (Lithuania) and St. Petersburg in response to rising volumes and to speed up the rate of delivery.

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Net profit estimate lowered for Japan Post group after privatization

Posted by | Apr 25, 2007 | |

A faster-than-expected drop in postal savings has prompted Japan Post Corp to lower a net profit estimate to 508 billion yen for its group in fiscal 2008 after the postal system’s privatization this October, informed sources said Wednesday.

For fiscal 2011, which ends in March 2012, the net profit is estimated at 587 billion yen for the group that will consist of Yucho (postal savings) Bank, Kampo Life Insurance Co, a mail service company, a post office over-the-counter services firm and their holding company. The number of employees the group will take on from the postal system as of the privatization is estimated at 241,400, down some 10,000 from the previous estimate given in July 2006, as some 10,000 workers voluntarily left the system at the end of March.

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