Year: 2002

Industry watchers to look to Sweden to see how British postal services might soon look

Posted by | Feb 2, 2002 | |

Controversial plans to increase competition to the Royal Mail have prompted industry watchers to look to Sweden to see how British postal services might soon look. The moves put Britain further ahead in opening up postal services than most European countries. But, in 1993, Sweden became the first country in the world to deregulate fully its postal services and, after almost a decade, there is little visible evidence of the hoped-for competition.

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Ministers try to step back from post row CONSIGNIA:

Posted by | Feb 1, 2002 | |

Ministers attempted yes-terday to distance themselves from a potentially explosive row in the post office – and the prospect of a nationwide strike – over plans to open up of Consignia’s postal services to competition.

Patricia Hewitt, trade and industry secretary, said the government would not get involved in the decision by Postcomm, the regulator, to open the market for bulk business mail, which makes up almost half the letters sent in Britain, to rival operators within eight weeks.

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End of post monopoly will be slow to deliver

Posted by | Feb 1, 2002 | |

The removal of Royal Mail’s monopoly would not signal the introduction of blue post boxes and rival postmen, the regulator said on Thursday. For most people, there would be no change to the way they posted and received mail in the near future.

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Loyalty lost by Consignia rate hike

Posted by | Feb 1, 2002 | |

Increases to the tariff card offered by Consignia at Heathrow have prompted some operators to withdraw from using the company. On certain destinations the rate has increased dramatically for Consignias Country Sort and Zone and Format Services.

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Salvesen win contract with Tesco

Posted by | Feb 1, 2002 | |

Christian salvesen has won a contract to operate Tescos frozen consolidation centre in Daventry following competitive tender. From January 2002 Salvesen will service the business from its distribution centre in Easton, which is undergoing £10m investment to create an additional 23,500 frozen pallets, bringing the total capacity to 55,000.

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Postman Pat's days are past – let him retire gracefully. Comment

Posted by | Feb 1, 2002 | |

Postman Pat, as a commercial proposition, is as unsustainable as the milkman or the coalman. He should be allowed to wither – the long-term consequence, anyway, of yesterday’s decision by Postcomm to lift the monopoly.
Comment by former MP Michael Brown, including summary of political parties attitudes/actions towards lifting postal monopoly.

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