UPS increases operations in Brazil
UPS (United Parcel Service) had a 10% increase on the operations in Brazil in the last quarter of 2001. However, the company still has a very modest position Latin America, especially Brazil.
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Regulator set to open third of postal market
The UK’s postal regulator is set to throw open nearly a third of the Royal Mail’s market to competition in a move which will put £1.25bn of business at risk.
PostComm is expected to unveil a radical shake-up of the postal system at the end of the month which will result in rival operators being granted long-term contracts to compete with Consignia for 30 per cent of its monopoly business.
Read More£120 million Saab contract for Exel
Exel has won a £120 million 10 year logistics contract from Saab, following an earlier relationship where Exel controls wheel assembly, warehousing and sequencing operations for the automotive company.
Read More£9m contract for Christian Salvesen with AvestaPolarit
Christian Salvesen has won a three year contract, worth some £3m a year, with AvestaPolarit, the stainless steel producer.
Read MoreExel wins £10.6m Panasonic contract
Panasonic, brand name for Matsushita Electric Industrial, has appointed Exel to manage a £10.6million four-year contract to centralise its distribution activities across Western Europe in Veghel, Holland.
Read MoreConsignia cannot enforce its privilege
Consignia plc had no civil right to claim damages for infringement of its exclusive privilege to distribute mail. Mr Justice Jacob so held in the Chancery Division on December 11, 2001 finding in favour of Hays plc and Hays Commercial Services Ltd, the defendants, on an application for the determination of a point of law on their strike-out application against Consignia plc, the claimant.
Read MorePost Office offers new corporate services
The Norwegian Post Office, Posten Norge, wants to become more market oriented. An important aim is to take over the responsibility of companies’ archives, both manual and electronic, and all the internal document handling. 13 Norwegian companies have already signed new, more comprehensive contracts with Posten.
Read MorePost Danmark to be Privatized
The government will convert Post Danmark into a limited company, which will pave the way for a privatisation of the Danish postal services, DR-TV News reported, citing prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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