DHL Express Chile, the Chilean subsidiary of DHL, ended the first half of 2003 with a 38.3% share in the domestic market, thanks to a 14% growth in the market that expanded by 8.3%, according to country manager Philip Somervell.
The company will invest in strengthening its Chilean operation, opening five new outlets in the country, as part of its strategy of turning the local operation into a platform for growth in the region.
Read MoreAs required by Condition 13 of the Licence issued by Postcomm, Royal Mail has appointed a Compliance Officer with responsibility for certain tasks set out in the Licence. The Licence envisages, and Postcomm expects, the Compliance Officer to play an active role in the areas for which he has responsibility under the Licence. This requires the Compliance Officer to have the requisite corporate authority and the resources necessary to perform the role effectively. In Postcomm’s view, the compliance officer needs to take a
prominent role within the company seeking to influence appropriate corporate behaviour and any necessary change in corporate culture to reflect the new regulatory system brought about by the Postal Services Act 2000. After consultation with Postcomm, Royal Mail has appointed Jonathan Evans, who is also Royal Mail Group plc’s Company Secretary, as its Compliance Officer.
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Pall-Ex, the UK’s leading palletised distribution network, has teamed up with German logistics company, Transco Süd, to launch Pall-Ex Germany as part of its continued expansion of services across Europe. Launched last week, the service covers the whole of Germany and will initially include with at least three departures a week from the UK. Transco will bring in pallets to Pall-Ex’s Leicestershire-based hub for onward distribution in the UK via the Pall-Ex network and will collect shipments from Pall-Ex, take them to its hub in Düsseldorf, the main centre for Pall-Ex Germany. Goods are then distributed throughout Germany either by Transco’s direct connections or via the CTL network, of which Transco is a member.
Read MoreThe DMA (UK) is urging Royal Mail and postal workers to reach an agreement over pay conditions and avert a national strike that could plunge the direct marketing industry into crisis. A DMA spokesman says: “We can ill afford action in this economic climate. Consumers wouldn’t be able to respond, wouldn’t have their orders fulfilled, and it would damage their confidence in the medium. “Advertisers may make switches on their media schedules, and the Royal Mail recovery plan could be thrown into jeopardy. We’re asking both parties to use common sense.”
Read MoreRoyal Mail Has written to its 160,000 postmen and women in a bid to head off the threat of its first national strike over pay in seven years.
In the letters, Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton tells workers that the offer will increase their minimum basic pensionable pay from GBP262 to GBP300 a week, and that it will eliminate the six-day working week.
CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward immediately called Mr Leighton’s letter a “direct snub” to his negotiating team, and said the union was not lifting the strike threat.
Read MorePostal workers agreed yesterday to involve Acas in a dispute over their pay deal.
Leaders of the Communication Workers Union met to discuss an offer from Royal Mail to go into arbitration at the conciliation service, and make sure there would be no preconditions.
“We have now accepted the offer to go to Acas for unconditional informal talks,” a union spokesman said.
Parcelforce Worldwide today said that because it had made a clerical error, charities would get GBP75,000 as a good will gesture. Five charities will each get GBP15,000 because Parcelforce Worldwide didn’t make sure that the increase in the price of clearing VAT-able parcels through UK customs was updated correctly in all the official publications. Parcelforce Worldwide increased its customs clearance fee to GBP7.75 on 2 April 2002, from GBP6.25.
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