Year: 2003

Fedex, UPS want new review of DHL U.S case

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

FedEx and United Parcel Service want the Department of Transportation’s inspector general to review the controversial inquiry into the ownership of the former DHL Airways. The inspector general, Kenneth Mead, issued a report earlier this year that was highly critical of DOT’s prior handling of complaints by FedEx and UPS that Deutsche Post World Net and DHL International illegally controlled DHL Airways, now Astar Air Cargo, which operates 40 aircraft on U.S. domestic routes.

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National Association of Manufacturers and Fedex Sign shipping agreement

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

The National Association of Manufacturers and FedEx have signed an agreement that will make an array of FedEx air, ground and international shipping services available to thousands of association members.

“As with all good business agreements, this one adds considerable value for both the Association and FedEx,” explained NAM Vice President for Marketing and Business Development David Walker. “FedEx offers our member companies more economical access to its world-class air, ground and international shipping services. The NAM gives FedEx access to our roughly 14,000 members, which represent an attractive mix of small and medium-size businesses as well as global companies.”

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Nightspeed to deliver medical products

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

An express parcel delivery firm based in Tipton has won a major contract, worth up to GBP200,000, to distribute medical products for people with sports injuries for fast growing London company, IntraMed.

Nightspeed Services took the account from Securicor to deliver 150 packages of healthcare and sports products to one hundred chemists and physiotherapists per day.

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Curtin has to pull AN Post together and make profits

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

The cost of delivering mail throughout the country five days a week – with 70pc of costs represented by wages and salaries – is a key issue for a postal service facing more financial losses. AN Post’s incoming chief executive, Donal Curtin, had to hit the groundrunning after taking up his position three weeks ago. Communications Regulator Etain Doyle has been considering the State company’s application for an increase in the price of a stamp for domestic mail from 41 to 48. The EUR18m in additional revenue which the stamp price increase will generate in a fullyear is unlikely, however, to pull the mail group back into the black in the current year.

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R6 to offer advice on mailing

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

Two former Deutsche Post Global Mail employees have set up a logistics and mail consultancy to offer companies help dealing with distribution and postal networks throughout the world.

R6 Consultancy, based in Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, is initially concentrating on transporting print within Europe, but wants to extend its services to include address and data management, marketing services and transactional mail production as required.

Managing partner Graham Rothery said R6’s aim was to pick the best options for clients, particularly in DM, mail order and financial sectors, and provide alternatives to the Royal Mail.

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Head of Polish post office fired over report he violated anti-corruption law

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

Poland’s deputy prime minister dismissed the head of the state-owned post office Thursday following a report that he violated an anti-corruption law by sitting on the supervisory board of an insurance company. Marek Pol, who is also infrastructure minister, dismissed Leszek Kwiatek as general director of Poczta Polska after the daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported that he also had sat on the board of the Polish Reinsurance Association since May 2002, the government said in a statement.

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UK Royal Mail calls for talks with ACAS

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

Royal Mail have made an attempt to break the deadlocked pay talks with the postal workers’ union by calling for talks with Acas, the conciliation service. The Communication Workers’ Union has threatened the first national strike action in seven years over the company’s pay offer.

The company have offered 14.5% over 18 months, bringing delivery workers’ minimum pensionable pay up from £262 to £300 a week. The union argues the “real” offer is only 4.5%, since the rest is in return for various changes in working practices. The CWU’s postal executive is to decide whether to accept the invitation to go to Acas. Last year’s postal pay talks involved negotiations with Acas.

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