Evaluation of postal sector reform: Tanzania
Evaluation of postal sector reform: Tanzania
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Evaluation of postal sector reform: Uruguay
Evaluation of postal sector reform: Uruguay
Read MoreCan this man make An Post shine again
Donal Curtin is tipped to lead the state-owned operation but he will need to live up to his tough image to deliver the goods, write Jane Suiter and Ruth O’Callaghan.
When Tadhg O’Donoghue, chairman of the ESB, told Donal Curtin in June 2001 that his plan to expand operations into Poland through the acquisition of eight electricity supply plants for Euro 1.7 billion had been shot down by Charlie McCreevy, the head of the company’s international division was more than a little taken aback. “He was incandescent with rage,” says one person familiar with the situation.
Curtin, 55, is a man who usually gets his own way and won’t accept second best. He has also emerged as favourite to succeed John Hynes as chief executive of An Post, the embattled state-owned post office. His appointment has still not been finalised by the company’s directors and the company will only confirm that the board has agreed to open negotiations with a “preferred” candidate.
The scale of the task facing the new boss should not be underestimated.
Read MoreIOLT exhibition listing for Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex, stand G26, is a ‘hub and spoke’ palletised transport and logistics operation. The network has 86 members with a fleet of over 5, 760 vehicles. The company recently moved to its new £10 million purpose-built hub in Leicestershire.
Read MoreIOLT exhibition listing for Palletline
Palletline, stand K12, is a specialist in the collection and delivery of one-to-five pallet consignments. Its fast and flexible service has gown steadily in the line with increasing demand from industry and commerce
Read MoreAn Post to seek new deal
John Hynes, the chief executive of An Post, has begun talks to renegotiate the firm’s postal agreement with international carriers in line with demands from Etain Doyle, the postal regulator.
Under the current agreement, which An Post has still not signed, other postal services pay 73% of the price of a standard 41c stamp in Ireland to have international mail delivered. An Post pays 73% of the price of the stamp in other countries to have Irish mail delivered there.
An Post said it lost EUR40m on international deliveries last year. In recent months, ComReg, the postal regulator, ordered the company to renegotiate the agreement by the beginning of July.
Read MoreUK Royal Mail 'at last dragged into 21st century' postal services
Royal Mail is “at last being dragged, kicking and screaming into the 21st century” with post office customers finally able to use debit cards to pay for stamps, envelopes and other mail services. David Mills, chief executive of the group’s Post Office business, is not afraid to characterise the institution as one that is enduring a painful introduction to the modern world. The jovial former HSBC personal banking chief firmly intends to encourage modernisation. He joined in January last year with the aim of making the loss-making network profitable within five years. The Post Office, which has 17,000 branches across the UK, should exploit more fully its position as one of Europe’s, and Britain’s, largest retail outlets, he says.
Read MorePrice increase for French postage stamps
The price of French postage stamps, unchanged since 1996, will increase from 0.46 euros to 0.50 euros, or by 8.7 per cent, on Sunday. The hike will bring France more into line with the European average of 0.65 euros.
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