Year: 2003
Storm passes at upbeat Pall-Ex
Pallet company will be pleased to see the back of 2003 but is looking forward to 2004. Members say it is in good shape to meet expected increase in competition.
Read MoreChanges to Selectapost and PO boxes from March 1 2004
Royal Mail is making changes to its Selectapost and PO boxes services from March 1 2004.
Selectapost
The new Selectapost product will offer:
• Sortation of up to 6,000 items a day for up to 25 selections
• Sortation of both standard sizes and larger letters.
• Packets sorted to a ‘residue’ category.
5,000 Romanian postal workers protest
About 5,000 postal workers and their trade union leaders have marched through the streets of the capital to protest low wages and a heavy workload and to demand new uniforms.
They shouted “Down with the government,” and “We want to be paid for our work,” as they rallied outside the giant palace built by the late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Read MoreRentokil Intitial plc Trading Statement
Rentokil Intitial plc Trading Statement
Read MoreFrench post office renews Fedex alliance
The French post office (La Poste) has renewed its partnership agreement with the US international parcel courier Federal Express (FedEx) for the next 10 years. The first La Poste-Fedex agreement was concluded early in 2001.
Read MoreVaspex Brazil forges partnership with DHL
Vaspex, the cargo transportation services arm of the Brazilian airline company Vasp, is resuming the services of international deliveries through a partnership with DHL Express, expecting 8,000 orders per month and R$1million income per month as of 2004.
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