Maintaining Integrity – Colin Beesley
Colin Beesley
Sales & Marketing Director
Royal Mail Group
Year: 2003
Are You Listening? – Christian Friege
Christian Friege
Chief Executive
BCA
Mailing Standards Development to Benefit Clients – Alan Halfacre
Alan Halfacre,
FIDM Chairman,
GWC Group Chairman,
Post & Distribution Affairs,
DMA V. Chairman, MUA
The new Royal Mail wholesale model – Adam Novak
Adam Novak
Director and General Manager
Royal Mail Wholesale
Russian Anti-Monopoly Ministry against licensing postal services
The Russian Anti-Monopoly Ministry believes that licensing of postal services is not expedient, Ilya Yuzhanov, the ministry’s head, declared at a meeting of the ministry’s board devoted to the competitiveness on the market of postal services and outlooks for its development amid reforms in this sector. According to the minister, activities in this sector do not endanger the life and health of citizens, so there is no need to license them.
Read MoreGetting Christmas all wrapped up
Anybody sending presents abroad should be well off the starter’s blocks by now. Time is ticking and you should be thinking in terms of buying lightweight, non-delicate gifts such as light clothing, pens, or fabric toys. As an alternative, try an experiences gift from suppliers such as Boots the Chemists or Red Letter Days (0870 444 7000, www.redletterdays.co.uk.). Magazine or theatre subscriptions may also be worth considering.
Hampers are good options for Scots abroad missing their haggis or black pudding. Expats also often appreciate calendars from home and Tao of Alba (GBP 3.95, Ottakers, Borders or www.lyrical scotland.com) is an offbeat one, where the photographer Allan Wright gets beyond the picture postcard images to the very essence of Scotland.
However, those facing a mega wrap-and-pack session would do well to gather together all their supplies and tools such as scissors, tape, giftwrap, bubblewrap, envelopes and boxes, and keep them grouped together for the season. Re-use last year’s cards as gift tags and make your own gift wrap with rolls of plain brown paper covered with potato prints of simple shapes such as Christmas trees or stars. Use gold or silver paint, or red and green for a traditional look. It’s fun and you’ll cut costs.
Read MoreState companies urged by Correo Uruguay to move on digital signatures
Uruguay’s state-owned companies must move to accept digital signatures as the fastest way to boost the transfer of electronic documents in the country, according to Fernanda Burgueno, head of electronic services at the state-owned postal service, El Correo. The postal service was the first digital certification authority in Uruguay, and began providing services in 1998, Burgueno said. Since then, the only major player to have introduced digital signatures was the central bank, which accepts digital signatures from other financial institutions, using El Correo as the third party authenticator.
Read MoreUK Global Logistics joins the Fortec Pallet Network
Manchester-based Global Logistics has joined the Fortec pallet network. It specialises in delivering clothing, DIY goods, cosmetics and fancy goods to major retail outlets, and has a fleet of 30 vehicles.
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