Year: 2005

European post offices speed towards privatisation

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

The privatisation of postal services, focus of a watershed election in Japan over economic and social reform, is well underway in Europe under the twin pressures of competition and financing. Many of the objections being raised in Japan have already been aired in Europe, albeit with less dramatic effects.
Opposition, sometimes virulent, continues in some areas as a trend towards the introduction of private finance into what used to be an almost entirely publicly owned and run sector gathers pace.

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DHL announces new facility in Kansas City

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

DHL today announced plans to locate a new Regional Sort Center in Kansas City, Kansas. DHL expects to invest USD3 million over the next three years in the development of the new facility, which will immediately create 130 jobs in the local community. “The new facility in Kansas City will enhance our network operation by enabling us to provide the highest quality service to our growing customer base across the country,” said Fred Beljaars, Executive Vice President for Operations at DHL. “The center is one element of our USD1.2 billion investment program launched in 2004 to enhance DHL’s network connectivity, increase efficiency, and improve service for our customers.”

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UK postage cost rise to be offset by credit scheme

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

Large business postal users will be reimbursed for some of the extra costs incurred when changes to mail pricing come into force in September 2006.
Under the new pricing scheme smaller but heavier items will become cheaper while larger bulkier letters and packages will become more expensive to send. The changes are expected to affect prices on around 30 per cent of business mail. But business users spending GBP100,000 or more a year and whose postal charges rise by at least 50 per cent under the new pricing structure will be reimbursed 40 per cent of their additional postal charges by Royal Mail in the first year. They will also recoup 20 per cent of the costs in the second year, with reimbursement taking the form of postal credits. However, Nicola Rowe, director of circulation at the Periodical Publishers Association described the 50 per cent threshold as “unrealistically high”. She said: “We are disappointed that Postcomm has chosen to wash its hands of the mitigation scheme and to leave the detail to Royal Mail.

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UK Parceline GBP1.29m investment in Lancashire

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

Express parcels carrier Parceline has invested £1.29m in the region by taking on new, purpose-built premises in Millennium City Park, Preston. Previously located on Roman Way, Parceline is a trading success story, with a growing customer list of regional businesses, which makes this move to larger premises necessary. The new 4.3 acre site comprises a 31,646 sq ft warehouse as well as office space. Not only is it larger, but it also incorporates state-of-the-art technology to improve the efficiency of the operation.

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Poste Italiane could exceed year-end growth targets

Posted by | Sep 8, 2005 | |

The chief executive of Italian postal operator Poste Italiane, Massimo Sarmi, said yesterday that the group could also exceed its 2005 targets. Poste’s half-year results, to be released on October 3, indicate a growth trend, he said. Mr Sarmi confirmed the group’s target of annual revenue growth of 3.5 per cent in 2006-2008, accompanied by 5 per cent annual growth in EBITDA and 10 per cent in operating profit. The group also announced a five-year contract to provide correspondence managemet to Italy’s financial police force.

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UK mailing comparison service set to launch

Posted by | Sep 7, 2005 | |

A postal comparison service is being launched which will help marketers navigate their way through the host of commercial postal suppliers following full deregulation at the start of next year. Onepost, a division of mail-sorting software firm Postal Choices, will offer a postal management consultancy service which it claims will be independent of all suppliers. The service will run clients’ data through One-post’s software to match companies with the mailing providers and services that best suit their needs. The software is due to be launched online before the end of the year.

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DHL introduces premium fixed time express service between Gulf and Asia Pacific

Posted by | Sep 7, 2005 | |

DHL today announced it had extended its premium fixed time delivery service to cover small parcels and documents traffic between the six Gulf States and the Asia Pacific region. The UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are all included within the scope of DHL’s Time Definite Delivery (TDD) service.
David Wild, General Manager, DHL UAE said: “This is a huge breakthrough for DHL and for Gulf State businesses trading with Asia Pacific. It reflects DHL’s commitment, as the market leader, to set new standards while raising the bar in terms of the services it offers its regional customers.

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Siemens unit wins 460 mln eur order from US Postal Service

Posted by | Sep 7, 2005 | |

Siemens AG said it won a 460 mln eur order from the US Postal Service (USPS) to expand its PARS mail sorting system at all of its domestic centres. The Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) expedites mail forwarding and other postal processes. Siemens will expand this system over the next 28 months.

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