Year: 2007

DHL UK enhances international delivery service

Posted by | Jan 24, 2007 | |

DHL’s Sameday International Service now offers 24 hour delivery of urgent packages throughout the world, from anywhere in the UK, following the launch of a dedicated mission critical International Sameday team.

With its comprehensive network of strategically located same day service centres, the largest courier fleet in the UK, dedicated teams and specially trained couriers, DHL offers businesses tailor-made solutions for urgent international deliveries.

For deliveries that require extra special care, DHL provides worldwide onboard couriers. These specially trained staff hand-carry small packages, contents permitting, on commercial flights and personally deliver the package, providing greater safety and peace of mind. When speed and security is paramount, DHL offers a next available flight service which ensures documents and parcels are delivered in the quickest possible time.

Alternatively, DHL offers either a dedicated vehicle service to transport shipments into Europe or a cost-effective chartered aircraft service for mission critical shipments to worldwide destinations.

Sameday International is one part of DHL’s extensive family of Sameday services, which include UK and Europe.

Simon Croft, Managing Director of DHL Sameday, commented: “Sameday International has been developed to meet the growing demands of today’s fast-paced business environment. DHL’s resources and reach means we can offer unparalleled flexibility and reliability when it comes to urgent international deliveries, through a single dedicated worldwide network.”

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Emirates Post declares record net profit of Dhs. 161 million for 2006

Posted by | Jan 24, 2007 | |

Announcing the financial results, H.E. Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister for Public Sector Development and Chairman of Emirates Post, said the net profit of Dhs. 161,346,897 reflected Emirates Post’s continuing pursuit of business diversification and excellence in delivery of services.

Mr. Al Daboos revealed that the postal network expanded by 4 per cent to 83 branches. Overall mail rose by 16 per cent, and the parcel segment increased by 15 per cent. The number of total services went up to 52, an increase of 18 per cent. There was a huge increase in the number of Government services provided at post offices. For example, the Ministry of Labour transactions rose by 108 per cent. Remittances rose by 95 per cent.

Commenting on expansion plans, Mr. Al Daboos said over Dhs. 270 million was allocated for new projects in 2007. The projects already nearing completion are a new purpose-built postal operations hub at Ramoul, a new post office building at Naif Road and the Al Mussafa Post Office in Abu Dhabi.

The projects being executed during 2007 include Al Satwa Post Office Building, Jebel Ali Post Office and a commercial building housing the Ajman Central Post Office.

Mr. Al Daboos also revealed that the plan for establishing the Emirates Post holding company was at an advanced stage.

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Q-Post clarifies role of global body

Posted by | Jan 24, 2007 | |

The primary mission of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the apex body of postal corporations, is to facilitate methods to ensure international mail exchanges among member countries, said Q-Post chairman and chief executive Ali Mohamed al-Ali.

Al-Ali was clarifying a report that appeared on December 26, which he said, had given way to some misunderstanding and misinterpretation among readers on the UPU’s stance on cutting post office overheads.

“The UPU provides information on possible models that could be adopted in the postal system of each country,” he said in a statement to the Gulf Times.

“It is up to the governments of each member country to decide on the postal model that is most appropriate to the postal requirements of the operator concerned.”

The Q-Post chairman said “the UPU doesn’t favour one model or the other and it is not in a position to instruct its member countries on which postal model should be adopted and which not. Neither did the UPU instruct anyone on how postal operations in a state should be managed, he said.

Gulf Times had said in the report on December 26 that the Q-Post was following the UPU guidelines on cost cutting to facilitate private franchisees at some locations.

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Post offices to sell stamp papers

Posted by | Jan 24, 2007 | |

The State Government plans to sell stamp papers for registration of property through post offices and cooperative banks as well.

Minister for Revenue Jagadish Shettar told presspersons here on Tuesday that at present State Bank of India and State Bank of Mysore were authorised to market stamp papers. But availability was limited to the 160 branches of the two banks in the State. Hence, the move to bring post offices and cooperative banks into the picture. The department had also decided to allow other nationalised banks to sell stamp papers.

Mr. Shettar said one-rupee revenue stamps would also be sold through post offices for which a notification had been issued. This would prevent black-marketing of revenue stamps, which was rampant in the State.

The Minister said the department had set a target to collect Rs. 3,170 crore from stamps and registration in 2006-07. Revenue collection had gone up with the increase in guidance value and lifting of the ban on registration of property in and around Bangalore.

As many as 4.65 lakh applications were pending with the department for title deeds for 14.47 lakh acres of bagair hukum (unauthorised) land being cultivated by farmers. Over 5.5. lakh applications had been disposed of, he said.

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Four make shortlist for Royal Mail brief

Posted by | Jan 24, 2007 | |

Royal Mail is understood to have shortlisted four agencies to pitch for its GBP25m media planning and buying account. They are incumbent Carat, plus OMD UK, PHD and MediaCom.
Starcom was involved in the early stages but is not going through to the next round.
An appointment is set to be made at the end of March, when Carat’s contract expires.
No one from Royal Mail was available for comment at the time of writing.
In its invitation to tender document, the Royal Mail stated that the four-year contract was worth between GBP75m and GBP100m.
Up to two agencies will be appointed to the planning and buying account, which is divided into media planning and buying, including pre and post-campaign analysis, and communications planning for disciplines such as direct marketing and sales promotion. Both are currently handled by Carat and the latter is worth between GBP1m and GBP1.25m a year.

Carat has handled the account since 1997.

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Japan SESC to Probe Japan Post

Posted by | Jan 23, 2007 | |

Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission will launch its first-ever investigation into Japan Post on Feb. 5 to mainly examine the corporation’s sales practices for investment trust funds, informed sources said Tuesday. Japan Post began selling such funds in October 2005. The products are now sold at 1,155 post offices nationwide, up sharply from the initial 575 offices.

As of the end of last December, the balance of funds sold by the to-be-privatized governmental body stood at 561.6 billion yen, matching a level achieved by a major regional bank.

The SESC has informed Japan Post of its planned investigation. The commission will recommend administrative penalties if it discovers any serious irregularities.

Separately, the Financial Services Agency last November started investigations into Japan Post to examine the corporation’s risk management system.

Japan Post will be broken up into four firms, including the “Yucho” bank and the “Kampo” insurer, as part of a 10-year privatization process starting in October this year.

The two institutions will emerge as the largest players in the Japanese banking and insurance industries.

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Royal Mail walkout is cancelled

Posted by | Jan 23, 2007 | |

Strike action by UK postal workers has been called off for the second week in a row.

Royal Mail delivery staff at 11 offices were set to walk out for 48 hours tomorrow and Thursday in a dispute over the firm using part-time workers for full-time positions.

However, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has cancelled the action after a resolution was reached following national talks last week.

It comes after another 48-hour strike was called off on January 19 and 20.

The row has raged for more than a month and hit pre-Christmas deliveries when more than 700 staff from 11 offices walked out on December 9, 16 and 18.

They included employees from offices in Biddulph, Burslem, Cheadle, Kidsgrove, Leek, Longton, Stoke, Stafford, Stockton Brook, Uttoxeter and Werrington.

Last week’s two-day strike was averted at the 11th hour and the dispute was expected to be brought to an end at final talks yesterday.

However, progress was held up when the meeting had to be postponed due to illness.

Royal Mail confirmed an agreement had been struck with the CWU, but declined to reveal any details.

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UK Post offices' future 'lies with unique services'

Posted by | Jan 23, 2007 | |

Distinct products and unique services could safeguard the future of the threatened post office network.

That was the view of about 20 of Moray’s sub-postmasters and postmistresses who met last night to discuss the latest challenges facing their businesses.

It is not known how many in Scotland will be affected, but estimates range from 300 to 600.

Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling said in December the cuts were needed because of losses of GBP4million a week.

Last night, those in Moray said some of the area’s post offices may no longer be viable, and that will be due in part to Government policy.

A sub-postmaster from Craigellachie said constant decisions to share once-unique post office services with other outlets was crippling the service.

Announcing the proposal, Mr Darling promised a GBP1.7billion package for the period up to 2011, including compensation, thought to be about GBP70,000 each, for sub-post office proprietors ordered to close.

There will also be an on-going subsidy of GBP150million a year to maintain a network of the remaining 12,000 main and sub-post offices.

But some at the meeting last night said they did not want a subsidy – they wanted to be part of a vibrant business that sustained itself.

They also expressed their desire to see the GBP1.7billion package spent wisely.

Former Fochabers sub-postmaster Paul McBain said: “They need to spend that money looking for business that is going to keep the post office vibrant.”

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