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DHL Express brings together its global team in new head office (GER)

Posted by | Jun 3, 2008 | |

DHL Express opened a new head office and global Quality Control Center in Bonn, Germany. The move to a new technologically advanced building will create greater synergy across its key business functions. DHL also aims to bring increased collaboration between its express and logistics businesses as a result of the new offices close proximity to Deutsche Post World Net’s headquarters.
The new head office in Bonn is part of a world wide infrastructure enhancement plan that will help DHL Express establish more seamless global operations. The plan also included the creation of the newly-opened state-of-the-art European central hub in Leipzig, Germany, which improves intra-European connectivity and also connects Europe with many intercontinental destinations in the U.S., Asia and the Middle East.
In addition to the well-placed infrastructure, the new head office in Bonn, when fully occupied, will be home to 260 employees and will house DHL’s pioneering Global Quality Control Center. Adapted from the model already in operation in the Asia-Pacific region, the Quality Control Center is a state-of-the-art concept that will drive service quality. It provides real time visibility and pro-active operational crisis management in operations across the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Global Quality Control Center is designed to ensure that the shipment information is visible to the network within 15 minutes of the event capture. This means that every shipment can be processed immediately, and every query answered promptly.

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NFSP Welcomes Report on the future of the Post Office Network

Posted by | Jun 2, 2008 | |

The NFSP today (June 2) welcomes a report from the Business & Enterprise Committee which acknowledges the threat to the post office network if subpostmasters lose the right to handle state pensions and benefits.

The Committee’s report on the future of the post office network backs claims by the NFSP that the loss of the Post Office Card Account (POCA) would have a devastating impact.

The Federation has warned that up to 3,000 post offices could be forced to shut if the contract to run the successor to the current POCA contract is lost. A decision on who has won the POCA 2 tender is expected this summer.

Of the 24 million visits made to post offices every week, 6.5 million are made by POCA customers, highlighting the importance of the POCA contract to subpostmasters.

Commenting on the report, George Thomson, General Secretary of the NFSP, said: “Today’s report strengthens our warning that the Government must act to protect post offices left in the network following Network Change by awarding the POCA 2 contract to Post Office Ltd.

“As the Committee’s report accepts, failure to do so would have a devastating effect on the viability and sustainability of the network.”

The NFSP today also backs concerns raised by the Committee on the threat to the post office network from proposals to break up Royal Mail Group.

With income from Royal Mail transactions making up the largest part of subpostmasters pay, the Federation is concerned about the effect this break up would have on this vital source of income.

Mr Thomson said: “It beggars belief that separate reviews of the industry by Postcomm and the Government’s independent review panel have yet to assess the post office network and its integral role within Royal Mail Group, yet both are nonetheless considering separating the Post Office from Royal Mail.

“Under current circumstances, the NFSP believes it is inconceivable that Post Office Ltd could be withdrawn from Royal Mail Group.”

In addition, the NFSP supports the Committee’s demand for the need to safeguard against further post office closures after Network Change.

The Federation has reluctantly accepted the closure of up to 2,500 post offices under Network Change in order to achieve a viable network, but states that there should be no further closures.

Mr Thomson said: “The Government and Post Office Ltd must now focus their efforts to deliver the investment and new products and services required to make sure that the new post office network is given the best possible chance to survive and thrive in the future. With a population of 60 million people, the Federation believes it must be possible to support 11,500 post offices in the UK.”

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USPS goes green

Posted by | Jun 2, 2008 | |

The U.S. Postal Service is offering greener choices, and an easy, online resource for consumers to make environmentally friendly decisions about their mail.
From eco-friendly products and services to ideas for recycling and ways to help marketers create greener advertising, usps.com/green contains hundreds of facts, suggestions and programs to help improve environmental awareness and make it easier for consumers to go green — including a way to calculate carbon footprint savings by conducting Postal Service business online.
green web pages provide the extra benefit of one quick, easy and convenient location to learn how to be greener consumers. An easy-to-use navigation bar directs users to product, recycling, Postal Service environmental innovation, direct mail and ideas for greening mail, including links to local recycling centers, reusing boxes and packages for shipping, and ensuring home addressing is current to make sure consumers receive the mail they want and eliminate waste.
Customers also can order packing and shipping materials through the green site, including free Express Mail and Priority Mail boxes and envelopes that are Cradle-to-Cradle certified for environmental quality. A half billion Priority Mail and Express Mail packages and envelopes now meet higher environmental standards and more than 15,000 metric tons of carbon equivalent emissions are eliminated every year.

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Postal Service reinforces commitment to greener future (U.S)

Posted by | May 22, 2008 | |

The U.S. Postal Service chose the state with the most progressive environmental record in the nation as the place to announce the creation of a corporate vice president of sustainability.
Postmaster General John Potter named Sam Pulcrano, a 33-year Postal Service veteran, as the organization’s first vice president of sustainability, responsible for coordinating energy and environmental programs across all departments of the Postal Service. One of Pulcrano’s first goals will be to complete an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and create an action plan to reduce emissions.
Pulcrano currently serves as director of safety and environmental performance management, overseeing a staff of about 600 responsible for all environmental policies and programs, as well as safety compliance and procedures at more than 38,000 facilities across the country.
Under his direction, the Postal Service has become an industry leader in employee safety. Employee work-related accidents were reduced by 50 percent and the number of Voluntary Protection Program sites, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) highest safety recognition, increased to 150 in less than six years. No federal agency has a better record. The Postal Service also is a leader in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Performance Track” program, earning 31 applications for environmental programs and stewardship.

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U.S. Postmaster General Embraces Change

Posted by | May 19, 2008 | |

Postmaster General John Potter told more than 3,000 people attending the National Postal Forum to look beyond the current economic downturn and continue to transition mail into the 21st Century.

Potter provided the Forum’s keynote address, discussing technology, environmental concerns and changes in federal law that gave the Postal Service greater pricing flexibility. The National Postal Forum is the mailing industry’s premiere trade show and event.

Consumer and business need for speedy and reliable service is growing. For mail to continue to be relevant, the industry must change to continue to provide business solutions.

Potter spoke about new technologies that are providing these solutions — Intelligent Mail Barcode and the Flat Sequencing System (FSS). FSS is new technology that will speed the sorting and delivery of large envelopes, catalogs and magazines, quadrupling productivity. FSS machines also will be able to read the Intelligent Mail Barcode, allowing mailers and the Postal Service to track mail throughout the sortation process, improving service and reducing costs to mailers and consumers.

He also encouraged mailers to respect consumer interest and concerns about the environment when creating and sending mail. Eco-friendly practices, programs and services are key to the future of the industry as more consumers chose to do business with companies that embrace green practices.

That future also includes dramatic changes created by the Postal Law of 2006. The law enables the Postal Service to more effectively compete in the shipping market, providing unprecedented pricing flexibility for package services.

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