Postcomm today began consulting on the proposed issue of a long term licence to UK Mail Ltd to provide consolidation services for business customers. UK Mail Ltd currently holds an interim postal licence for similar services. This will be revoked by consent if a standard licence – which will last a minimum of seven years – is granted.
Read MoreTime is running out for Graham Corbett if he wants to complete his task of turning Royal Mail into a functional part of a competitive mail market. The chairman of Postcomm, the postal regulator, has less than a year before he steps down, and he has shifted into fifth gear. “The big challenge this year will be access pricing,” Mr Corbett says, referring to the amount competitors who collect mail would have to pay Royal Mail to sort and deliver their post. Postcomm will issue a determination on UK Mail, a test case, before the end of May and Mr Corbett says he will try to keep the ensuing consultation process down to three months.
Read MoreFormer senior regulation manager of Royal Mail, Ian Paterson, has joined Business Post’s UK Mail subsidiary as head of regulatory affairs. UK Mail is Business Post’s dedicated mail division, set up to provide a postal service to business users across the country. In addition to managing regulatory affairs for UK Mail, Ian’s role will include working on commercial aspects for the Business Post group.
Read MoreAlliances are being cemented in the increasingly competitive field service delivery market. Following the recent announcement of an agreement by Hays DX and Bybox to offer a network of “intelligent” drop-boxes, Business Post has appointed a business manager to drive the development of the UK HomeServe operation it has launched jointly with Collectpoint. She is Kate Stansby, who joined the company five years ago as a graduate trainee, and has latterly been involved in franchise development. Whilst implicitly targeting business-to-consumer customers with its HomeServe operation, Business Post is putting particular emphasis on the appeal of the Collectpoint partnership for the field service market. It points out that many of the 3,500 Collectpoint delivery points are likely to be near the homes of field engineers and similar staff.
Read MoreExpress delivery specialists Business Post Group hailed a first-class purchase with a swoop for a pounds 4 million turnover Midland technical courier.
Business Post today announced the acquisition of BXT Limited, a Birmingham-based courier operation.
The purchase of BXT provides Business Post with an entry into the technical courier market as an addition to the group’s own expanding courier business, UK Today.
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