Deutsche Telekom, one of the most important logistics customers for Deutsche Post, is snubbing its one-time sister company and is allowing the majority of its mobile telephones to be sent by Deutsche Post competitor GLS. “We are carrying out an estimated 75 per cent of the entire dispatch volume for T-Mobile”, GLS chief Rico Bank said to ‘Financial Times Deutschland’ when questioned on the matter.
Read MoreBusiness Post announces encouraging results for the half year ended 30 September 2003 which continue to deliver progress in line with the Group’s Three Year Plan. During the period, turnover of Express was 7% higher at £63.0m. With service performance levels remaining high, the estimated market share again increased, to a little over 7%. Rapid turnover growth in the Group’s newer businesses (165% in HomeServe and 81% in UK Today) continues to complement growth in the core Express business, and the Group’s recent acquisitions (BXT and Weaver Pallet Express) have added further impetus. Peter Kane, Chairman stated “Trading since the half year end has been encouraging, and in line with management’s expectations. With Express continuing to focus on the quality of revenue, the newer businesses continuing to grow strongly and recent acquisitions trading in line with expectations, the Board expects further good progress in the current year and remains very confident about the Group’s long-term potential.”
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Read MoreOn Thursday the Tours county court annulled the redundancy plan of Tat Express, the parcels subsidiary of French post. The subsidiaty had planned to make 479 jobs redundant and close several branches.
Read MoreParceline are to strengthen their nationwide next-day delivery service from a 30,000sq ft short term base in Gloucester and will be supported by a fleet of 22 new vans.
The carrier will use the Gloucester base to collect and deliver parcels to businesses in Cheltenham, Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Weston-super-Mare.
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