TNT opts for niche market
TNT opts for niche market
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TNT and trade unions agree to extend present TNT collective labour agreement
TNT and the trade unions ABVAKABO FNV, BVPP, CNV Publieke Zaak and VPP have reached an agreement on extending the present TNT Collective Labour Agreement to 1 April 2008. Employees will receive a one-off gross payment in December 2007 and March 2008 of 400 Euros and 125 Euros respectively. The parties have agreed to this extension to allow them more time to develop proposals that can achieve the previously announced structural savings for TNT Post. The results of these proposals will subsequently be included in the TNT Collective Labour Agreement from 1 April 2008.
The need for these structural savings was verified in June this year by the Boston Consulting Group in its study commissioned by the unions and the works council Productie of TNT Post. For TNT this agreement is an important step forwards towards conditions of employment for its employees which are more in line with the market.
Read MoreDeutsche Post transports carbon-neutral mail
Deutsche Post now offers private customers the option of sending carbon-neutral mail. From December 1, 2007, PLUSBRIEF mail will be sent carbon-neutral, at no extra cost for private customers. The PLUSBRIEF product comprises an envelope with its own printed special stamp and is available in practical sets. With the new GOGREEN Service all CO 2 emissions produced during the transport of PLUSBRIEF products will be offset by means of in-house measures or through external projects. Carbon-neutral PLUSBRIEF sets are available at 13,500 Deutsche Post retail outlets or online either at: www.deutschepost.de/efiliale or www.plusbrief.de. In future the PLUSBRIEF sets will carry the GOGREEN logo, too.
The PLUSBRIEF GOGREEN sets are the latest innovation within the CO 2 -neutral GOGREEN product family. Since 2006 private customers have had the option of sending PLUSPÄCKCHEN products CO 2 -neutral by using the additional GOGREEN service. Also, private customers can send parcels CO 2 -neutral by using the online franking service. This service has been available to business customers since 2005 for shipments anywhere in Europe.
Within the Group too Deutsche Post is working hard to improve its environmental record still further. With the implementation of an environmental management system for mail and parcels, a whole series of measures have been launched which will all help dramatically lower CO 2 emissions during transport and reduce power and heating consumption as well as waste. Certification of the group’s integrated quality and environmental management system to DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 is scheduled for July 2008.
Read MoreFedEx Ground to Increase 2008 Rates by 4.9 Percent
FedEx Corp. will increase the standard list rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by an average of 4.9 percent. The new rates will be effective Jan. 7, 2008.
FedEx Corp. previously announced an increase to the net average shipping rate for FedEx Express by 4.9 percent, which is composed of a 6.9 percent increase in standard list rates, offset by a 2.0 percentage point reduction in its fuel surcharge. These rates also are effective Jan. 7, 2008 and apply to U.S. and U.S. export express package and freight shipments.
Additional changes will be made to other FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery surcharges effective Jan. 7, 2008.
Read MoreUTi Sun Couriers Streamlines Operations and Real Time Delivery Confirmation
Fast, reliable service is important to most any business, but in the courier industry it’s do or die. Just one hour’s delay can leave a significant negative impression on customers waiting for that all-important letter or package.
UTi Sun Couriers, a division of UTi Worldwide, is Southern Africa’s largest courier company, specializing in moving express freight to and from any address in South Africa or overseas. With branches throughout the country, UTi Sun has built its business on timely and reliable deliveries.
To further enhance customer service, the courier decided it was time to replace an antiquated radio trucking system and approximately 800 outdated handheld computers. In its place, UTi Sun needed a technologically advanced parcel tracking system with the ability to confirm deliveries in real-time.
Equipping Mobility: Intermec, ProScan and MTN
UTi Sun Couriers management tapped Intermec partner ProScan Systems to design, equip and implement the new system. ProScan is a leader in barcoding, RFID, data collection, wireless networking, and mobile technologies, and is the sole distributor for Intermec products in South Africa.
The integrator – along with Intermec and MTN, Africa’s largest cellular network – delivered the first phase in one of the largest and most advanced combined WLAN and GPRS mobile communication and data collection systems in the country. The system features Intermec 761 handheld computers.
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