DHL has confirmed that it is to make up to 70 people redundant across its Express business in the UK in a drive to improve efficiency.
A spokesman, denying an anonymous telephone call to Motor Transport saying that 250 people were to go, says: ‘We are currently in consultation with the employees and union involved.’
DHL Turkey, the local arm of Belgium-based express delivery group DHL, launched its Invest in Turkey campaign, aimed at attracting foreign investors to the country, it was reported on December 7, 2005.
The initiative will be carried out in three stages and the first one envisages attracting investors’ attention towards Turkey by attaching “Invest in Turkey” stickers on all parcels, CEO Andy Baker said. The company forwards more than 100,000 packages monthly to various destinations.
Read MoreTNT announced today it is in the process of acquiring China’s leading freight and parcels transportation operator, Hoau Logistics Group, based in Heilongjiang. The deal is expected to be completed in the course of next year. Both companies have signed a Letter of Intent for this purpose. Through this acquisition, TNT will become the largest privately owned transportation network for freight and parcels in China. TNT already operates the largest distribution infrastructure in China with 140 operating facilities, covering 2.4 million square metres of warehouse space across 600 cities.
Read MoreTwo hundred delegates from all sides of the industry met in Miami this week at Triangle’s 3rd World Mail & Express Americas Conference and Exhibition. The overriding conclusion from the event is that there will undoubtedly be more cooperation in the Americas between the public and private sectors in mail as well as in express. Customers’ presentations stressed the need to encourage more innovation from the post offices.
Gabriel Mateescu, Chairman of the Council of Administration of the UPU, discussed the development of the UPU Consultative Committee as several delegates felt that this should be regionalised.
The presentation from Guatemala Post Office highlighted the new business model of government outsourcing the management of a post office. Correos de Chile talked of its successful partnership with TNT.
Read MoreTelefonica SA and Telefonica Moviles SA have won a contract worth 74.3 mln eur from Spain’s state-owned postal operator Correos y Telegrafos to modernize and manage the company’s telephone and internet system, El Pais reported, without citing a source.
The two companies will take 8 months to install the new system which they will manage for four years, the newspaper said.
Of the total investment, 60.4 mln eur will be earmarked for data, voice and internet services while the rest will be for the mobile telephony contract.
Read More
Post & Parcel Magazine is our print publication, released 3 times a year. Packed with original content and thought-provoking features, Post & Parcel Magazine is a must-read for those who want the inside track on the industry.
