DHL signs six-figure UK sponsorship deal
DHL has signed a six-figure deal to sponsor radio station talkSPORT’s coverage of the Lions rugby union tour to New Zealand. The agreement covers news, bulletins, interviews and features.
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Deutsche Post’s DHL to build new logistics centre for 44 mln eur
Deutsche Post World Net AG’s express mail unit DHL will begin construction this month on a new logistics centre in Staufenberg, central Germany, for 44 mln eur, a spokesman for the company said.
About 300 employees will work in the new facility.
Read MoreNightspeed wins national industry award for sixth year in a row
For the sixth year in a row, a West Midlands parcel distribution company has won a top security award from the national body that represents the transport management sector.
Tipton based Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express has won the ‘Secure Parcel Carrier 2005’ accreditation awarded by the Institute of Transport Management. Independent research has shown that loss and damage figures for parcels delivered by Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express are the lowest in the industry.
Read MoreSPECIAL REPORT – FULFILMENT: Receiving end
The tenet that the customer is always right does not seem to have permeated the home delivery sphere, with many packages turning up at unspecified, inconvenient times. But with new entrants raising standards, the old school may be forced to mend its ways. Home shopping may be big business, but it is no longer the sole domain of big businesses, with everyone from Amazon to the local corner shop now offering an online or catalogue shopping experience. But while the rest of the retail world has been moving speedily towards home shopping solutions, it would seem that most delivery companies have been standing still. Home shopping exists to cater for consumers who are too busy to visit the high street, so it should come as no surprise that they may not be able to wait at home all day to receive a package.
Read MoreTNT Latvia 2004 sales grow 16pct to Eur 2.2 mln
TNT Latvia courier services company turnover in 2004 increased 16 percent to 1.571 million lats (EUR 2.235 mln) but its profit shrank nearly 2.6 times to 63,000 lats, according to the company’s annual report. TNT Latvia head Martins Gerkens said that the profit reduction was due to the fact that towards the end of 2004 the company started using own airplane for mail deliveries which involved great costs. In addition, costs had increased also in relation to Latvia’s EU accession and annual investments in development of the company. Last year TNT Latvia made 82,213 deliveries at a 34 percent rise from 2003, and investments totalled 140,000 euros.
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