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Belgian govt confident DHL to locate European mail hub in Brussels

Posted by | Sep 17, 2004 | |

The Belgian government remains confident that Deutsche Post World Net AG’s express mail unit DHL will decide to set up its European mail centre in Brussels, and will announce the outcome of negotiations with local residents protesting the expansion of the national airport on Tuesday, a government spokesman said. The Belgian authorities have been at loggerheads with local residents, who are trying to block the expansion because of the extra noise and night flights created by an enlarged airport. Asked whether the government would succeed in securing DHL’s multi-million euro investment, the spokesman for Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, Didier Seews, said: ‘We are looking at both the noise pollution of night flights and the imperative of expansion to find a balance between ecology and economics.’ ‘It will work,’ he said, when asked whether a compromise could be found ahead of next Tuesday’s crunch announcement.

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New Zealand Post to sell half of Courier Post to Deutsche Post-owned DHL

Posted by | Sep 17, 2004 | |

New Zealand Post is talking up its prospects of selling half of its Courier Post and other express freight businesses to Deutsche Post-owned DHL.

The sale would give the Government a financial windfall and link NZ Post to a global player that has been expanding in Asia.

It would also put Deutsche Post in the box seat in any future privatisation of NZ Post.

The rundown on the potential joint venture came as NZ Post reported a 35 per cent rise in annual profit to NZD36.5 million yesterday, handing the Government a NZD21.9 million dividend.

Postal companies are responding to threats to their traditional mail operation from deregulation and new technologies by expanding into new areas of business and new geographies.

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UK Jobs fears as DHL parcel depot is scaled down

Posted by | Sep 17, 2004 | |

Dhl wants to downsize its hub in Loughborough and transfer jobs to other sites from October 10. The company says the planned restructuring is likely to affect 94 of the 214 employees at the hub, either through relocation or redundancies. A 30-day consultation period with staff is currently under way.

A DHL spokesman said: “We have entered into consultation with employees over possible redundancies at the DHL hub, in Belton Road West, in Loughborough. It is anticipated that 94 employees will be affected by the planned restructuring.

“The main hub operation at Loughborough will be transferred to other DHL locations. This will mean that operations at Loughborough will be significantly scaled down.”

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No agreement regarding job cuts at Deutsche Post

Posted by | Sep 16, 2004 | |

According to the staff council of DHL, the express and logistics subsidiary of German postal service operator Deutsche Post, talks regarding redundancies as part of the company’s planned restructuring of its express services have failed completely. This is in contrast to a statement made by a spokesman for Deutsche Post three days ago, which said that a compromise had been reached between the company and Ver.di, the trade union for the service sector. The staff council of DHL now says that representatives of Ver.di and of the group’s staff council have given in to pressure from Deutsche Post, which is keen to find a solution in order to put an end to the media attention that it has received as a result of the dispute.

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DHL UAE appoints new Abu Dhabi head office GM

Posted by | Sep 16, 2004 | |

DHL UAE, the Emirates’ leading air express and logistics supplier, has appointed Neil Kuschel as General Manager of its new Dhs 3.5 million Abu Dhabi head office. “The new head office is a direct response to DHL’s exceptional business growth of 118% in the UAE capital over the last 18-months. Much of this demand has come from major corporate customers asking DHL to fulfil their supply chain logistics challenges,” said David Wild, General Manager, DHL, UAE.
“Neil has played a significant part in increasing sales in Dubai and in 2003 was responsible for the highest telesales growth in the region. He has worked throughout the region with DHL for over six years and is more than equipped to ensure this new head office will be an outstanding success.”

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