DHL is “reviewing its Same Day operations with a view to repositioning the business in accordance with market requirements”.
A DHL spokeswoman says: “Changes pertain to the strategic direction and deployment of the Same Day sales force, in an effort to establish closer links with customers.”
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Read MoreThe importance of mail to business users features strongly in the 2008 Business Customer Survey published by Postcomm.
Almost half of the survey’s respondents regard mail as a ‘core activity’ of their business, and a further 31 per cent say it is critical for communication with their customers. Only 17 per cent report that mail is used simply for administrative purposes. This year almost a quarter of respondents said they were using more than one provider of mail services.
The effect of electronic communication on the postal market – and ways in which the internet and mail complement each other – are clearly demonstrated in Postcomm’s annual review of the postal market, the 2008 Competitive Market Review, also published.
The Business Customer Survey collected information from more than 1,800 businesses, ranging from ‘super top’ users spending GBP 2 million a year or more on mail, to very small companies with an annual mail budget of GBP 5000 – GBP 10,000.
Royal Mail has added 40 MAN TGS tractor units to its fleet – the first time a MAN tractor has appeared in the distinctive red. The TGS 18.400 4×2 BLS units are already in operation, running out of Royal Mail’s Birmingham mail centre.
Steve Walker, Head of Distribution at Royal Mail, says the potential reduction in running costs offered by MAN’s EGR ‘Add Nothing’ engine technology ticked all his boxes.
“Fuel economy has always been the largest running cost and, with today’s price of fuel at an all-time high, we’ll take a look at any potential improvement in consumption. With no costs and complexities of AdBlue to worry about, MAN’s a simpler solution.”
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