Tag: Europe

Wyndeham in logistics deal with DHL

Posted by | Apr 27, 2006 | |

Wyndeham Press Group has appointed DHL Freight and Contract Logistics (UK) to provide transport distribution and managed logistics. Under the terms of the three-year, multi-million-pound deal, DHL will supply Wyndeham with freight services, SameDay and NextDay parcel services, and NextDay pallet deliveries.
Wyndeham Press Group chief operating officer Roy Kingston said: “DHL is very experienced in moving time-sensitive material and is flexible enough to ensure we meet the changing requirements of our customers.”

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Jobs boost as TNT UK engages extra numbers

Posted by | Apr 26, 2006 | |

TNT is providing a further jobs boost to the North East with news of an additional 40 vacancies at the company’s recently opened GB4.5 million national customer contact centre at Team Valley near Gateshead. TNT Express Services moved into the new facility at Maingate House at the back end of last year and now expect to have a full complement of 240 employees by the end of 2006.

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UK Postcomm confirms postcode penalty of GBP271,000

Posted by | Apr 26, 2006 | |

Postcomm today confirmed a financial penalty of GBP271,000 on Royal Mail. The penalty follows Royal Mail’s contravention of its licence in 2004-05 in relation to poor performance in the following London postcode areas: SE (intra and posted), E (intra) and WC (posted). The penalty is due to be paid on 14 June. Before confirming the penalty, Postcomm took account of representations from Royal Mail and other parties.

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Deutsche Post World Net builds international research center

Posted by | Apr 26, 2006 | |

Deutsche Post World Net announced today the launch of research and development initiatives to be carried out in the new DHL Innovation Center. Located near Bonn, Germany, the center supports the development of cutting edge innovations in the field of global logistics, including the mail and express segments. “The DHL Innovation Center allows us to develop tomorrow’s solutions for our customers today,” said Frank Appel, Board Member responsible for Deutsche Post World Net’s Global Business Services, at Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony. He announced that, together with experts from DHL, specialists from IBM, Intel, Philips and SAP would research innovations covering the entire logistics chain. These companies have recently joined forces in the DHL Innovation Initiative.

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TNT integrates German mail firms under single brand

Posted by | Apr 26, 2006 | |

TNT plans to integrate its German mail subsidiaries, including EP Europost, its joint venture with Hermes Logistik, under the single “TNT Post” brand. The objective is to improve customer awareness as it aims to become the leading competitor to Deutsche Post in the German mail market which is due for full liberalisation in 2008. The re-branding was announced by Mario Frusch, head of EP Europost, at a German CEP conference in Bonn. “Thanks to the strong recognition of the TNT brand-name, we expect many positive, added-value effects for customers, shareholders and partners,” he declared. “We will take on the bright orange of the TNT group and thus underline our performance standards such as excellent service, complete customer focus and high quality standards,” he added. The re-branding will be complete by this summer.

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