Tag: Europe

UK Royal Mail's rivals deliver new blows

Posted by | Feb 10, 2006 | |

The BBC, banking giants HSBC and HBOS and mobile phone groups O2 and Orange are set to give the Royal Mail the sack – the latest major companies to quit the state-owned postal operator over cost and service levels. The defections are likely to see more than two billion letters handled this year by private postal operators in contracts worth upwards of pounds 300 million. The BBC and O2 are close to taking their business to UK Mail, the postal arm of troubled quoted courier group Business Post. It is understood UK Mail is also vying with main rival TNT to win lucrative work for HSBC, Halifax group HBOS and Orange. UK Mail, TNT and the DHL arm of German giant Deutsche Post are aggressively targeting major corporates to take bulk postal contracts away from Royal Mail.

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TNT completes final part of sale of France Logistics Business unit

Posted by | Feb 10, 2006 | |

TNT and Pierre–Michel Mendy/Groupe Lapegue announced today that they have signed an agreement for the sale of the activities of Transports Pierre Mendy and Mendy Ltda, part of the activities of TNT’s French subsidiary TNT Logistics Holdings SAS. This transaction, together with the transactions announced on 1st December 2005, 2nd January and 27th January 2006, completes the sale of the TNT Logistics France business unit. Neither the French Express business unit of TNT nor its French Freight Management business are involved or impacted by this deal.

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Statement – Royal Mail underlines continued commitment to mail security and quality of service to customers

Posted by | Feb 10, 2006 | |

Royal Mail values every letter and takes the security of the mail extremely seriously. The company is currently providing the best quality of service in its history, and the vast bulk of mail arrives safely and on time. Postcomm’s report concentrates on events that occurred up to two years ago when Royal Mail was going through massive operational change: Royal Mail has been working – and is working constantly – with Postcomm and independent advisors to continuously improve the security of the mail. While we are always looking to improve further we believe that our mails pipeline is one of the safest and most secure in the world. Postcomm is not making an enforcement order against Royal Mail, which the regulator acknowledges “has substantially improved” its performance in protecting the safety and security of the mail.

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UK Royal Mail strike escalates

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Northern Ireland mail bound for the Republic and the rest of the world has been disrupted in the continuing Royal Mail postal workers strike in Belfast. In a further escalation of the unofficial strike items posted in the North for delivery to the Republic, Britain and the rest of the world will not be dispatched. Most incoming mail from these destinations should be delivered to all parts of the North, excluding the affected areas of north, south and west Belfast. A Royal Mail spokesman also confirmed yesterday that “Special Delivery” and “International Airsure” items would not be accepted with immediate effect. “Items already accepted at Post Office branches will not receive a full service and no more will be taken in,” said the spokeswoman.

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Lockheed Martin to upgrade mail processing capability for French postal system

Posted by | Feb 9, 2006 | |

Lockheed Martin today announced the French Post Office, La Poste, has agreed to invest USD175 million in its future mail processing information system. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Bull on the Systeme d’Interpretation des Adresses (SIA) initiative, which will provide automation solutions that will improve the efficiency and accuracy of France’s postal system. “We are extremely pleased to work with Bull to develop innovative solutions for La Poste,” said Brian Tanton, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Distribution Technologies business.

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