Tag: Europe

Claude Béglé to join DHL Express

Posted by | Oct 4, 2005 | |

Claude Béglé will be joining DHL, the global market leader in express and logistics, after having spent several years successfully building an international network and managing the Geopost International Division. He has been a Board Member of the Geopost group since 1999 and the Chairman of the European DPD organisation. Both Geopost and DPD are subsidiaries of the French La Poste. Béglé, 56, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer for DHL Express Germany and will also be Managing Director DHL Express Central Europe, responsible for Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. In his new position, Claude Béglé will report to Peter E. Kruse, Management Board member of Deutsche Post World Net and CEO of DHL Express Europe.

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Service perceptions key to future of UK postal market

Posted by | Oct 3, 2005 | |

Three quarters of Royal Mail business customers say they would move some or all of their business if a competitor offered equivalent service quality at a 5% discount, but 82% believe that Royal Mail’s service is better. The findings reveal that although caution is prevalent in the business mail market, volume might quickly find its way to alternative suppliers if the general perception of the services levels offered by the private sector improves. In addition, Postcomm’s 2005 Business Customer Survey revealed that only half of Royal Mail users are happy with the state-owned company and 20% expected its introduction of size-based pricing to increase their use of alternative operators. Postcomm highlighted its unhappiness with the level of customers’ awareness of the competition timetable and of alternative suppliers.

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Royal Mail offers discount on customer magazine mailings

Posted by | Oct 3, 2005 | |

Royal Mail is launching a new promotion in support of the customer publishing industry by offering a 15% discount on customer magazine mailing costs. The initiative is designed to encourage clients with a prospective customer title to consider using mail as a distribution method. New clients are being encouraged to test mailed-out customer magazines as a marketing tool, supported by reports that almost two-thirds of all customer magazines are currently posted to recipients.

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French Geodis strengthens express business

Posted by | Oct 3, 2005 | |

French transport and logistics group Geodis has strengthened its express business by integrating six new branches from the network of local express transport specialist France Express, it was reported on October 3, 2005. The six branches include the France Express units in Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Belfort, Epinal, Tarbes and Brest. Geodis will also acquire 100 pct of the capital of Calberson-Danzas in Clermont Ferrand, a company which is part of France Express through its subsidiary Puy de Dome Express. Via this acquisition Geodis will strengthen its express business, especially in eastern France, as well as its positioning within the France Express network, now managing 74 of the 99 regional franchises.

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Romania to sell off state postal company

Posted by | Oct 3, 2005 | |

Romania’s government on Monday launched the restructuring and privatization process of the state postal company. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said in a statement it was inviting bids from international consulting firms to assist in the restructuring of the company and international banks who want to advise in the privatization of the company. The government plans to sell the Romanian Post by 2008.

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