Tag: Europe

DHL to set up network of service centres in Hungary

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

DHL is setting up a network of service centres in Hungary to better cater to small and medium-sized businesses, Joseph Borocz, sales manager for DHL Express Magyarorszag, announced on Tuesday. Big businesses, which account for 80pc of DHL’s revenue in Hungary, use DHL couriers for their pick ups as well as deliveries. But smaller businesses, which may not get daily deliveries, can opt to drop off their deliveries at the service centres, called “Servicepoints”.
DHL’s market research shows a big increased in demand for express delivery services by SMEs since Hungary joined the EU, Mr Borocz said. DHL expects its market in Hungary to expand rapidly over the next five years.

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An Post close to selling off two non-core businesses

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

An Post is close to selling off two further subsidiaries as the company awaits a decision on a new price rise application. It is understood the company is involved in ongoing negotiations to sell two courier and distribution firms, and that one of these is JMC Vans Trans Limited. The company has two other courier operations, Waldermar Ltd and Transpost Limited. One of these is also likely to be sold. The purchase price for the two subsidiaries is likely to be well below the EUR80 million the company received for the two top-up companies it sold earlier this year to Alphyra. The decision to sell comes after the company conducted a review of its subsidiaries and associated undertakings. The company is anxious to exit from non-core businesses.

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TNT launches ultimate supply chain solution launched at Liege

Posted by | Aug 30, 2005 | |

TNT Express is introducing a new service proposition for Europe – the Value Added Service Centre (VASC). The VASC, based at TNT’s European Air Hub in Liège, Belgium, has been specifically designed to meet customer demands in the fast-changing global distribution industry. The VASC service offerings include a range of market leading services such as spare parts and emergency stock replenishment, with the VASC team ensuring that the shipments can instantly and at any moment be injected into TNT’s air or road networks.

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UK catalogue bosses warn of PIP ‘Black Monday’

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Catalogue chiefs are warning the industry that it faces ‘Black Monday’ following Postcomm’s decision to allow Royal Mail to introduce pricing in proportion (PIP) in a year’s time. Mail order bosses plan to postpone their August 2006 campaigns until after the scheme’s inception in September, as PIP is expected to reduce costs by 60 per cent. But Nigel Swabey, chairman of mail order firm First Resources, claims Royal Mail will not be able to cope with the resulting deluge of deliveries. He is calling for Postcomm to allow the postal operator flexibility with catalogue deliveries, to prevent chaos.

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Belgian Post employees, trade unions fear job cuts

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Trade unions and employees of Belgian postal services company De Post/La Poste are afraid of possible closure of 260 full time jobs, it was reported on August 24, 2005.

Their concerns were raised after the decrease of the working hours, announced by the company in 800 of its 1,300 post offices.

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