Tag: Europe

Pin seeks nationwide presence in German postal delivery market

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

German private mail delivery company Pin AG plans to push ahead with its expansion in order to gain nationwide presence and become a strong competitor of market leader Deutsche Post, Pin CEO Bernhard Klapproth said. Currently, Pin handles 600,000 mail deliveries daily for large corporate clients and is one of Deutsche Post’s biggest competitors in the segment. By comparison, Deutsche Post handles 70 million letters daily. Pin plans to expand to the cities of Stuttgart and Hamburg. It is already present in Berlin, Leipzig, Cologne and Frankfurt.

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UK Royal Mail in Experian deal to credit check post clients

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Royal Mail is unveiling a major tie-up with Experian to allow the global information giant to check the credit-worthiness of its 420,000- plus business customer accounts. The three-year contract, which includes an option to extend for a further two years, will enable Royal Mail to access Experian’s commercial credit reports online, to check customers before extending credit for a postage account. The credit records of limited and unlimited companies wishing to start new accounts can also be checked. The service extends across the group, including the Post Office and Parcelforce Worldwide. Experian says it has been recognised as Royal Mail’s preferred supplier of business-to-business marketing information.

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UK postal service may be ditched

Posted by | Aug 25, 2005 | |

One in five large businesses in Eastern England would consider switching postal provider from Royal Mail when the market is opened to competition in January 2006, a new survey revealed. 200 businesses in the area were interviewed on issues such as security of mail, delivery and collection times and value for money. Only half the companies surveyed were “very satisfied” with the overall postal service they receive. The survey also found nearly threequarters of businesses receiving the most post are dissatisfied with the time it takes for delivery. One-third of businesses using couriers are more satisfied with them than with their postal service.

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Hogan quits as DHL boss

Posted by | Aug 25, 2005 | |

Mystery surrounds the departure of DHL’s UK MD John Hogan, who has been replaced by Chris Muntwyler, a Swiss national who was running the Central Europe region. The company, turning over (pounds sterling)1.4bn in the UK, says Hogan has left “to pursue other interests” and declined to elaborate, although a spokesman says he would be surprised if Hogan did not “pop up again” soon in the industry. Industry insiders say that Hogan has fallen on his sword, or been pushed onto it, because profit margins are well below expectation in what is a major market for DHL. It is also suggested that Hogan struggled to adjust to the matrix management philosophy, and the influence of the head office in Germany.

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Plans for UK national address register shelved

Posted by | Aug 25, 2005 | |

The government’s intention to establish a single, comprehensive national address register, announced in May, has been shelved because the parties involved could not agree a way forward, undermining the country’s e-government strategy and raising a barrier to delivering efficient public and private sector services.

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