Tag: Europe

Palletforce targets Scottish market

Posted by | Apr 1, 2005 | |

PalletFORCE is planning to shake up the Scottish pallet distribution market with a substantial increase in its presence across the country, including a new depot in Glasgow and two well-known new members. Existing member Wm Armstrong is opening a new depot near Glasgow and has been joined in the network by two new members Gordon Leslie Distribution, based near Paisley, and JBT, located in Aberdeen and Inverness, with additional depots on the Shetland and Orkney islands. Coverage in Scotland is completed by one of PalletFORCE’s founder members Glenhire Express, based in Fife.

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Post offices target key role in financial services delivery

Posted by | Apr 1, 2005 | |

Given postal service operators’ extensive branch networks, the provision of financial services is a natural choice for those operators seeking to diversify their revenue streams and fulfil government obligations to provide universal banking services. New research from VRL Publishing* reviews the evolving role played by post offices in the distribution of retail financial services and the opportunities and threats posed to traditional bank providers.

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TNT Express in Czech Republic raises sales, profit in 2004

Posted by | Mar 31, 2005 | |

Czech express delivery service TNT Express increased sales by 30.8 per cent to EUR17.7m (some Kc532m) last year, CEO for the Czech Republic Petr Chvatal told a news conference today. Gross profit went up by almost 62 per cent to EUR3.3m (some Kc100m), Chvatal said. The company expects sales to increase to EUR20m (Kc600m) and profit to EUR4m (Kc120m) this year. Sales on the entire Czech express delivery market amount to an estimated Kc4bn. Around 1.5 million consignments are dispatched annually, with the market growing by around ten per cent a year, Chvatal said.

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French National Assembly to debate postal reform bill

Posted by | Mar 31, 2005 | |

A second reading of the French government’s bill to reform postal services will take place in the French national assembly between April 12 and 14, it was announced yesterday. The bill, which passed its second reading in the French senate on March 10, is intended to open up to France’s postal services market to competition. Its provisions include permission for the French post office, La Poste, to set up a banking subsidiary.

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GLS accuses DHL

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

The British post’s subsidiary GLS has accused DHL of practising price dumping in Germany. In an interview with the daily “Die Welt”, CEO Rico Back said the Deutsche Post parcel subsidiary would undercut GLS tariffs with discounts between 8 and 10% or 20 to 30 cent per parcel. DHL would guarantee customers the same price until 2007 and exclude any increase due to higher road toll or fuel costs. Mr Back called the practice “untrustworthy”.

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