Postman Pat, as a commercial proposition, is as unsustainable as the milkman or the coalman. He should be allowed to wither – the long-term consequence, anyway, of yesterday’s decision by Postcomm to lift the monopoly.
Comment by former MP Michael Brown, including summary of political parties attitudes/actions towards lifting postal monopoly.
Following Postcomms announcement that 30% of mail deliveries and sorting offices services are to be subject to competition, within months, Consignia & CWU agree that the potential benefits of competition are being lost by introducing the competition too quickly. Any private firm wanting to take over part of its business would want the most profitable part the cities and towns. This could be to the detriment of the remote and rural service. Postcom paints a different picture. It does not think private companies would come in quickly, set up their own delivery system, and swipe the cream of Consignia’s business from under its nose. A spokesman explained that only 7% of mail is person-to-person, such as birthday cards or private letters. The rest of the mail is business related, with 85% directly from one business to another. Postcom expects, that by opening up 30% of Consignia’s monopoly to competition, it will not be your postie on the beat who will be affected; nor will it be deliveries to remote or rural areas; rather, it will be business post.
Read MoreSchenker BTL and Schenker International have fully integrated their activities in the Dutch market from 1 January this year.
Read Moremeachers Transport, warehousing and distribution service provider, has invested £300,000 in four new ERF vehicles which will be dedicated to its palletised distribution operation with Pall-Ex.
Read MoreTHE POST Office has asked the Government for almost pounds 2bn in subsidy to keep its network financially viable over the next five years, a leaked document obtained by The Independent reveals.
Marked “in strictest confidence”, the strategic plan from Consignia, the organisation’s new name, seeks a massive public investment to keep rural and urban post offices open.
The draft document outlines proposals to merge urban post offices and create a network of “bigger, brighter and better post offices”. It also proposes saving millions of pounds a year by closing smaller offices and making their service available in local shops.
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