Complaints over mail deliveries reach 2 million a year
Consignia has admitted that it receives almost 2m formal complaints a year, thought to be a record for a British company.
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An Post seeks huge increases
An Post is seeking increases of over 30 per cent in postage stamp costs as its own costs are rising faster than sales. The company, which last year suffered a I£3 million drop in operating profits, is looking forward to mounting deficits and is awaiting proposals for a subvention to meet the burden of loss-making rural post offices. Last year the post office lost money and this is predicted to average I£20 million a year over the next three years according to the Irish Independent.
Read MoreConsignia admits inefficiency
CONSIGNIA admitted yesterday that limited capacity at local sorting offices means that five million letters will be diverted hundreds of miles away from their destinations.
The former Post Office, which recently announced plans to make 30,000 postal workers redundant, claims that it is quicker to divert items long distances when local centres are busy.
EU denounces dismal economic record
THE European Commission rebuked Britain and the EU’s other member state governments yesterday for failing to keep their bold promises of economic reform. A specific example cited in the Commission’s report is the EU’s failure to open up its postal services.
Read MoreSchenker to consolidate express and parcel services in Finland
Schenker is to consolidate its express parcel operations in Finland in a new company Schenker Express Oy It will trade under the name “Express”. The new company will start operating on January 1, 2002, aiming at an annual turnover of about 62 million euro.
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