Tag: Europe

Post Office to install fee-charging cash machines

Posted by | Nov 9, 2001 | |

THE Post Office is to install fee-charging cash machines at 2000 locations countrywide. The Post Office is paid a fee per transaction. It justifies the £1 levy by saying that many branches are in remote locations and their ATMs would not be economically viable unless customers were charged. Cash machines are currently available at just 500 post offices but the intention is to roll them out to at least 3000 branches over the next 18 months. Two thirds of these are expected to levy a charge

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Deutsche Post loses court case concerning postal charges against Citicorp Card Operations

Posted by | Nov 9, 2001 | |

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has reported that “a court in Hanover has ruled against Deutsche Post AG, the German post office, in a legal dispute concerning postage charges amounting to DM6.3m. The court dismissed Deutsche Post’s claim against Citicorp Card Operations GmbH, which in 1995 and 1996 sent out mail to customers in Germany via the Dutch post office, so as to avoid the higher postage charges imposed by Deutsche Post. The court ruled that Deutsche Post would have been entitled to send the letters back to the Netherlands, but had no right to claim compensation having delivered the letters.”

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Business Express wins bid-up.tv contract

Posted by | Nov 9, 2001 | |

Business Express has won a home delivery contract for bid-up.tv, an interactive auction digital television channel. Sky Digital subscribers order goods from live auctions daily by phone or through the company website. Fulfilment consultants Sports Logistics worked with bid-up.tv to appoint Business Express as sole carrier.

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Closer to home: Company networking

Posted by | Nov 9, 2001 | |

Companies are forming alliances to reduce empty mileage and capitalise on local knowledge and regional resources. Some chose companies of the same size and outlook staying within specialist markets like the chilled sector. Others opt for networks which have members throughout the UK, soon to expand into Europe. These networks allow members to share resources and knowledge so that they can extend their reach from regional to national contracts.

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Saab renews contract with Walon UK

Posted by | Nov 9, 2001 | |

Walon UK has renewed its distribution contract for Saab Great Britain, for the third time running. Walon has been responsible for the movement of Saab vehicles since 1995 in the UK and Northern Ireland, handling up to 17,000 imported vehicles a year.

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