New parcels depot for Lynx
Parcels carrier Lynx has opened a new depot in Newhaven to replace the firms existing Hove operation which has reached full capacity.
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PTT Post Must Provide Access to P.O. Boxes
The Dutch telecoms and mail watchdog Opta decided that PTT Post, the Dutch mail company, should give rivals on the corporate market access to its post office boxes (PO Boxes) under reasonable terms.
Read MoreConsignia takes Hays to law
Consignia on Monday night initiated legal proceedings against
Hays PLC seeking remedies for an alleged infringement of its exclusive rights to
certain postal delivery services, Hays said, adding that it will “vigorously”
defend its position.
Stiller Group wins contract with Teeside Waste Management.
Teeside-based Stiller Group has secured a five year agreement to haul more than 1,000 tonnes of waste a week from Teeside Waste Managements Middlesborough transfer station for disposal in landfill sites.
Read MoreScandanavian Survivor – How Wilson Logisitics avoid a merger
he Wilson Logistics Group sells airfreight, seafreight and logistics services through a network of subsidiary companies in 29 countries. A total of 2,145 employees work in 130 offices. Net sales reached SEK 5.5 million ($550 million) in the year 2000, on which a profit of SEK 115 million ($11.5 million) was recorded.
The net sales breakdown per business area in percentage terms during the year 2000: airfreight 50%, seafreight 37%, logistics 9% and sea/air 4%. The net sales per region: Northern Europe including UK 37%, Central Europe and Middle East 19%, Asia 17%, North America 140%, Latin America 8%, and Australasia 5%
The customer base comprises 27, 000 clients of which the largest include multinational Scandinavian manufacturers such as Atlas Copco, Bang & Olufsen, Lego, SKF and Volvo. New customers last year included Electrolux and ITT Flygt.
Wilson offers transport solutions with different lead times: Express, Priority, Regular and Economy in the airfreight, as well as Full Container Load (FCL) and Pipeline in the seafreight. The service range within the Logistics area includes purchasing, supply chain management, distribution and outsourcing.
Notable IT-solutions within the eWilson programme are Wiltrack for customer monitoring of consignments, Wilshipper for customer booking via Internet, Wilnet which is Wilson’s Intranet, and Wildoc, a web-based system for clients lacking their own EDI links.
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