Tag: Europe

Kenya to chair 24th UPU Congress in Geneva and future Council of Administration

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Kenya will chair the 24th Universal Postal Congress in Geneva from 23 July to 12 August 2008 as well as the UPU’s Council of Administration for 2009-2012.

The Kenyan Government has confirmed that Mr. Bishar A. Hussein, a former Postmaster General of Kenya Post and currently Kenya’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, will chair the Congress.

When the UPU Council of Administration decided last February to change the venue of the 24th Universal Postal Congress from Nairobi to Geneva, it also passed a resolution inviting Kenya to chair the Congress and the future Council of Administration. Kenya has now formally accepted these invitations.

Kenya will also chair the Council of Administration for 2009-2012, a UPU body made up of 41 member countries and responsible for overseeing the organization’s finances, international postal regulations and strategic direction of the Union between Congresses.

In other Congress news, France’s Edouard Dayan, current UPU Director General, and China’s Guozhong Huang, current Deputy Director General, will run for a second four-year mandate. No other candidates have stepped forward for the top UPU jobs.
So far, Great Britain, Greece, the Russian Federation and Switzerland have announced their candidacy for the chairmanship of the Postal Operations Council, a 40-member UPU body in charge of overseeing a range of postal operational issues such as security, quality of service, technical cooperation and development, postal financial services and more. Other countries could still announce their candidacy up until Congress.

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Stronger Transport Service Network for Itella Logistics in Norway

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Itella Logistics has signed an agreement for taking over the business of Universal Spedisjon Bergen AS. After the approval of competition authorities in Norway and after the de-merger formalities are completed, Universal Spedisjon AS Bergen business will be transferred completely to Itella Logistics AS, which has been a 50 pct shareholder of the company for the last few years.
– This strategic acquisition will strengthen our position in Norway as one of the leading logistics operators in the market. Universal Spedisjon Bergen has developed successfully logistics services within national and international transport, freight-forwarding, and contract logistics, comments Kjell-Arne Eloranta, Managing Director of Itella Logistics AS.
Itella Logistics´ operations in Norway started in 2006 when it acquired Universal Spedisjon AS in Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Trondheim.

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Ongoing delivery problems in Edinburgh (UK)

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Postwatch Scotland published the results of a second study of the delivery service residents in EH3 are experiencing. This follows a study undertaken in 2006 which revealed considerable problems in the area, after which Royal Mail promised to introduce a number of improvements, including having more regular delivery officers on the routes.

One in five has suffered lost post, while 17 per cent have had letters and parcels delayed, according to a survey by Postwatch Scotland. It said the results in the EH3 postcode area, which includes Edinburgh’s New Town, were “symptomatic of the problems Royal Mail has in delivering to the whole of Scotland”.

In 2006, Postwatch Scotland carried out a study of more than 400 addresses which showed seven out of ten had experienced misdelivery, more than half had received mail for entirely different addresses and one in three had been given post that was meant for neighbours in the same building.

The study covers delivery experiences between 2nd January and 31st March 2008

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Royal Mail supports customer publishing industry through research incentive (UK)

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

Royal Mail is demonstrating its commitment to the customer publishing industry by offering a financial incentive to organisations to benchmark their publications and improve their marketing value.
The initiative, part of a strengthening of Royal Mail’s relationship with the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA), means that customer publishers can save GBP 2,000 from the cost of having the effectiveness of their titles measured through the acclaimed Royal Mail APA Advantage Study.
Launched in 2005, the Royal Mail APA Advantage Study tracks customer magazine effectiveness as a valuable marketing tool and shows how titles perform against others in their sector.
The study currently features 70 magazines and over 20,000 customer interviews, conducted by Millward Brown, making it one of the largest pieces of media research in the UK and more cost effective for publishers than undertaking their own analysis.
Julia Hutchison, COO of APA, said: “The initiative means The Advantage Study will now be co-branded between Royal Mail and APA. The results that have been delivered as a result of the Advantage Study have to date been one of the main reasons for the astonishing growth of this medium.
“Proving that customer magazines are read on average for 25 minutes, deliver a 44 per cent response rate, eight per cent sales uplift and 32 per cent brand loyalty is a highly persuasive argument in convincing marketers that a customer magazine is a must have in the marketing plan.”

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GeoPost announces sales of 3.1 billion euros in 2007

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

In 2007, sales of GeoPost, subsidiary of the French La Poste Group and leader in the European BtoB express delivery market, topped the euro 3-billion mark. Its 2007 sales totalled 3.171 billion euros, an increase of 6.8% compared to 2006, on a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rate.

GeoPost consolidated its position in Europe by acquiring Seur’s Santander franchise, in Spain, and reinforced its partnership with the leading express delivery company in Turkey, Yurtiçi Kargo, by acquiring a 25%-stake in the company. In South Africa, a new joint venture with the Laser group has enabled GeoPost to move into the country’s domestic express market.

GeoPost has expanded its international brand DPD into Poland, Benelux, Russia and the Baltic States. Thanks to its subsidiaries, leaders in their respective countries, and to a first rate DPD European transport network, GeoPost is today, in terms of sales, the third leading express parcel service provider in Europe.

Agreements signed with Air France /SoDeXi and Aramex have given GeoPost access to intercontinental routes.

Hence, in terms of volume, 2007 saw GeoPost confirm its position as the second largest express company in Europe – 528 million parcels delivered, in 2007 – for 300,000 customers.

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