Tag: Europe

Consultation Starts On Changes To Post Office® Network – Post Office Ltd announces plans for the North East, Tayside and Fife

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd today (28 May 2008) opened a six-week local public consultation on its Area Plan for the North East, Tayside and Fife.

In line with the criteria and factors set by the UK Government in its response document, DTI, The Post Office Network, Government Response to Public Consultation in May 2007 (www.berr.gov.uk/consultations) ) – the Area Plan for the North East, Fife and Tayside proposes future provision of Post Office® services through a total network of 374 branches across the area, resulting in the closure of 42 existing branches. In addition, Post Office Ltd proposes the introduction of 37 outreach services, many of them remaining in their existing premises.

Under the proposals, 99.9% of the area’s population will either see no change to their nearest branch, or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The detailed Area Plan proposal for the North East, Tayside and Fife is now available.

The North East, Tayside and Fife Area Plan proposes the introduction of 37 outreach services in the following rural communities, many of which will remain in their existing premises.

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Oxfordshire And Gloucestershire Area Plan – Public Consultation commences on proposed Outreach Service for Miserden and Rendcomb

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd has today (28 May) launched a six-week consultation for proposed partner outreach services for the villages of Miserden and Rendcomb.

These proposals are part of its network change programme to modernise and reshape its network of branches.

Post Office Ltd proposes running a partner service from the current Post Office site at Brompton Cottage, Miserden on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 8.30am and 1pm , then 2pm until 5.30pm. On Wednesday and Saturday the service would be available between 8.30am and 1pm.

A partner service is also proposed for Rendcomb from the existing site at the Village School. Under this proposal the service would be available from Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays.

The proposals follow the decision by Post Office Ltd to close the existing branches at Miserden and Rendcomb and introduce an outreach service under the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire plan, which was concluded earlier this year. The public consultation into the proposal begins today (May 28) and ends on 8 July 2008.

The standard range of products and services will continue to be available through the proposed partner Post Office services. Customers can still collect benefits in cash using our banking services or Post Office® card account.

Mark Partington, Network Development Manager for the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area said: “We welcome feedback from the local community during the six week consultation and look forward to receiving comments on the days and hours being suggested.”

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Austrian Post reportedly to buy Bosnian parcel firm

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Austrian Post has acquired the private parcel delivery provider 24-VIP Express Logistics Services d.o.o in Bosnia, the Austrian business daily Wirtschaftsblatt reported, citing a decision published by Bosnia’s antitrust authority.

According to Wirtschaftsblatt, a spokesman for Austrian Post did not deny the acquisition, but pointed out that the group can only confirm the purchase after the closing. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

24-VIP is Bosnia’s biggest private parcel company, with a market share of 10%, the Vienna-based newspaper further reported.

Austrian Post Chief Financial Officer Rudolf Jettmar already announced in November last year that Austrian Post would spend as much as euro 150 million to expand into South-eastern Europe.

In addition, the Austrian Post parcel subsidiary in Croatia, Overseas Express, entered a cooperation agreement with 24-VIP in the beginning of May. Overseas Express generated revenues of euro 30 million in 2006 and a net profit of euro 600,000 last year. It was acquired in 2003 and has meanwhile expanded its market share to 35% on the Croatian market according to the company’s information.

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Cessation of Sunday and Bank Holiday Collections – Changes to Collection Plates

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Part of the agreement given by Postcomm to Royal Mail’s request to stop Sunday and Bank Holiday collections was for Royal Mail to amend the information on the collection plates.
Postwatch visited 770 post boxes to see if collection plates no longer referred to Sunday and Bank Holiday collections, but found that none had been changed.
Postwatch was advised by Royal Mail that the removal of all references to Sunday and Bank Holiday collections to its collection plates will be completed by 25 February.
Between 17 March and 4 April Postwatch visited 653 post boxes and found that only 85 pct of collection plates had been changed. This is a disappointing result as it is now over 6 months since Postcomm approved Royal Mail’s application and Postwatch believes that all post boxes should have had their collection plates changed.
The results of our survey have been passed to Postcomm asking it to contact Royal Mail as it is in apparent breach of the conditions set by Postcomm when agreeing this application.

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Deutsche Post World Net to restructure U.S. Express business

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net announced a plan to restructure its DHL U.S. Express business by working with UPS for airlift capacity and reducing costs in its ground infrastructure. Under the plan, DHL and UPS have agreed to develop a contract whereby UPS will provide air uplift for DHL Express U.S. domestic and international shipments within North America.

In addition, DHL will align its U.S. Express infrastructure to existing shipment volumes by redesigning its ground linehaul network to better match capacity with customer requirements. The impact on service levels will be minimal with less than 4 percent of shipments affected. DHL remains focused on delivering international and domestic Express products, offering an attractive alternative for U.S. customers and keeping a strong commitment to the U.S. market.

The restructuring plan will lead to sustainable improvements in financial performance and provide a sound starting point for a more efficient and customer-oriented business in the future. In 2008, the company expects an underlying EBIT loss of USD 1.3 billion in U.S. Express. Through the expected cost savings of around USD 800 million in 2010 and around $1 billion in 2011, underlying EBIT will improve accordingly. First positive effects of the plan will start showing already in 2009. The company expects to spend up to USD 2 billion to finance the restructuring plan.

Due to the uncertain economic situation in the U.S., Deutsche Post World Net is reducing its guidance for underlying EBIT in the EXPRESS Corporate Division in 2008 to around 400 million euros from around 500 million euros. Subsequently, the Group’s full-year guidance before non-recurring effects and restructuring costs will be reduced slightly by 100 million euros to around 4.1 billion euros.

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