Tag: Europe

Deutsche Post transports carbon-neutral mail

Posted by | Nov 30, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post now offers private customers the option of sending carbon-neutral mail. From December 1, 2007, PLUSBRIEF mail will be sent carbon-neutral, at no extra cost for private customers. The PLUSBRIEF product comprises an envelope with its own printed special stamp and is available in practical sets. With the new GOGREEN Service all CO 2 emissions produced during the transport of PLUSBRIEF products will be offset by means of in-house measures or through external projects. Carbon-neutral PLUSBRIEF sets are available at 13,500 Deutsche Post retail outlets or online either at: www.deutschepost.de/efiliale or www.plusbrief.de. In future the PLUSBRIEF sets will carry the GOGREEN logo, too.

The PLUSBRIEF GOGREEN sets are the latest innovation within the CO 2 -neutral GOGREEN product family. Since 2006 private customers have had the option of sending PLUSPÄCKCHEN products CO 2 -neutral by using the additional GOGREEN service. Also, private customers can send parcels CO 2 -neutral by using the online franking service. This service has been available to business customers since 2005 for shipments anywhere in Europe.

Within the Group too Deutsche Post is working hard to improve its environmental record still further. With the implementation of an environmental management system for mail and parcels, a whole series of measures have been launched which will all help dramatically lower CO 2 emissions during transport and reduce power and heating consumption as well as waste. Certification of the group’s integrated quality and environmental management system to DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 is scheduled for July 2008.

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Poor postal results hit Scotland

Posted by | Nov 30, 2007 | |

Postwatch Scotland said that this summer’s strikes and widespread flooding seriously affected the quality of postal services across the UK.

Dundee, Falkirk, Kirkcaldy, Edinburgh, Perth and Motherwell were in the worst 20 performing postcodes.

Royal Mail said the low quality of service results were due to the industrial action.

Speaking after Royal Mail’s release of their half-year performance results, Alan Alexander, chair of Postwatch Scotland, said: “Given the floods and the industrial dispute, customers will not be surprised that Royal Mail’s performance has been seriously below par during the summer.

Next year, customers in Scotland should expect Royal Mail to be announcing a much improved performance

“It is particularly disappointing that six out of the worst 20 performing postcode areas for the delivery of first class mail are in Scotland.

“Industrial peace between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union means the industry, after a step backwards, can take great strides forward.

“Next year, customers in Scotland should expect Royal Mail to be announcing a much improved performance. That should help all of us to post with confidence.”

A Royal Mail spokeswoman said the low quality of service results in Scotland were due to the official and unofficial industrial action which took place during this period.

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Select Committee enquiry into post office closures

Posted by | Nov 30, 2007 | |

In a Westminster Hall debate by MPs this week on the programme of 2,500 post office closures, Peter Luff, Chairman of the relevant Select Committee, stated:

“It is a great pleasure that the swansong debate of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, now the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, should be so popular. I am informed by the Speaker’s Office that this is the most popular ever Westminster Hall debate on a Select Committee report.”

“The new Select Committee will launch an inquiry early in the new year into the progress of the post office closure process. We will have hearings, probably in late January or early February, and will revisit the process then, because this matter is obviously of deep concern to many colleagues.”

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Strikes and floods cause poor service results by Royal Mail

Posted by | Nov 30, 2007 | |

With the release of their half-year performance results, Royal Mail has confirmed what customers already knew: this summer’s official and unofficial strikes and the widespread flooding seriously affected the quality of postal services throughout the UK.

Howard Webber, Chief Executive of Postwatch, commenting on Royal Mail’s announcement said, “Given the floods and the industrial dispute, customers will not be surprised that Royal Mail’s performance has been seriously below par during the summer. There will, however, be a collective sigh of relief that the bad news is over and that the future looks distinctly brighter.

“Industrial peace between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union means the industry, after a step backwards, can take great strides forward. Next year, customers should expect Royal Mail to be announcing a much improved performance. That should help all of us to post with confidence.”

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