Tag: Europe

Consultation Starts On Changes To Post Office Network – Post Office Ltd announces plans for Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys

Posted by | Oct 30, 2007 | |

Post Office Ltd opened a six-week local public consultation on its Area Plan for the Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys area. 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 May 2007 – www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/page36024.html), the Area Plan proposes future provision of Post Office services through a network of 153 branches across the area, resulting in the closure of 31 existing branches (see full list below).

Under the proposals, more than 99.7 pct of the area’s population will either see no change, or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The detailed Area Plan proposal for Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys area is now available from Post Office Ltd at: www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange or by emailing: [email protected] or by writing to: Post Office Ltd, Freepost Consultation Team (no stamp required)

Post Office Ltd is now seeking views on the proposed future service provision in the area, in particular views on access to Post Office services, the accessibility of alternative branches to those proposed for closure. Consultation is due to end on December 10, 2007.

The UK Government has already undertaken a 12-week national consultation before reaching a decision to reduce the UK-wide network of Post Office branches by up to 2,500 from its current level of over 14,000, while continuing to provide funding (subject to EU state-aid clearance) to support a more sustainable network in the future. The proposals now published support the national accessibility criteria introduced by the UK Government.

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Williams Lea enters German market with Corporate Information Solutions proposition

Posted by | Oct 30, 2007 | |

Williams Lea, subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net and leading global provider of Corporate Information Solutions, is successfully moving ahead with its expansion strategy. This month, the company will start operating in Germany under the brand Williams Lea Deutschland. As part of this expansion, Williams Lea Deutschland will take over Deutsche Post’s document management business with more than 2,800 employees at more than 60 locations in Germany.

The launch has been marked with the announcement of a multi-year exclusive partnership with The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc (RDA), the world’s largest global publisher and direct marketer. The relationship represents a managed cost base of over 700 million euros over the contract duration and will see Williams Lea deliver outsourced print procurement and marketing solutions to RDA’s operations in 19 countries with the global transfer of 100 RDA employees.

Since being acquired by Deutsche Post World Net at the beginning of 2006, Williams Lea has nearly doubled its revenue. For the ongoing fiscal year, the company is projecting its revenue will reach 1.2 billion euros and boasts a client portfolio including Microsoft, Norwich Union, British Telecom and BMW.

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Online mailing service ViaPost draws interest from DM

Posted by | Oct 30, 2007 | |

Online postal service ViaPost, due to roll out in early December, has attracted the attentions of direct mail printers.

The initiative, which could cut a letter’s carbon footprint by 75 pct and involves Royal Mail and Microsoft, allows users to send files direct from their computer to a local production site before being delivered by Royal Mail.

ViaPost chief executive Simon Campbell told printweek.com: “The benefit to printers is that each roll-out will be quick and we can tell the printer from the off that we will fill their capacity to, say, 50 pct or however much they can provide us with.”

“If someone from China wants to send a letter to the UK using ViaPost, you are cutting out the air mile, which provides a massive saving.”

ViaPost has already forecasted sending “10m items” per week based on registrations of interest to its trial website.

The service will launch with eight distribution sites in “high-volume” areas, such as London, with plans to increase this to 25 as the scheme builds momentum.

ViaPost upholds confidentiality by employing “industrial closed processes” when printing and processing the letters.

“We are using HP Indigo and Xerox iGen3 machines and Pitney Bowes folders. The levels of security are very high,” said Campbell.

The service is due to launch in time for the Christmas rush.

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New international subsidiary in Russia for Wincor Nixdorf

Posted by | Oct 30, 2007 | |

Wincor Nixdorf has reinforced its presence in the Russian market and established its own subsidiary. “We want to strengthen our already well-established position in the promising Russian market,” explains Eckard Heidloff, President and CEO of the company, to an audience of representatives from politics, industry and press at the subsidiary’s opening in Moscow. He foresees retail banks and retail companies on the Russian market entering a phase of competition among themselves, thus providing Wincor Nixdorf with potential for growth. “In the Russian market, our customers are increasingly concerned with combining customer-friendliness and efficient processes. We would like to support them in this endeavor and, together with our partners, intend to focus on providing software and services in addition to hardware,” Heidloff pointed out.

Wincor Nixdorf finds itself in a good starting position, both in the banking and retail sectors. Strategic cooperation with local companies acting as sales and service partners has been ongoing since 1997. This business model has proven to be very successful and will be supported and extended by strengthening Wincor Nixdorf’s resources in Russia. In the last ten years, market share of ATMs has risen from 4 percent to 30 percent while the market share of electronic POS systems for retailers saw a remarkable increase from 1 percent to 42 percent. As measured by their balance sheet totals, eleven of the twenty largest retail banks are customers of Wincor Nixdorf’s. And in terms of sales, twelve of the twenty largest Russian retail companies are among Wincor Nixdorf’s customer base. In addition, Wincor Nixdorf supports international retail companies wishing to expand in the Russian market.

With 256 ATMs and 456 electronic POS systems per one million inhabitants, the Russian market offers promising perspectives compared with Western Europe. By way of comparison, Western Europe has 736 ATMs and just under 5000 POS systems installed per one million inhabitants.

Many banks and retail companies are also investing in improvements to process efficiency and customer service due to increasing competition in the Russian market. With total solutions for process improvement that include hardware, software and services, Wincor Nixdorf can make a considerable contribution to the competitiveness of banks and retail companies. In the future, Wincor Nixdorf will increasingly strive to adapt internationally successful concepts to the conditions and requirements of the Russian market. By adding further resources to its own existing service networks as well as those of partner companies, Wincor Nixdorf aims to improve service quality and availability even more.

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Dynamism and quick development at DHL Express Hungary

Posted by | Oct 29, 2007 | |

2007 is the year of change and expansion in the life of DHL Express Hungary. Three important departments moved together: the Ground distribution centre (Gyömröi út), the Inbound operation base (Besence utca) and the Corporate office (Kocsis utca). The integration supports both the permanent improvements and the expansion of services.

Moreover, DHL Express expanded its morning deliveries across Europe. This market leader coverage means delivering to more than 20000 zip codes across the region before noon. DHL also offers a money back guarantee for these time definite shipments.

The company has opened its second gateway in Hungary on Sármellék (SOB) in September. The unique cut-off time (latest pick-up time) gives extra time for DHL customers for their production processes, which enables them to strengthen their position on their market. Thus, DHL Express Hungary provides the best service to its customers by supporting their power towards competition.

Thanks to the expansion of its services DHL now has a greater coverage in Europe even on road. DHL takes its Europlus product into five new Eastern European countries which are Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia and Greece. With Europlus, DHL offers a cost-efficient solution that provides reliable and convenient delivery of less urgent single parcel, multiple parcel and pallet shipments. In 2008 this service will be further extended to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Ukraine.

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