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Brand manufacturers rely on DHL's logistics concept

Posted by | Oct 10, 2007 | |

This campus is designed for brand manufacturers of cosmetics and cleaning agents and will initially cover a space of 60,000 sqm.
Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson and Reckitt Benckiser are placing their trust in the new logistics concept of DHL Exel Supply Chain. This autumn, Deutsche Post World Net’s contract logistics will open a so-called Logistics Campus in Unna in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia that is designed especially for brand manufacturers of cosmetics and cleaning agents, and will initially cover a space of 60,000 sqm. The first customers to tap the quality and flexibility benefits available in Unna will be Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson. Reckitt Benckiser will move in the mid of 2008 when 20,000 sqm have been added to the campus.
DHL has designed the center in Unna to meet the requirements of manufacturers of cosmetic products and cleaning agents. Frequently changing assortments and seasonal capacity logjams are key features of this sector. Manufacturers need sufficient leeway to respond to these challenges and realize synergies – the only way to ensure a high service level in the market. The campus concept guarantees uniform standards in warehousing and transport processes as well as in the area of IT systems. In addition, identical hall designs ensure that all DHL services can be flexibly adapted to the customer’s warehouse capacity requirements at any time.
Aside from comprehensive warehousing services and value-added assistance such as display construction and RFIT integration, DHL also handles the processing of national and European shipments. An SAP platform developed specifically for the consumer goods industry ensures that all partners can use a common information interface.
All logistics services offered in Dortmund will be relocated to Unna by the end of the year. All employees will receive jobs at the new location.

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Tetra Pak and DHL in alliance for reduced emissions

Posted by | Oct 10, 2007 | |

The global packaging company opts for DHL’s environmental service, GoGreen
Express shipments from Sweden will be handled via GoGreen, DHL’s carbon-neutral shipping service.
DHL, and Tetra Pak have entered into broad cooperation in the environmental field. The arrangement means that all express shipments from Sweden will be handled via DHL’s unique environmental service, GOGREEN.
GOGREEN is a carbon-neutral shipping service. This means that DHL measures the carbon dioxide emissions caused by a customer’s shipments and then neutralizes emissions by an equivalent amount somewhere else in the world. To calculate the emissions from different flights, DHL uses a specially developed and patented program.
For almost thirty years, Tetra Pak and DHL have collaborated closely and very successfully in the transport field. They took a further significant step recently when Tetra Pak decided to opt for DHL’s environmental service, GOGREEN. The first stage will cover all express shipments from Sweden.
The reduction of carbon emission is enabled through investments in different environmental projects. It can be projects about new technology for vehicles, usage of new alternative fuels, methane extraction, sun panels. The whole process for CO2-calculations for reducing the emissions through various projects is annually checked by the well known certifying and verifying company, SGS in Switzerland.
For Tetra Pak, environmental investments are an important issue within the company.
“As Tetra Pak grows, so we transport more and more goods. We want to use forwarders who can help us to grow without increasing our carbon dioxide emissions. In this situation, GOGREEN is seen as a natural step. For ten years now, we have ranked forwarders, and companies that do not manage to live up to our high environmental standards are automatically dropped,” says Agneta Melin, Tetra Pak’s environmental manager for the Nordic region and the Baltic republics.

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Industry demands Govt intervention on postal dispute

Posted by | Oct 10, 2007 | |

The direct marketing industry is urging the Government to ‘sort out the postal strike now’, following a flood of calls from DMA (UK) members – clients, agencies and suppliers – who fear their businesses will suffer irrevocable damage.

The dispute started in June, but the latest back-to-back strike could see the postal system out of action for up to three weeks.

DMA director of media channel development Robert Keitch says: “We need high level input. The Government, as the single shareholder, must sort this out now. It’s not just the direct mail industry that is suffering. Many companies rely on Royal Mail to handle their invoicing – businesses simply aren’t getting paid.

His concerns are echoed by Williams Lea strategic solutions consultant for mail Justin Rabett, who comments: “Not only is Royal Mail causing short term damage to an already troubled organisation, but its current actions will cause longer term consequences in terms of mail consumption across Great Britain. As it stands, Royal Mail’s position as a pre-eminent supplier of mail distribution in the UK is under serious threat. The latest strike is simply providing more ammunition to its critics who have questioned its ability to deliver on its universal service obligations.

The move follows Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s comments that the rolling industrial action is ‘unacceptable’.

Talks between Royal Mail, the TUC and the Communications Workers Union are said to be progressing, although a deal to avert the next wave of action has yet to be struck.

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Brown calls for end to postal strikes

Posted by | Oct 10, 2007 | |

The prime minister has urged postal workers to settle their bitter dispute with Royal Mail over pay, pensions and flexibility, declaring there is “no justification” for further strikes.
His comments came as unofficial industrial action broke out at more than 20 sorting offices across the country, a few hours after the end of a 48-hour national strike.

While deliveries resumed in most of the country, wildcat strikes were reported in Liverpool, Lancaster, Glasgow and east London.

Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Gordon Brown said postal staff should go back to work, and called for a negotiated settlement. He said the dispute should be brought to an end on the terms already offered by Royal Mail.

Postal workers came under further pressure from the Business Secretary, John Hutton, who said the Communications Workers Union (CWU) should accept the “perfectly fair and reasonable” offer from Royal Mail managers and return to work.

Up to 130,000 postal employees were due to return to work last Wednesday 10th October after a strike that crippled services for almost a week, but unofficial action broke out at several sorting offices.

Some workers said they arrived for a shift starting at 5am but were told Royal Mail had changed their timetables without their consent.

By mid-morning, unofficial strikes continued in some parts of London and Liverpool, although postal employees returned to work in Glasgow.

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Statement

Posted by | Oct 10, 2007 | |

Royal Mail got back to work today and is making good progress in clearing and delivering delayed mail. Out of a workforce of 130,000, fewer than 1,900 were not working normally which means that today more than 98% of our people have simply got on with the job of getting mail to our customers.

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