Tag: Europe

DHL Global Mail France launches ePost in partnership with Experian

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

DHL Global Mail and Experian signed a partnership agreement to launch the ePost service in France from September 2007.
E-post will allow companies to manage via online all the services related to the delivery and mail management. The companies can upload the mail body online and ePost service will print the document and provide different services customized to the clients ‘needs.

The ePost include 3 different ranges of services:

– Clasic ePost (“ePost Classic”): delivery of the mails and other documents like letter, contracts, price conditions, mailings. The service includes the printing, enveloping, franking and the storage in the post office.

– Integral ePost (“ePost Integral”): the service focus on the secure electronic couriers

– Secure Mail (“DepoMail”): this is a courier service certified by the Bailiff Association (“Huissier de Justice”), which guarantee the integrity of courier content (electronic or hard copy version), and the proof of delivery. This service guarantees a high level of assurance in the delivery date and a proof of delivery.

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UPS board names Director

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

F. Duane Ackerman, the former Chairman and CEO of BellSouth, today was named to the Board of Directors of UPS.

Ackerman, 65, will serve on the board until the next UPS annual shareowners’ meeting in May 2008, at which time he is expected to stand for election to a regular one-year term. After his appointment today, Ackerman was named to the Compensation Committee during a regularly scheduled Board meeting here.

Ackerman, a native of Plant City, Fla., spent more than 40 years in the telecommunications industry before retiring in March following BellSouth’s merger with AT&T. Ackerman began his career in 1964 and in 1992, was named president and chief executive officer of BellSouth Telecommunications, BellSouth’s local telephone service unit and largest subsidiary. He was promoted to vice chairman and chief operating officer of the parent company on Jan. 1, 1995, then was elevated to the position of president and CEO of BellSouth on Jan. 1, 1997. A year later, he also became chairman.

Ackerman is a member of the Board of Directors of The Allstate Corp. and also serves on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a trustee of Rollins College and has served on the Board of Governors of the Society of Sloan Fellows of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Swiss Post half-yearly 2007 result

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

In the first half of 2007, Swiss Post generated Group profit of 507 million Swiss francs – up 72 million francs on the first half of the previous year. The increase was caused by real estate sales and a strong operating performance. Almost all units contributed to the positive result, but performance was mixed. From today’s standpoint, Swiss Post expects its full-year result for 2007 to be better than the previous year.

Swiss Post turned in another good result in the first half of 2007. At 507 million francs, Group profit was up by 72 million francs on the previous year’s first-half result of 435 million francs. The increase is attributable both to operating performance and to the sale of real estate not required for business operations. Operating income rose to 4,300 million francs (3,796 million francs in the first half of 2006).

While almost all Group units contributed to the positive Group result, performance was mixed. At PostMail, the decline in volumes of addressed letters continued on a significant scale, with a fall of 1.2 pct from the first half of 2007. By contrast, the positive economic conditions led to a 2.3 pct increase in unaddressed mailings and a 1.5pct increase in newspaper deliveries. One-off expenses in connection with the modernization of letter processing operations (REMA project) led to a decrease in the operating result of 54 million francs to 146 million francs. As a result of higher costs, PostLogistics posted a slightly lower operating result of 45 million francs (first half of 2006: 54 million francs).

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An Post sustains improved service quality

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

An Post welcomes the release of the latest ComReg monitor for the second quarter of this year. The results show that An Post sustained its improved service level of 78 per cent during the April – June period. This represents a five per cent increase on the same period last year.

This is further evidence of the company’s determination to drive up mails service quality, whilst handling increasing volumes of letter and parcel mail. International Postal Corporation (IPC) figures for the first half of this year show that An Post has achieved an eight per cent year-on-year improvement on next-day delivery of inbound international mail – up to 92.5 per cent from 84.5 per cent in 2006.

An Post Chief Executive, Donal Connell said the company is continuing its drive to improve service quality. “We are fully committed to reaching our interim target of 80 per cent next-day delivery this year and to achieving our target of 94 per cent within three years,” he said.

A quality improvement programme instituted in the second half of 2006 comprises a range of measures including improved systems of resource planning across the company’s processing, collection and delivery operations; the completion of internal Change programmes: improved internal communications and significant investment in the company fleet. This is set to continue countrywide, with particular focus on ensuring consistent mails collection times in urban and rural areas.

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Postcomm agrees to Royal Mail stopping Sunday collections

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

Postcomm has published its agreement to Royal Mail’s request to stop collecting post from post boxes and businesses on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The document is available here.

The agreement is subject to several customer safeguards which Postwatch suggested, and which have been agreed by Royal Mail:

– Royal Mail will communicate the changes to customers, through placing notices on postboxes and at Crown post offices where Sunday/bank holidays collections take place, as well as contacting the 50 businesses that currently receive a tailored Sunday collection service.

– Collection plate information will be amended.

– Post boxes in areas of high usage will be monitored and emptied if there is a risk of overflowing.

Postwatch accepts that some customers will be inconvenienced by the change. However, given the low volumes of Sunday collections and the relatively high cost of the service, on balance, we believe this move is justified, insofar as it will help reduce Royal Mail’s costs and ensure the universal service continues to be delivered at an affordable price.

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