Tag: Europe

Swiss Post to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

Together with Europe’s largest postal operators, Swiss Post is taking part in the programme launched by the umbrella organization PostEurop to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The goal of this initiative is to cut emissions of CO2, the most important greenhouse gas emitted by the participating organizations, by 10 percent over the next five years. Its involvement in the programme signals Swiss Post’s rigorous continuation of the environmental policy it launched in 1996. Between 2000 and 2005, it cut its CO2 emissions by 9 percent and is therefore already close to achieving the Kyoto Protocol’s targets for 2010.

Swiss Post is taking part in PostEurop’s programme to reduce greenhouse gases.

PostEurop is the association of the 43 European universal-service postal operators. The initiative is based on the voluntary participation of PostEurop members and currently enjoys the support of nine postal operators, including Deutsche Post World Net, La Poste Group (France), TNT (Netherlands), and De Post/La Poste (Belgium), with further postal operators expected to follow suit by the end of the year.

They have undertaken to reduce their CO2 emissions by 10 percent over the next five years. The initiative is thus aimed at the most significant environmental impact of European postal operators: greenhouse gases, which account for around 70 percent of the total impact.

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Amtrak Aims to Double International Business

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

Amtrak, a leader in the UK express and home delivery market, expects to double its international business in the next twelve months.

“We have offered a fast, reliable and cost-effective international service for years, but surveys show that most people associate us with UK deliveries only,” says Managing Director Alan Jones. “So we need to ensure that both existing and potential customers understand our full range of service offerings.”

Amtrak gained significant new expertise when appointing Kelvin Yorath as General Manager of International Services. With over thirty years in the international market, he has spent the last 18 months overseeing Amtrak’s new global services including the introduction of easy to use tariffs, clarity of billing, strong network partnerships as well as the upgrade of IT systems to allow on-line booking, track/trace and POD information.

“It has been quite a challenge, introducing the improvements and ensuring that customers are aware of them, but we are adding new international customers every day now,” Kelvin Yorath says.

“Our customers are serviced in the UK by our 75 strategically located local depots and two national hub locations. It has never been easier to send a document, parcel or pallet to any destination worldwide with Amtrak.”

Amtrak offers four strategic International services:
Airtrak – worldwide air express for delivery of documents, parcels and freight
Roadtrak – European single and multi-parcel delivery service
Palletrak – European single and multi-pallet delivery service
Global Response Services – dedicated vehicles, part/full load, world mail, sea freight, and logistics.

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EU Probes Planned EUR 7.7 Million German State Funding For DHL

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

The European Commission Wednesday opened an investigation into a German government plan to give express company DHL Worldwide Express Inc. EUR7.7 million to support worker training.

The commission is worried DHL would train its workers without government help, making the state grant an unnecessary and potentially illegal subsidy. Under European Union rules subsidies are allowed if they support job creation and aren’t giving companies an unfair advantage over their competitors.

DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post AG (DPW.XE), is building a new parcel delivery and airfreight center in Leipzig-Halle, Germany. The site will have around 1,500 employees.

DHL plans to train about 480 of these workers as freight handlers, security guards and mechanics. The German government funds would account for 60 pct of the training scheme’s costs.

“I have concerns that DHL would have carried out this training project in any event, and therefore does not need the aid,” the commission’s top antitrust official Neelie Kroes said in a statement.

DHL’s competitors and other interest groups have been invited to weigh in on the planned subsidies. The commission said its investigation doesn’t prejudge whether the funds will be allowed.

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EU opens inquiry into 7 mln eur state aid for training scheme at DHL site

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

The European Commission said it has opened a formal investigation into 7 mln eur of state aid which Germany intends to allocate to a training project at a new DHL site in Leipzig-Halle, Germany.

DHL’s training project would derive around 60 pct of the costs from state aid.

The commission, however, said it doubts that the aid is compatible with EC Treaty rules, as much of the training seems to be required by law or be otherwise necessary to operate in the new location. It said DHL would have to provide the training to its employees even without the aid as the company must employ new workers in order to start operating.

Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes added: ‘I am always happy to approve training aid which has positive external effects for the society as a whole. However, in this case, I have concerns that DHL would have carried out this training project in any event, and therefore does not need the aid.’

DHL is a worldwide service provider in the parcel delivery and airfreight sector, wholly owned by Deutsche Post AG.

Following its move to Leipzig-Halle, DHL is currently building a new delivery and airfreight centre which is expected to become operational by the end of Oct 2007. DHL plans to employ around 1,500 people and to provide training to 480 employees.

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Pall-Ex Managing Director Named Entrepreneur of the Year, by Ernst and Young

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

Hilary Devey, Founder and Managing Director of Pall-Ex, has achieved further recognition for her company in a prestigious awards ceremony.

Named as Entrepreneur of the Year for Business Services in the Southern Regional heat, Hilary was delighted to receive the award for her extraordinary abilities. Organized by Ernst and Young, there was some serious cross industry competition for the much coveted award, including entrepreneurs from the manufacturing, securities and engineering industries.

Judges were impressed with Hilary’s determination to succeed, which had an enormous impact on her personal life during the formation of the company. Starting a company single-handedly, from re-mortgaging her own house to raise start up capital, and lobbying local council for the right to trade was no easy task, but this hard work established the nationwide business she now leads.

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