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Correos to collaborate in the local and regional elections

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

Forms needed to request a certificate of registration on the Electoral Register are now available at all branches of Correos in Spain. It is essential to obtain this form in order to be able to vote by post in the local and regional elections and other electoral processes that are to be held on Sunday 27 May 2007.

On Thursday 5 April last, the order signed by the Minister of Public Works, Magdalena Alvarez, regulating Correos’ collaboration in the electoral process was published in the BOE (Boletín Official del Estado, Spanish Official State Gazette).

Postal votes may be requested until 17 May 2007 (inclusive). Postal votes must be requested in person by the voter, by presenting their national identity card, passport or driving licence to a member of staff in a Correos post office, who will provide the appropriate form.

Correos will deliver these requests free of charge, as urgent recorded deliveries, to the appropriate Provincial Office of the Electoral Register Office. On receipt of the request, and following the appropriate checks, the Provincial Office will issue the certificate of registration, and will send it, together with the electoral documentation (envelope and voting slip), by urgent registered post to the address indicated by the applicant on the application form. Correos delivers these directly to the relevant person.

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Spain's ChronoExprés opens parcel depot in Andalucia

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

Chronoexprés, the express courier owned by Spain’s public postal operator Correos, has opened a new depot in the Andalucian province of Jaén.

The 5,500 sqm centre at Guarromán, which started operations this week, will handle some 10 million parcels a year, Correos said, and has 18 van and 8 trailer loading/unloading bays.

“Its location, at kilometre 288 on the A4, is the result of a detailed study to improve the agility of operations – and offer clients an optimum quality service – to and from the south of the country,” Correos said in a statement.

It is part of a EUR 1 billion infrastructure modernisation programme which Correos started in 2001 and has also seen it open 16 state-of-the-art mail hubs across Spain.

The Guarromán depot is the sixth large logistics platform Chronoexprés relies upon in Spain; the others are in Madrid, Barcelona, Vitoria, Zamora and Zaragoza.

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50,000 mail jobs 'set to be axed'

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

UP to 50,000 postal workers could lose their jobs in the biggest cuts in the history of the Royal Mail.

Almost a third of staff in the letters division could be hit, under plans to modernise the ailing business.

The cuts would be on top of 35,000 jobs which have gone through redundancies over the past five years.

This news comes as talks continue between union leaders and management over demands for a 27 per cent pay rise for working a shorter week. Royal Mail claim it would cost about GBP1billion, money it says it has not got.

An announcement is due next week.

There are reports that up to 30 per cent of full-time staff in the letters division could lose their jobs. With 160,000 people employed on Royal Mail letters, that would mean 48,000 cuts.

Royal Mail dismissed the reports last night, describing them as “speculation”. But they come at a worrying time for the postal giant, which has been forced to make major changes. Opening up the postal market to full competition, at the beginning of the year, has brought a sudden influx of foreign operators.

The new entrants have targeted the business customers who make up the vast majority of Royal Mail’s profits. Money made from bulk mail is used to subsidise the loss-making letters division.

Royal Mail announced an 86 per cent collapse in half-year profits in February, down from GBP159million to GBP22million.

The company loses GBP4million a week on its creaking network of post offices: for every stamped letter, it loses about 6p. Bosses say they have been forced to announce emergency plans to close the final-salary pension scheme to new entrants.

The Government has now stepped in to prop up Royal Mail finances, with a five-year, GBP1.7billion restructuring programme.

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Royal Mail reports on postal samples' success

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

In 2006, 69% of consumers in the UK used a free sample that they received through the mail, and a further 37.6% redeemed a money-off voucher or coupon, according to a report published by the Royal Mail. This equates to more than 31.1 million free samples or money-off vouchers mailed by stores and brands that were used by consumers. A further 15% of consumers who received vouchers or samples requested more information, while an additional 36% at least read or examined the vouchers or samples before disposing of them. According to Bill Jenkinson, market development manager for Royal Mail, “This shows that free samples are appreciated by consumers and are very effective at driving product trial. Consumers also respond positively to money-off vouchers, whether by redeeming them or requesting more information.” The report, conducted by TNS for Royal Mail, interviewed a sample of 2,500 consumers that were representative of the country’s population.

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TNT Post partners with Tribe for regional deliveries

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007 | |

TNT Post has appointed field marketing agency Tribe to promote its local mailing services and build its UK customer database.

The deal follows a trial campaign conducted by Tribe in South West England in March, which involved various marketing stunts aimed at engaging with local businesses and demonstrating TNT Post’s mailing services.

TNT Post now plans to roll out the activity through Tribe across the country, to communicate to local businesses the benefits of its T service — a day definite mailing service for businesses that send more than 250 unsorted mail items per day, or have weekly, monthly or irregular mailshot requirements.

Nick Wells, chief executive of TNT Mail UK, said: “Consumers are bombarded by hundreds of marketing messages a day, many of which are not even acknowledged.

“We wanted to find a medium that would actually engage with potential customers and offer on the spot information which would then result in a call to action.”
TNT Post said it would be working with Tribe to develop “creative marketing methods” that will encourage higher response rates from potential new business.

TNT Post was recently awarded a three-year contract by BT to deliver its Phone Book to 3.2m homes across the UK.

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