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Postbag full of Easter promise as Royal Mail predicts record card sending

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Royal Mail predicts it will deliver over 14 million cards for Easter this year, the biggest postbag ever for the religious celebration and second only to Christmas in the volume of cards being sent!

Easter is now the second most popular calendar date for sending cards through the post after Christmas, surpassing its closest rival Valentine’s Day by nearly two million cards. Valentine’s Day is in third position (with over 12 million cards sent through the post) with Mother’s Day (12 million cards) and Father’s Day (with seven million cards) fourth and fifth respectively.

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BBC Industrial Relations Head joins Royal Mail

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Gillian Alford, the BBC’s head of employee relations and policy for the past nine years, has joined Royal Mail as head of industrial relations for the letters business.

Kevin Green, Director of People and Organisational Development for Royal Mail Letters, said: “I am delighted to welcome an industrial relations specialist of Gillian’s calibre and experience.

“She brings with her a strong track record in successfully helping to manage a large workforce and tackling tough challenges in a rapidly changing environment.

“Royal Mail is facing the key challenge of competing effectively in a market open to full competition. At a time when competitor activity is intensifying, we look forward to Gillian playing a central role in the transformation of Royal Mail.”

Gillian said: “I’ve enjoyed working with committed managers and trade union officials during my time at the BBC and I’m grateful for their support. I look forward to building the same relationships in Royal Mail Letters.”

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ComReg publishes the findings of its 2006 Business and Residential postal surveys

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) today published the findings
of its 2006 postal business and residential surveys. An Post, the Universal Service
Provider, delivers over 750 million items each year. Approximately 85% of Ireland’s
domestic post is business mail.
The key findings from the Business Survey, based on telephone interviews
conducted with a sample of 600 businesses, show:
• An increase to 20% in the number of companies who are opting to use other
providers in addition to An Post.
• An increase in the volume of post sent by businesses surveyed
• An average spend on postal services with An Post of €8,019.
• Nearly half expressed satisfaction with the postal service in Ireland Among
the lowest satisfaction scores were the length of time An Post takes to deliver
letters and the clarity of information available on postal services provided by
all providers.
The key findings from the Residential Survey, based on structured questionnaire to a
nationally representative sample of more than one thousand adults aged 15-74, show:
• A reduction in the average amount of mail sent from 4.69 per week in 2005 to
3.06 items in 2006 and a reduction in mail items delivered to each home
address from 9.36 in 2005 to 8.11 in 2006.
• A good increase in the level of awareness of other postal operators from 30%
in 2005 to 47% in 2006.
• The frequency of mail delivery is well known with over a quarter claiming
receipt of mail every day, and less than a quarter in receipt of mail 2-3 times a
week.
• Over two thirds of those surveyed expressed satisfaction with collection times
and their mail delivery.
The full survey presentations ComReg 07/19a (Business Survey) and 07/19b
(Residential Survey) can be found on ComReg’s website at www.comreg.ie
ENDS
Issued ByTom Butler
Public Affairs Manager, ComReg
Ph: 01 804 9639 Mobile: 087 2536358

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Retail progress helps domestic courier services grow in Romania

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

DHL Romania last year witnessed a 60% growth in the sector of domestic delivery services, with this sector expected to continue as one of the company’s main growth drivers in the future, says Gian Sharp country manager with DHL.

He explained that while document delivery will not experience a rise, as documents can now be sent by e-mail, express parcel shipment services would certainly witness growth.

Though internal courier services account for only around 10 percent of the company’s turnover the growth remains significant.

In 2005, DHL derived around 18 million euros from courier services alone, with the company’s representatives putting last year’s growth rate at more than 20%, which means the company’s 2006 turnover for this sector exceeded 20 million euros.

Consecutively the company posted a 21.7% increase on the sector of express imports, which was bolstered by rising online sales with Romanians now able to buy products from abroad by using the Internet. As regards the volume of express import services, the company also expects significant increases this year, but the biggest increase will be witnessed on the segment of day definite services.

According to the company’s representatives DHL is a global as well as domestic leader in the segment of express delivery services. DHL expects its domestic turnover to increase by 35-40% this year, having already witnessed growth of over 30% in the first three months of 2007 against the same period last year.

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Vodafone seals handset supply deal with Poste Italiane

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Vodafone will today announce a wholesale deal on mobile telephony with Poste Italiane as part of efforts to counter slowing revenue growth in its Italian business, the Financial Times reported.

The Italian postal service, which has 14,000 branches, will offer mobile phones and related services to its customers. They will be branded Poste Italiane while running on the Vodafone network, the newspaper said.

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