Tag: Europe

Deutsche Post sees FY 2007 EBIT 'at least' 3.6 bln eur vs 3.9 bln in 2006

Posted by | Mar 20, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post AG said it expects full-year EBIT of ‘at least’ 3.6 bln eur, down from the 3.9 bln eur reported in 2006, as it does not expect to repeat one-time gains comparable to last year’s sale of 276 mln eur shares in Deutsche Postbank AG.

The German mail carrier said the target represents an increase of 3 pct from last year’s result excluding one-off gains, adding it sees a ‘positive business development’ ahead.

Deutsche Post also said it expects its Express division to achieve full-year EBIT of at least 400 mln eur.

The unit is set to complete its restructuring programme by 2009, with analysts saying it may be finalised ahead of schedule.

Its Mail division’s EBIT is expected to remain flat at 2 bln eur, as the company expects international business units to offset losses in its domestic German market caused by increased competition.

The company also said it wants to raise EBIT at its Logistics unit by 15 pct from last year’s 762 mln eur and sees ‘high single-digit percentage growth’ in revenue.

Deutsche Post’s Financial Services division will also grow, with the group anticipating a rise in revenue, driven by ‘the steady increase in contributions from BHW’.

The division will achieve EBIT of about 100 mln eur, an increase of at least 5 pct.

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Evans Transport increases its PalletFORCE Operation

Posted by | Mar 20, 2007 | |

PalletFORCE Member Depot Evans Transport has extended its ties with the Network by launching PalletFORCE services from its headquarters in Barnstaple, in addition to its Exeter depot.

Evans Transport first joined PalletFORCE in early 2006. “Chief Executive Mick Scarlett explained the principles behind the Network and we agreed that it would be an ideal way of enhancing the services we offer to our customers,” explains Nigel Evans.

When PalletFORCE’s commitment to Depot consolidation created an opening in North Devon for a new Member Depot, Evans was quick to see the potential for the company’s Barnstaple operation.

Evans Transport was founded in 1965 and is still family owned. The company has a fleet of 90 vehicles operating from the South-West region.

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DHL Express UK implements business intelligence with MicroStrategy

Posted by | Mar 20, 2007 | |

MicroStrategy announced that DHL Express has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy to support its Business Process Optimization and Enterprise Business Intelligence programs, which will provide reporting and analytics for key areas across the company.

DHL Express is using MicroStrategy throughout the organization for reporting and analysis of key business areas, including sales, marketing, finance, and operations.

With MicroStrategy, DHL users will gain insights into their business, providing sales and customer information by product and geography.

A MicroStrategy customer since 2003, DHL Express has now expanded its enterprise-wide deployment across multiple departments, with additional applications planned for the future. Dashboard applications delivering information based on KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for the many diverse areas of the business will also be deployed. These new implementations are part of an information strategy to improve data management, analysis, and reporting to enhance the decision making processes of senior and operational management.

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Spain's Nacex ups sales by 19%

Posted by | Mar 19, 2007 | |

The Spanish express company Nacex increased revenues by 18.9% to EUR 195 million last year, from EUR 164 million in 2005.

Volume rose by nearly 12% to over 12.3 million shipments. Nacex described the results as “ excellent” and driven by a 30% increase in its international traffic.

The expanding company, formed in 1995 and now part of Grupo Logista, boasts over 300 branches in Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as 21 hubs, 1,230 vehicles and over 2,200 staff.

It is one of the top four domestic express operators in Spain, alongside Seur, MRW and Mex, and last year’s increase in turnover built upon a rise of 21.5% in 2005 (on 2004).

Nacex has improved its Portuguese distribution since the beginning of this year by expanding daily services and increasing geographical coverage to include the Azores and Madeira.

It has increased the number of franchises it has in Portugal from five to 22 in little over a year, and is opening two more in the north of the country, once each in Viana do Castelo and Braga.

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Glasgow City Council points to post office closure fears

Posted by | Mar 19, 2007 | |

Scotland’s largest local authority has warned of a further raft of post office closures within the next 18 months.
Glasgow City Council has also criticised a commitment to ensure that 99% of the population of deprived areas are within a mile of a post office, saying the criterion was a reduction on a previous guarantee which cited half a mile.
The council suggests co-locating postal services in an accessible hub, alongside health centres, libraries and leisure centres. The authority made its criticisms in an official response to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) consultation on the future of Scotland’s post offices.
The DTI is currently collating thousands of responses to proposals to close 2500 post offices throughout the UK, some 600 of which are expected to be in Scotland.
Glasgow City Council, which posted an official response on its website, predicts mounting problems for disabled and elderly if more offices close as well as longer queues, poorer facilities, loss of community cohesion and damaging repercussions for local shops and businesses.
The local authority is also supporting sub-postmasters in demanding the government carry out a full assessment of the social and economic role played by post offices and that it spells out the future size and purpose of post offices.

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