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Russian post could break under rising salaries
Russian Post’s losses in 2007 might be 3 times as high as anticipated in 2006. The forecast will prove right if the company continues raising the employees’ salary. It refused to mention the exact figure, but said the problem can be solved by either increasing tariffs or asking the government for help.
According to forecasts, Russian Post’s losses will be some 6bln rubles (USD230mln) in 2007, despite the fact their income will grow by about 20% from 58bln rubles (USD2,2bln) to 70bln rubles (USD2,7bln). This was announced by Igor Sirtsov, the company’s General Director during the CeBIT exhibition. He said the company’s losses will grow if it continues increasing employees’ salaries without any compensation from the government for postal services.
Mr. Sirtsov admitted that Russian Post ended 2006 with considerable losses for the company, however refused to mention the figure (the company announced earlier its losses would be some 2bln rubles or USD77mln). In 2005 the company announced 100mln rubles revenues.
The Russian Information Technologies and Communications Ministry has a clear view of the post service development prospective. Deputy Minister Dmitry Milovantsev said the main aim is to improve the service quality, which will help the company to become compatible in the service market, as well as increase the number of customers.
Despite all the problems Russian Post is continuing its development. The company intends to enter foreign markets. And the first on the company’s list is the German market, where Russian Post intends to open an office soon. Igor Sirtsov said they studied thoroughly the experience of their foreign colleagues in tuning the postal traffic.
Read MoreFedEx appoints new management at ANC Express
Following the acquisition of ANC Holdings Ltd in December 2006, FedEx Express has announced a new leadership team at ANC Express.
Current group operations director Michael Holt will become the new chief executive officer as of April 1, 2007. He replaces Mark Gittins who retires. FedEx Express veteran Trevor Hoyle will move to ANC to lead operations succeeding Holt from April 5, 2007.
“It has been a privilege to lead ANC as we have grown and developed the company, including the preparation for our next exciting steps forward under FedEx ownership,” said Gittins.
Robert Elliott, FedEx Express president, Europe, Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Africa added: “Mark Gittins’ drive to create a profitable, customer-focused organisation is what made ANC Holdings Ltd such an attractive acquisition for FedEx. He has been an excellent chief executive officer and I wish him all the best for his retirement.”
Read MoreTAG Transport joins PalletFORCE
Croydon-based transport company TAG Transport Services has joined PalletFORCE, one of the country’s fastest growing palletised distribution networks, in the long-term interests of the company and its customers.
Although it has been operating since October 2001, TAG’s directors can boast of a collective experience of over forty years in the road haulage business. The company has extensive links to the newspaper industry and transports in excess of 600 tonnes of free and national newspapers every week.
With clients across the UK, and TAG looking to diversify its business into other areas, joining a palletised distribution network was the logical move. PalletFORCE was chosen following recommendations from two Member Depots with whom TAG already has close links.
The company operates a fleet of twenty vehicles, ranging from 7.5 tonne to 44 tonne artic lorries, plus transits and Astravans for smaller loads.
Read MoreFKI Logistex wins contract from Chronopost in France
FKI Logistex announced that it has won a contract to supply Chronopost International with a complete tilt-tray sortation system for the company’s new 11,000 square-meter (118,000 square-foot) parcel hub in Chilly-Mazarin, near Paris, France. Chronopost, a subsidiary of the La Poste Group, is building the new hub to support an ambitious three-year plan to redesign its entire transportation network.
Chronopost chose the FKI Logistex sortation system for its market-leading ergonomic and safety features and its ability to handle the hub’s high throughput levels. The Chilly-Mazarin hub is designed to move a total of 30,000 parcels per hour and will process nearly 60 percent of Chronopost’s French freight.
The integrated FKI Logistex sortation system at the Chilly-Mazarin hub includes FKI Logistex S-3000E tilt-tray sorters, inductions and chutes, and more than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) of FKI Logistex belt conveyor, all controlled by an FKI Logistex controls system.
The Chilly-Mazarin hub is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2007.
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