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Pall-Ex wins Technology in Business award

Pall-Ex is celebrating, having won the ‘Technology in Business’ category at the Growing Business Awards, organized annually by the CBI and Real Business magazine.

Sponsored by Dell UK, the award identifies and celebrates companies that have put technology at the heart of their business in the last year – and seen improved performance, including increased sales and profits, as a result. The judges were looking for companies that have been galvanized and transformed by the effective use of information and communications technology.

Throughout its ten year history Pall-Ex has used technology to give itself the edge in a highly competitive market. The company has designed, developed and implemented its own bespoke IT system – Pall-IT – and, in the last year, has been introducing advanced online track and trace facilities to provide the most up-to-date information to customers on the progress of their consignments.

The Awards were presented in front of 700 attendees at a black-tie gala dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The ceremony was compered by William Hague MP and guests included world class entrepreneurs such as Charles Dunstone, John Madejski, Sir Peter Rigby, Sir Anthony Bamford, Lord Graham Kirkham and the entire cast of BBC2’s Dragons’ Den. The judging panel included the Go! airline founder and London Olympics bid winner, Barbara Cassani, as well as Fru Hazlitt (Virgin Radio), Peter Linthwaite (British Venture Capital Association), David Storey (Warwick Business School), Gerard Burke (Cranfield School of Management) and Bob Jones (Equiinet).

Hilary herself was also a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award.

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Message to ministers: Future of Royal Mail requires judgment of Solomon

Royal Mail’s letters business is a conundrum. A state-owned organisation operating in a free market. Charged with making profits but obliged to offer a universal service delivering to 27m addresses six days a week. The competition wants to dig deep into its market share and for a year has had the freedom to do so. Top management wants to open up the share capital to the workforce – a proposal that leaves the government facing a judgment that would stretch Solomon.

Yesterday regulator Postcomm delivered its verdict on the first year of liberalisation of the 80m letters-a-day market which has pitted the 350-year-old monopoly against almost 20 challengers. The conclusion? So far, so good – but it’s not going to get easier. Price sensitivity, alternatives such as email and the need for innovation mean tough times for the industry as a whole, while Royal Mail also faces the need to adapt and invest.
According to Postcomm the introduction of full-scale competition has given postal service users greater choice and lower costs and has spurred Royal Mail into dramatically improving its service.

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