Tag: France

La Poste to create new level within heirarchy

Posted by | Nov 29, 2004 | |

La Poste, the French postal services operator, is planning to create a new level within the heirarchy of its public network. At present the groups network includes five levels: the head office, eight lower authorities, 102 departmental offices, 270 local groups and around 12,000 individual establishments. As of 1 January 2005 a regional level could be added between the eight authorities below the head office and the 102 departmental offices. This would lead to the creation of 24 or 25 regional offices.

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DHL France completes first phase of restructuring programme

Posted by | Nov 26, 2004 | |

DHL France, the subsidiary of DHL the transport and logistics division of German Postal Services operator Deutsche Post, has completed the first phase of its restructuring programme. As of 1 January 2005 the company will consist of only four legal structures, compared with 13 previously. These will include a holding company with the name DHL and three subsidiaries, DHL Solutions, DHL Express France and DHL Danzas Air & Ocean. The changes are to be introduced with retroactive effect from 1 January 2004.

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French parcel service on block

Posted by | Nov 25, 2004 | |

The French state railway company, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, said Wednesday, Nov. 24, it was inviting bids from logistics operators for wholly owned parcel delivery service Sernam SA. The Paris-based train operator said its 44%-owned logistics company, Géodis SA, intended to bid, and that accordingly, Géodis executive chairman Pierre Blayau was being suspended from the SNCF board. The auction is the latest step in the consolidation of European logistics businesses. The seller would not say which investment bank is organizing the auction. SNCF was emphatic that it aimed to find an industrial buyer rather than a private equity firm to acquire Sernam.

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Dutch TPG sees improvement of logistics activities in France

Posted by | Nov 19, 2004 | |

Dutch mail, express and logistics company TPG NV expects an improvement of its logistics activities in France in the next few years, the managing director of TNT Logistics, TPG’s logistics unit, David Kulik, said on November 19, 2004.
TNT Logistics activities in France will be loss-making in 2004 and 2005, however 2004 will be a better year than 2003, and 2005 will be better than 2004, Kulik said. This will be mainly a result of a cost reduction. Kulik did not say when a break-even result will be achieved in France.

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Our banking charges are low says French post office

Posted by | Nov 19, 2004 | |

The French post office, La Poste, yesterday responded to accusations from the French consumer protection association UFC Que Choisir that its banking charges are excessive by saying that it is the least expensive of all the major banks in France, particularly for those on modest incomes.

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