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French postal unions call for strike
Employees of the French post office (La Poste) have been urged to stop work on January 27 in protest against what the French postal unions Sud-PTT and CGT-PTT call the merchandisation of public services. On the job front, moreover, the unions claim that La Poste is no longer recruiting civil-servant status employees. January 27 is the day on which the French senate is due to debate the bill on the regulation of postal services.
Read MoreNeopost Solid Business Levels in Second Quarter of 2004
Neopost, the European leader and number two world-wide supplier of mailing solutions, today announced consolidated sales of EUR 187.5m for the second quarter of its 2004 financial year (three months ending 31 July 2004). On a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rates, sales expanded by 4.9%. Neopost’s aggregate sales over the first six months of 2004 totalled EUR 371.0m, a rise of 3.7% on a like-for-like basis and excluding currency effects.
Jean-Paul Villot, Neopost’s chairman and chief executive officer, made the following comments: “We are very satisfied with Neopost’s business levels for the second quarter of 2004. The rate of growth picked up in our two main markets – North America and France. In the United Kingdom, growth adjusted for the impact of postal rate changes remained solid. In Germany, the company’s performance improved. In the rest of the world, growth reached very high levels. All these factors give us reason to be confident for the rest of 2004.”
Read MoreFedEx begins freight service to Paris from Budapest
FedEx Corp. launched regular freight services between Paris and Budapest last Monday, a source close to its Hungarian subsidiary, Flying Cargo Hungary Kft, told the BBJ. Connecting Budapest with Charles de Gaulle Airport four times a week, the service is carried on one of FedEx’s own aircraft. The new service is expected to shorten delivery times for packages travelling between Hungary and Western Europe.
Read MoreGeoPost expands into Africa
French parcel company GeoPost is to expand into the North African market following a co-operation agreement with Tunisias postal service. The two organisations have reportedly agreed to establish the DPD parcel service in Libya. The government-owned Tunisian Post became the first non-European co-operation partner within the DPD network in March 2004.
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