TNT Express France, the French unit of TNT Express (the transport division of Dutch postal services group TPG), has reached a commercial partnership deal with Redcats, the French mail order giant. The deal will allow TNT Express France to use Redcats’ parcel delivery network, which includes nearly 3,200 depots, and will increase its coverage in France, where it already has 120 sites.
Read MoreThe German, Dutch and French postal operators now control 45% of the European parcels market. The market was estimated to be worth 36bn Euros in 2002. According to Claude Béglé (Director General of European operator Geopost) “the smaller postal operators which are not currently part of one the three main networks will have to sell themselves to one of the three in the next five years. No postal administrations will be able to survive by concentrating on mail only due to the costs of maintaining a large retail network and sorting centres“. (translation from original)
Read MoreFrench post office-owned airline Europe Airpost is planning to withdraw its three A300-B4 freighters over the next two to three years. The move is in response to La Poste’s focus on shipping more mail, parcel and express traffic by high-speed train and road, a mid-term objective being a TGV postal service between Marseille and Paris.
Read MoreGeoPost GmbH, the majority shareholder of DPD strengthens its management structure by the appointment of Mr Chris Ohlund as CEO Germany and of Mr. Claes Österberg as Managing Director for Nordics & Eastern Europe. GeoPost GmbH, led by its Managing Director, Dr. Claude Béglé, has as its purpose to direct the business activities and development of GeoPost’s interests in the region, as a wholly owned subsidiary of GeoPost SA (Paris) and ultimately of the French La Poste Group.
Read MoreClaude Béglé, CEO northern Europe for GeoPost, bucked the popular trend towards the logistics one-stop shop earlier this month by calling for more focus on the express industry. By working in a niche market, GeoPost was able to get business from logistics operators anyway, he said. “They come to us, but if we were in competition they would not. We want to concentrate on two services – parcels and international express.” International traffic contributed 8% to revenues last year and GeoPost is projecting a 10% increase this year.
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