Tag: France

La Poste Group: budget 2008 and ambitions 2012

Posted by | Dec 21, 2007 | |

La Poste Board of Directors convened the expected consolidated figures for 2007, and approved the 2008 budget, the pluriannual business plan 2008-2010, and the Group’s financial ambitions for 2012.

In 2007, La Poste should achieve the target operating margin – operating profit over revenues – set for the financial year at 5.8pct , as against 4.6pct in 2006 (IFRS pro forma). It should also meet its net profit target of EUR 850 million. La Poste should also make internal investments of around EUR 1.2 billion in 2007, marginally higher than the EUR 1,136 million of 2006, continuing the drive to modernisation in each of its divisions. External growth operations are directly dependent on market opportunities and are likely to be more moderate in 2007 (EUR 110 million as against EUR 550 million in 2006, essentially involving the international build-up of the Express business.

In 2008, turnover is forecast to rise by 2.9 pct excluding changes in provisions for épargne logement (Home Ownership Savings Plans and Accounts). Mail business revenues should grow by around 1pct , including, as in previous years, slight erosion in volume. The Parcels and Express division should achieve organic growth of more than 6pct. Finally La Banque Postale expects an increase in net banking income of around 4pct.

La Poste Group will implement a programme of internal capital expenditure and investment worth EUR 1.3 billion in 2008. As in 2007, the Mail Quality Project will be implemented at a fast pace, involving the start up of 8 new Industrial Mail Centers. Furthermore, La Poste expects in 2008 to renovate several hundred post offices, having upgraded some 1,900 such in the last thirty months.

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EU lawmakers approve full mail competition from 2011

Posted by | Dec 18, 2007 | |

A committee of European Union lawmakers on last Tuesday 18th December approved EU plans to open the bloc’s 88 billion euro (USD130 billion) postal markets to full competition, setting the stage for final approval next month.
The European Parliament’s transport committee voted 37 to 2, with six abstentions, in favour of market liberalisation.
EU member states have approved the proposal and it will be debated before the full parliament on Jan. 30, with a vote set for Jan. 31. If it passes unchanged, as expected, the directive will become law.
The market for letters weighing up to 50 grams is currently shielded from competition. Mail above that weight is fully liberalised. The new measure would liberalise all mail delivery.
The new directive takes effect in 13 countries in 2011. The 12 new member states, along with Luxembourg and Greece, have until 2013.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the communist-led GUE/NGL bloc and Green Party members had sought to adopt amendments, including scrapping the measure. They were outvoted on 35 amendments and withdrew another 37.
The measure has sparked protests by postal workers in many EU nations, especially France, who fear job losses.

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Pitney Bowes Acquires Two Software Companies In Location Intelligence Market

Posted by | Dec 17, 2007 | |

Pitney Bowes Inc. announced today that it has recently made two acquisitions of international software companies to expand the company’s capabilities and geographic presence in the field of location intelligence.

The first acquisition is Encom Holdings Pty Ltd, located in Sydney, Australia. Encom was founded in 1984 and has been a leading reseller of Pitney Bowes MapInfo location intelligence technology for many years, with a particular focus on the mining and drilling industries. Encom serves more than 1,000 clients worldwide.

The second acquisition is of the software distribution unit of Acxiom France, located in Asnies-sur-Seine, France. Acxiom has been the exclusive distributor of PB MapInfo technology in France since 1989. In addition to offering several of PB MapInfo’s software products to the French market, Acxiom provides its own geomarketing and data analytics products, as well as other geographic data and professional services. Acxiom’s key customers are large organizations in both the private and government sectors in France.

“These acquisitions are consistent with our strategies to broaden our software capabilities and to grow our international revenues,” said Pitney Bowes President and CEO Murray Martin. “We see literally a world of opportunity in the location intelligence market, and we intend to pursue it aggressively. Businesses and government agencies worldwide are just beginning to understand the importance of location-assisted decision-making to their everyday operations.”

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DHL Express France to delivery winter clothes

Posted by | Dec 17, 2007 | |

DHL Express France said it will again provide express delivery of winter clothes and skiing equipment to retail outlets in France and Europe this year, including international shipments for skiing equipment manufacturer Eider.

From now on until the end of March, DHL teams will handle more than 100,000 parcels amounting to 1,300 tonnes and deliver them to the summits of more than 90 major mountain resort areas in France as well as to big European cities.

In extreme winter and difficult traffic conditions, the DHL Express teams of Annecy, Chambéry, Voreppe, Grenoble and Besancon will handle volumes that could be more than 60 pct higher than normal business. DHL said it will support its clients by recruiting additional staff, providing additional vehicles, adapted routes and longer opening hours.

The biggest manufacturers of winter sports equipment like Rossignol, Dynastar and Eider rely on this service, DHL said. This winter, Eider has chosen DHL France for international express delivery of its sports equipment and winter clothes to European stores in 48/72 hours. DHL Express teams from Annecy and Besancon will deliver more than one tonne of winter clothes and skiing equipment for Eider, picking up the goods at its production site to transport them via lorries to English, Belgian, Spanish, Swiss, Italian, Dutch and Austrian retail outlets.

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Post Office Networks Abroad

Posted by | Dec 14, 2007 | |

This information was collected as part of the background for Postcomm’s work on the future role of the UK’s network of Post Office branches. It provides a brief overview of the common issues faced by post office networks abroad and how governments and postal operators have tackled them.
Covers: Austria / Australia / Belgium / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Republic of Ireland / Italy / Japan / Netherlands / Norway / New Zealand / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / UK / USA
P:LibraryPostalPostComm Formal DocumentsPost Office networks abroad Dec03.pdf

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