Tag: France

FedEx adds new flights between Memphis (US) and Manchester (UK)

Posted by | Aug 28, 2007 | |

FedEx Express, the cargo airline of FedEx Corp., is launching new direct flights between its headquarters in Memphis and Manchester, England.

An MD-11 flight originating at the shipping giant’s hub in Paris will stop in Manchester each day Monday to Thursday before flying to Tennessee.

The flights will increase the company’s daily capacity between the U.S. and U.K. by up to 50 percent and between Europe and the U.S. by 20 percent, FedEx announced Tuesday.

“Manchester is the fastest-growing region in the U.K., which has led to increased market demand for reliable, time-definite express transportation services,” said Robert W. Elliott, president, FedEx Express, Europe, Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Africa.

The airline already operates two express freighters from Stansted in southeastern England to Newark, New Jersey, and Memphis. The new flight is expected to increase next-day service and allow later pickup times for northern Britain.

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GLS France launches Global Business-Parcel

Posted by | Aug 27, 2007 | |

Since the beginning of July GLS France offers the Global Business-Parcel. This new product allows shipment to 50 additional destinations, thus rising to 85 the number of countries delivered around the world. Delivery times vary from 4 to 10 days, according to the country.

This product allows GLS France customers to export their parcels to the main countries around the world, receiving national, European and global services from one hand. Among the new countries served are the USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, India, Taiwan, China, Japan, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Maghreb countries and French overseas departments and territories (DOM-TOM).

To accompany its customers in the specific management of their international shipments and accelerate deliveries, the clearance through customs is included in its offer.

With the Global Business-Parcel, the harmonized operational processes and the interconnected IT systems allow a high level of security to customers in their shipment throughout the world. The shipment tracking, according to GLS standards, offers regular information on parcel position.

Parcels are collected according to usual conditions: collection times are defined within a common agreement, in order to respect the activity and process of each customer.

This service has no minimum shipment volume. The only requirement is to open a Global Business-Parcel dedicated account with GLS approving the specific sales conditions. As a complement of the product and service range, this product will be proposed as a complementary offer to existing deliveries in France and/or in Europe.

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Geodis wins Paul Smith fashion contract

Posted by | Aug 24, 2007 | |

Geodis announced yesterday it had won a contract with world-renowned fashion house Paul Smith of the UK to deliver the designer’s products to European retail outlets and its own boutiques.

The deal followed a 10-month trial between the companies via Geodis’ Eurofirst distribution network. Under the agreement, goods will be collected from Nottingham-based Paul Smith’s dispatch warehouses and conveyed to Geodis’ European hubs, to feed into domestic distribution networks for final delivery to outlets across France, Germany and other markets.

Jamie Cuthbert, managing director of Geodis UK, commented: “Our focus is on specific services and market sectors, one of which is the provision of end-to-end European road freight services for producers of finished, high value consumer goods and our new arrangement with Paul Smith fits perfectly with that profile.

“Geodis is at the forefront of fashion logistics across Europe and offers a range of value-added services specific to the sector, such as labelling, hanging, bagging and security tagging of garments,” Cuthbert added.

Geodis’ recently opened a new group age platform in Bonneuil sur Marne Port, outside Paris, and unveiled plans for a new hub in Paris, due for completion in late spring of next year.

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Logibag secures a new contract with LaPoste

Posted by | Aug 21, 2007 | |

Logibag, the locker management and service company that is a subsidiary of ByBox Ltd, has won a new contract with La Poste to supply, install and maintain an undisclosed number of its Cityssimo V2 postal lockers at locations across France.

The contract has been signed with Coliposte, the parcel division of La Poste following successful trials with the Cityssimo Version 1 locker during 2006.

The first order forming part of the new contract has been received and the V2 units are scheduled for installation in August. The lockers will be used to facilitate consumer deliveries, i.e. those times when it is more convenient to collect a parcel from a locker in a chosen location than wait somewhere for it to be delivered – a service that is becoming increasingly popular in Europe.

Meanwhile, the consumer interface has been improved and now includes a 15-inch color touch-screen that will accept credit card payments and print self-adhesive postage labels for parcel shipping applications.

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La Poste organises a public consultation for presenting its direct marketing project

Posted by | Aug 10, 2007 | |

La Poste launched a public consultation for offering new direct marketing products.

This public consultation is organized with ARCEP (French postal regulator).

The objective of this consultation is to modernize and offer a new range of products linked to the Quality Courrier program which will be launched during the first quarter in 2008.

This public consultation is open from 20 August 2007 to 14th September 2007.

These new offers will be accompanied by an evolution of commercial conventions which govern the relations of the Post office with its large customers.
New rules will be added to the mails of more than 50 grams (The current conventions regulates the direct marketing and courier management of less than 50 grams).

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