Tag: Germany

Deutsche Post World Net launches Mail 24/7 service

Posted by | Jan 13, 2008 | |

In Berlin, the first so-called Mail 24/7 was put into operation today. This service island combines self-service options in a modern and compact design. At Berlin Südkreuz station, an easy-to-reach location with high volumes of foot traffic, the largest of the three versions available has been set up. It consists of a cash dispensor, a printer for bank statements, a Packstation, a stamp machine and mail boxes.

A total of thirty service islands are currently installed in Berlin with a further fifteen in Bonn and fifteen in Dortmund. There are three versions of Mail 24/7: ranging from a basic solution with a parcels box, stamp machine and mail box to the premium model with all existing self-service machines. All models are characterised by their user-friendly applications and uniform design. To make the services easier to use around the clock, the units are also lit up at night time.

With what are soon to be more than 13,500 retail outlets throughout Germany, some 900 PACKSTATIONS and shortly 1,000 PARCEL BOXES, Deutsche Post World Net is miles ahead of the competition in terms of accessibility and comfort. With Mail 24/7 the largest logistics company in the world is once again expanding its range of services and so reinforcing its position as the only full-fledged universal services provider in Germany.

If the service is received positively by customers during the trial phase, Deutsche Post will also set up 24/7 service islands in other cities.

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PIN Group attracting interest from CVC Capital

Posted by | Jan 10, 2008 | |

PIN Group, the troubled German mail delivery company that has put itself up for sale, has attracted interest from French, Austrian and Swiss postal services companies as well as from buyout firm CVC Capital, Handelsblatt said, citing unnamed consultants.

The sources said CVC, La Poste of France, Osterreichische Post and Suisse Post have contacted Axel Springer AG, PIN Group’s majority shareholder, the paper reported, adding that an Axel Springer spokeswoman declined to comment.

La Poste of France and Oesterreichische Post said they were not interested in PIN Group, Handelsblatt said.

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time:matters takeover of express specialists JNE Netherlands

Posted by | Jan 9, 2008 | |

time:matters is continuing its strategy of internationalization with its acquisition of JNE
the takeover ensures representation in a market with attractive potentials for development

Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main / Amsterdam (the Netherlands) 9 January 2008 –

time:matters, the special service provider which is part of the Lufthansa Group and provides courier, sameday and emergency logistics, is continuing its strategy of internationalization: with effect from 1 January 2008 time:matters took over the Dutch express logistics provider, JNE.

In concrete terms the transaction, for which secrecy was agreed with regard to its financial volume, is presented in such a way that with the New Year 100 per cent of the shares of JNE Netherlands BV were transferred to time:matters Holding GmbH. As a result of the acquisition the founder and former owner of JNE, Ben Hofs, was appointed managing director of the new Dutch time:matters subsidiary. He is assisted by the co-managing director, Dr Arne Schulke, the chief financial officer of the German time:matters Holding. All the employees of JNE have been taken over by the new company.

JNE and time:matters combine an optimal “Strategic & Cultural Fit”: “The strategic company alignment is virtually congruous: both companies operate in a very businesslike way and are defined by strong customer orientation; the portfolio of services complement each other in a truly ideal way”, Franz-Joseph Miller, the chief executive officer of time:matters stated.

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Postal industry minimum wage to cost PIN Group up to 45 mln eur in 2008

Posted by | Jan 9, 2008 | |

The minimum wage to be brought into the postal industry, which was approved by Germany’s upper house in December, will cost PIN Group up to 45 mln eur in 2008, Chief Executive Horst Piepenburg told Die Zeit.

‘As a result of the minimum wage, costs of the PIN Group in 2008 will rise by 35-45 mln eur,’ he said.

Most of the costs are expected to be covered by a form of state reimbursement, he said.

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T-Systems manages DHL's package stations throughout Germany

Posted by | Jan 8, 2008 | |

DHL has entrusted the operation of approximately 900 package stations in Germany entirely to T-Systems. All of the self-service stations are connected to a data network that securely forwards all of the information contained in the customer requests to a central data center. T-Systems is now responsible for all of the information and communications technology services from the machines to the computers. The four-year contract also covers the services for stations currently in planning. The subsidiary of Deutsche Post World Net is planning to set up an additional 1,500 “always-open package stations” by the end of 2009.

T-Systems developed the “Packstation Center” solution to run the stations. All of the connections from locations distributed throughout Germany come together at a service center in Hanover. There, T-Systems employees monitor and handle all of the processes between the data center and the package stations. They identify problems immediately and eliminate any errors that may arise. Customer data is protected against external access during transmission from the stations via the network. An e-mail and SMS application makes sure that DHL automatically informs its customers when their package has arrived at its destination. T-Systems also coordinates all collaboration with additional service providers such as those that clean or provide maintenance services to the package stations on site.

DHL’s package stations are open 24 hours a day. Customers can pick up and ship packages at these stations as well pay for the services with their bank card.

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