Tag: Germany

Launch of 'High Speed' Inbound European Logistics Service

Posted by | Nov 22, 2007 | |

On the 19th November Business Direct launched a new European mainland to UK air service.
The new service operates from the company’s outbound hub based at Airport Weeze on the Dutch-German border. Weeze has been chosen because of its strategic location to the major European Distribution centres of several global electronics, computer, materials handling, automotive and manufacturing companies.
This new air service delivers significant competitive advantage for Business Direct customers by providing them with through the night, pre 8am delivery in the U.K. Utilising the 4,000 intelligent drop box ParcelXchanges, in-boot service and two-man courier networks throughout the UK, Business Direct can provides a seamless, highly secure, in-night service, with full track and trace capability. This enhances engineers productivity and significantly reduces customers inventory holding, warehousing and distribution costs

“The unique benefit of this new European through the night service, is that we can tailor make it to meet the exact needs of each customer and add significant value to their UK operation.” commented Paul Carvell Chief Executive of Business Direct. “With a high quality infrastructure and reputation for service excellence in the UK this is a major development of our business targeted at those companies who have large scale service engineer and parts delivery requirements in the UK.”

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German Federal Network Agency approves postal rates for 2008

Posted by | Nov 20, 2007 | |

The Federal Network Agency today approved the rates for 2008 for letters weighing not more than 1000g in Deutsche Post AG’s (DPAG) letter service. Approval took place under the price cap regime.

The rates for private customers remain unchanged. Rates for bulk mail, that is to say for conveyance services with a minimum of 50 letter items posted, will be subject only to ex post controls by the Agency once DPAG’s exclusive licence expires on 1 January 2008.

“Our price cap decisions have kept prices stable for private customers since 2003”, Agency President, Matthias Kurth, said. “In comparison, price levels in most European countries have increased substantially over this period, countries such as France, the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal having granted the regulated postal companies scope to raise prices.”

Today’s approvals were preceded by a benchmarking decision in which the basis for postage was fixed for the next four years. The price level for the years 2008 to 2011 results from the difference between the rate of inflation and the rate of growth in productivity. In the 2008 price cap round both benchmarks were approximately the same, so that the price level remained unchanged.

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Regulatory experts from around the world meet at IPC

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

Twenty-seven regulatory experts from IPC member postal operators, Japan Post and postal operators in Eastern Europe participated in a regulatory experts’ meeting on last week in Brussels. Beginning in 2008, the expert group will meet in Senior Executive Forums which will provide a platform for exchange of views at macro level on regulatory topics.

The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to discuss privatisation and liberalisation. A high point was a presentation on privatisation in Japan by guest speaker Masahiko Metoki, general manager for international strategy at Japan Post; he was assisted by senior manager Shoji Maruyama. Wolfgang Pickavé, director of regulation strategy at Deutsche Post, and Victoria Kickinger, secretary general at Österreichische Post, provided insight into the European experience of privatisation. Discussion on liberalisation kicked off with a presentation from Leen van de Weert, senior advisor, pubic affairs at TNT Post, who outlined legislative progress towards full opening of the Dutch market.

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Deutsche Post repeats has time to look at Postbank in '08

Posted by | Nov 19, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post reiterated on Monday that it would have room next year after the deregulation of the domestic mail market to deal with its Postbank retail bank unit.

Asked about a possible sale of Postbank, Deutsche Post investor relations head Martin Ziegenbalg said on Monday that the priority was to create value for shareholders.

But he reiterated that Postbank was currently not for sale.

Postbank shares extended gains and were up 6.4 percent at 56.06 euros by 1059 GMT, leading gainers on the German blue-chip DAX index

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KEBA lands DHL order for over 1,500 additional PACKSTATIONs

Posted by | Nov 15, 2007 | |

KEBA, the package logistic solutions company lands the largest individual order in the history of the company.

“KePol SB parcel machines are the package logistic solution with the world’s largest installation base. KEBA is now supplying an additional 1,500 DHL PACKSTATIONs to the 900 already installed in Germany. For KEBA, this follow-up order represents the largest order in the more than 30 year company history”, delights Gerhard Luftensteiner, President of KEBA AG.

The delivery of the 1,500 KePol SB parcel machines was recently fixed at the Post-Expo in Barcelona. Better known under the brand “PACKSTATION”, the KEBA parcel machines will be installed throughout Germany by the end of 2009. This will again improve DHL service for private customers significantly.

According to Andrej Busch, member of the group executive management Marketing DHL Paket Deutschland: “The positive reaction to the PACKSTATION by our customers beat all our expectations. In the age of Web 2.0, flexibility and free choice with regards to time, location and logistic channel are in demand. With the future country-wide service, 90 pct of the population will be able to reach one of the 2,400
PACKSTATIONs within 10 minutes.”

Today already, over 700,000 registered customers use the 900 PACKSTATIONs currently installed in Germany. Especially singles and professionals appreciate the convenience.

A classic win-win situation especially for the mail order business and internet sellers and their customers. Moreover, the KEBA system makes a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions and thus helps to protect our planet.

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