Level playing field indicator for addressed mail markets in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK
Level playing field indicator for addressed mail markets in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
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Deutsche Post appoints new Management Board Member
Deutsche Post AG has appointed John Allan as new management board member of the company, Deutsche Post said on December 20, 2005. Allan will head in the next three years the company’s enlarged logistics operations after the acquisition of British logistics and freight group Exel Plc. Allan, who was CEO of Exel for more than 10 years, will be responsible for the integration of the acquired company with Deutsche Post’s logistics division and its future business development. Allan will succeed Frank Appel as head of the logistics division, who in the future will be responsible for the newly created Global Corporate Services division as well as for the Global Customer Solutions division.
Read MorePostbank buys 850 Deutsche Post branches
Postbank, the banking arm of Deutsche Post, said Tuesday it had agreed to take over 850 branches belonging to its parent company for 986 million euros (1.2 billion dollars). “We will take over the 850 most lucrative branches of Deutsche Post from January 1,” Postbank said in a statement.
Read MoreDutch TPG Post to buy German mailXpress
TPG Post will take over German regional mail delivery company mailXpress GmbH in Stuttgart, TNT Post said on December 19, 2005. The acquisition will come in effect on January 1, 2006. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
With the acquisition, TPG Post will expand its network in the region of Stuttgart, southwestern Germany.
VSL Logistics Award 2005 goes to trans-o-flex apprentice
The Transport & Logistics Association (VSL) of Baden-Wuerttemberg has awarded its Logistics Award for 2005 to a thesis by Ralf Messing, an apprentice at trans-o-flex. The award, which carries prize money of €600, was given for his essay “Possible uses of RFID at trans-o-flex.” Mr. Messing has graduated with a Forwarding, Transport & Traffic major from the Vocational University in Mannheim. In their text accompanying the award to the “far above-average thesis” the jury emphasized that Mr. Messing’s examination of alternative identification and information systems (barcode vs. RFID) was based on very comprehensive and up-to-date source material and was well structured and presented in an easily comprehensible way. “This work is convincing in its careful representation of advantages and disadvantages, taking account of cost-performance models and scenarios in the organizational and operational parts of the company. The conclusions and prognoses are of great practical relevance for the logistics industry.”
In addition to Ralf Messing, two other trans-o-flex apprentices have completed their courses at the Vocational University in Mannheim with above-average success. Helen Ehrbar received a grade 2.2 for her degree in Business IT and Michael Grosshans received a 2.1 in Forwarding, Transport & Logistics. Courses at the Vocational University are part of the Dual Apprenticeship System which is a focus at trans-o-flex. It involves a three-month practical phase in the company followed by three months of academic study at the VU, the course running over a three-year period. At the same time as making the Apprenticeship Agreement, trans-o-flex reserves a place at the VU. At present, 15 young people are undergoing this type of apprenticeship. A further 24 apprentices are on the traditional commercial training path.
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