Tag: International

Mail volumes to continue slide (UK)

Posted by | Jan 3, 2008 | |

Only 37 per cent of businesses predict their mail volumes will increase over the next five years, a 13 per cent decrease from predictions made last year, according to a Postcomm study.

Postcomm’s annual Business Customer Survey among over 1,800 businesses reveals that while in 2006 50 per cent of businesses believed there would be an increase in mail volumes over the next five years, in 2007 only 37 per cent believed mail volumes would rise.

Over 40 per cent predicted the volumes would plateau, while 11 per cent of businesses predict a decrease in their mail volumes over the next five years. Financial services firms remain the biggest mailers, but use of mail in sectors such as charities, and health are set to increase.

One in five businesses have explored alternatives to using mail and have switched to other media, such as email, in the past 12 months.

The survey shows that Royal Mail continues to be the main service provider to business customers, serving 100 per cent of firms surveyed. Even customers which have moved some mail to alternative providers continue to use Royal Mail for most of their mail. Overall, 97 per cent of mail across the total sample was sent via Royal Mail. While perceptions of service quality have improved across Royal Mail and the alternative operators.

The research also reveals that a larger number of small businesses are beginning to benefit from competition, but much more needs to be done before small firms can experience the full benefits that larger mailers have seen since the market was opened.

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FedEx holds positive view to China Express market

Posted by | Dec 31, 2007 | |

FedEx Corp. expressed great confidence in China’s time definite delivery (TDD) business in 2008.

The US-based company will meet new opportunities in expanding its businesses in China as its new Asia-Pacific transferring center at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is about to start operation in 2008 and the consuming market in the country is booming, said Eddy Chan, president of FedEx China.

The company has released its market promotion plan for 2008, with China as a focus. It purchased the stake of Tianjin Datian W. Group Co., Ltd. in their venture this March and Datian’s express assets in China, laying a good base for its plan in the country.

Besides, the US company started up its TDD services in China on June 28 this year, providing the services for customers in 19 cities of the country. It is providing overnight delivery service for over 30 main Chinese cities and next-day delivery service for over 200 cities in the country.

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Royal Mail loses contract to TNT

Posted by | Dec 31, 2007 | |

Royal Mail has been dumped by Preston council bosses in favour of postal operator TNT. Preston Council’s postal bill was slashed by over GBP 17,500 in the move.

Preston Council is expected to approve plans to transfer all mail to TNT although Royal Mail will still deliver the bulk of the mail through what is known as ‘Downstream Access’ – this is where rivals can sort and handle mail but leave Royal Mail to deliver it.

Royal Mail has complained to Postcomm that Downstream Access allows its rivals to poach business contracts but leaving Royal Mail to do the legwork.

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TNT Post: collective mobility agreement applies to efficiency projects

Posted by | Dec 28, 2007 | |

TNT Post intends starting a number of new projects in 2008 to standardise the collection, preparation, and delivery of mail as far as possible. The intention is to work more efficiently and thus contribute to the annual savings targets that were already announced and are necessary to remain successful in the longer term within a declining but increasingly competitive postal market.

After coordinating with the trade unions and the Works Council, TNT Post has decided that the various “social instruments” should already take effect with regard to employees who are subject to these efficiency measures.

In anticipation of the new collective labour agreement, employees of TNT Post to whom these measures apply can make use of the provisions of the collective mobility agreement that has already been drawn up. This social plan comprises a wide range of measures making it possible to carry out the planned reduction in the number of employees in a socially responsible manner. The expectation is that the reduction can largely be achieved by means of natural attrition and voluntary redundancies.

The collective mobility agreement will only take effect at the point when a new and satisfactory collective labour agreement takes effect for the company. These negotiations are currently taking place with the unions.

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Spanish Correos to increase stamp prices in 2008

Posted by | Dec 28, 2007 | |

Correos has increased its stamp prices by 1 cent for domestic standard letters in 2008 with effect 1 January 2008.

Letters and post cards up to 20 grams sent within the country will now have to be stamped with EUR 0.31 instead of EUR 0.30, while items between 20 and 50 grams will cost EUR 0.43 instead of EUR 0.42.

The prices for international letters and postcards will stay the same for letters up to 50 grams within Europe and the rest of the world. The prices for international shipments surpassing 1 kg as well as international parcel products and business parcels destined to main European countries will be reduced in 2008.

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