Tag: International

DPD tests next-day express freight delivery in Czech Republic

Posted by | Dec 6, 2007 | |

DPD CZ has been selected as a pilot country within the DPD worldwide network to develop and implement B2B next day delivery of non-conveyable parcels up to 1000 kg. The service is a first within the DPD network.

The new service, branded DPD MAX, has been developed in response to growing demand for broader distribution services, the company said in a statement. Customers now benefit from using one company, one label, one invoice and one contact person for all logistic needs when shipping small as well as non-conveyable parcels of up 1,000kg.

“Our progress on the Czech market enabled the company to enter a new segment of distribution. This project is unique within the DPD world. The Czech Republic is a pilot country to develop and implement this solution,” said Daniel Mares, General Manager DPD CZ and Regional Manager GeoPost CEE. DPD CZ has set up a separate network of depots and hubs to handle the heavier freight pieces, added Oldrich Kalab, COO for the company.

DPD CZ was established in 1994, is a leading player in the Czech parcels market. In 2006, it increased revenues by 20 pct improved pre-tax profits by 50 pct and increased international parcel volumes by about 50 pct.

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TNT update on 'Focus on Networks' strategy – UK tax matters settled, Dividend pay-out up to 40 pct by 2010, Next tranche share buyback of EUR 100 million announced

Posted by | Dec 6, 2007 | |

Key announcements by the Board of Management include:

– The outlook for the year 2007 is confirmed;
-The Express business segment sharpens its growth objectives for the period 2008-2012 and enhances transparency by adding objectives for its emerging platforms;
– The Mail business gives an update on the negotiations with the unions regarding the restructuring in Mail Netherlands and refines the objectives for its emerging businesses to include Parcels and European Mail Networks;
– TNT indicates restructuring charges in a range of GBP 125-175 million in Mail for the period 2007-2009, following earlier announcements, leading to GBP 150 million savings in 2008/2009, growing to GBP 360 million annually as of 2015;
– The indicated range includes all charges for the earlier announced Master plans and restructuring of Parcels UK;
– The recent protectionist developments on postal liberalisation in Germany have led to a full revision of TNT’s position in the German mail market, with further restructuring as a possible outcome;
-TNT has notified the appropriate Government authorities in The Netherlands about its concerns that there is clearly no level playing field in Germany and the UK;
-The Group has begun to investigate further accelerated growth in the shifting competitive environment of delivery networks;

As for the financial strategy, TNT makes various announcements, of which the main ones are:
– Sharper and more transparent financial objectives for all businesses;
– The objective to reduce the effective tax rate from 32 pct in 2006 to a range of 25-26 pct by 2010;
– The intention to grow the dividend pay-out from today’s ~35% of normalised net income to 40 pct by 2010. Including the underlying growth of TNT’s earnings, this will further fuel the growth of cash returns per share;
– An additional tranche of EUR100 million of share buybacks, under the earlier announced EUR 500 million programme, on top of the EUR 200 million currently underway.
In its financial strategy, TNT will continue to drive value aimed at its shareholders and other stakeholders in the short, medium and long term. This will include incidental share buybacks from excess cash going forward.

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Deutsche Post head under fire for selling shares at key moment

Posted by | Dec 6, 2007 | |

Deutsche Post Chairman Klaus Zumwinkel came under fire Thursday for selling share options after it became clear the German government would push through a minimum wage for the sector.

Economics Minister Michael Glos queried the timing of the sale in remarks to the mass-circulation Bild newspaper

Deutsche Post rejected the criticism, saying there were only restricted windows when board members could sell shares, and Zumwinkel had made use of one of them in a legitimate way.

Deutsche Post surrenders its monopoly on delivering letters in Germany at the end of the year. It has already surrendered its parcel monopoly as part of the privatization process that began in 1991.

Zumwinkel, who sold his share options on Monday, cashing in 4.73 million euros to make a profit of almost 100 per cent, has been a vigorous critic of the postal liberalization programme instituted by the European Union.

Presenting half-year results in August, he referred to an “unparalleled slashing of worker benefits” and accused the European Commission of creating “chaos” in the postal market.

Deutsche Post’s competitors in Germany were paying 40 per cent less than the starting pay at Deutsche Post. “A stop must be put to this,” he said.

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Decisions on Kent Post Office Branches Announced

Posted by | Dec 6, 2007 | |

Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of Post Office® branches across Kent, following a six week public consultation ending on 12 November. Post Office® services will be provided through a network of 295 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99 pct of the county’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 56 branches will close in Kent, with the first closures scheduled to take place in January. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published on 2 October 2007.

Two branches originally proposed for closure – Cliff’s End in Ramsgate and Hawkhurst – will now remain open following a review of the issues raised during consultation and of factors relating to geography, the availability of local transport and access to alternative branches, local demographics and the impact on local economics.

At Cliff’s End, having taken into account local feedback, Post Office Ltd was concerned that alternative branches were not sufficiently easy to reach and that the viability of the branch’s retail business, which provided a critical service for the community, would be threatened. In Hawkshurst, further review during consultation demonstrated the difficulties that customers would face reaching an alternative branch further from the main shopping area of the village.

Additionally, as a result of the information provided during the six week public consultation process, improvements will be made to 18 branches in Kent to improve accessibility, particularly for customers with disabilities, or to increase capacity by providing additional counter positions.

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DHL supports international NGO Plan Japan

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

DHL has supported a gift campaign that ran from October 15 to November 5 in Japan. The¡¡campaign was organized by Plan Japan, an international NGO with its Japan headquarters located in Tokyo. DHL supported this campaign by transporting more than 15,000 gifts to children in 40 developing countries free-of-charge. DHL proactively supports the healthy nurturing of children as part of its Corporate Sustainability Program, and this is the fifth time that DHL has cooperated with Plan Japan on a similar project, since the first in 2003.

Headquartered in the UK, Plan supports community development with children in 49 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America benefiting from its programs. In this development project, people who provide sustained support are referred to as a sponsor, and they can interact with the children they support through the exchange of letters and gifts.

This year, DHL Express Japan transported 130 Jumbo Boxes, a service which delivers parcels up to 25kg – containing over 15,000 gifts to children from their sponsors. Plan Japan usually sets a weight limit of 50 grams per person on packages sent to children by the sponsors, but this was raised to 150 grams per person during the campaign period. As a result, there was participation by approximately 14,000 sponsors nationwide who sent heartwarming gifts such as stationery, toys and other gifts – items that the normal weight limit would have prevented them from sending.

In addition, DHL did not limit its support to just delivering the packages. Thirteen volunteers from DHL Express Japan helped to sort the presents by destinations before packaging them, as well as performed other volunteer work such as re-wrapping the presents.

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