Tag: Italy

Italy Poste Italiane to employ staff in Basilicata

Posted by | Apr 25, 2005 | |

Italian state-owned postal services company Poste Italiane plans to employ personnel in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, the regional secretaries of Italian trade unions Slc-Cgil, Slp Cisl and Uilpost said on April 23, 2005.

According to the trade unions, after a meeting with managers of Poste Italiane, it became clear that the company will not employ 100 workers with permanent employment contracts, as it was previously announced.

Poste Italiane will employ 20 in Potenza and five in Matera with permanent contracts, another 10 with fixed-term contracts, 17 to substitute the persons during the summer holidays, and 21 to substitute other missing employees.

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Consolidation gains momentum in Europe’s Express and Parcels market

Posted by | Apr 7, 2005 | |

The latest findings to emerge from independent market analyst Datamonitor’s (DTM.L) “European Express Benchmarking 2004,” research reveals that the European* 34 billion Euro express market is consolidating. The top 6 players in the industry account for over 50% of these revenues compared to 2001, when they accounted for 44% of the market value and 47% of that in 2002. “The European express industry forms one of the fastest growing segments in the transportation business. Industry consolidation has continued apace as express and parcel delivery companies merge, make acquisitions and form strategic alliances in order to gain scale and enhance their capabilities. 2005 promises new opportunities for these companies with the expansion of the EU. Europe’s fast moving express industry proves difficult to keep track of and the players must be aware of competitors’ operations, changes within the industry and opportunities,” says Emilio Pedrinaci, courier and express analyst at Datamonitor.

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Post offices target key role in financial services delivery

Posted by | Apr 1, 2005 | |

Given postal service operators’ extensive branch networks, the provision of financial services is a natural choice for those operators seeking to diversify their revenue streams and fulfil government obligations to provide universal banking services. New research from VRL Publishing* reviews the evolving role played by post offices in the distribution of retail financial services and the opportunities and threats posed to traditional bank providers.

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Italy postal service sector turnover up 7.1 Pct Y/Y Q4 2004

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

Italy’s postal service sector registered a 7. 1 pct year-on-year increase in turnover in the fourth quarter of 2004, the Italian National Statistics Institute ISTAT said on March 30, 2005.

The postal service sector posted an average year-on-year increase of 4. 8 pct in 2004.

The turnover of Italy’s air transport sector rose by 0. 4 pct in the fourth quarter of 2004, but fell by 2. 9 pct for the whole year.

The turnover of the Italian wholesale and intermediary trade sector increased by 2. 8 pct year-on-year in the last quarter of 2004.

The telecommunications sector registered a 4. 2 pct year-on-year increase in turnover and sales in the sea transport sector rose by 3. 8 pct year-on-year in the last three months of 2004.

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Datamat consortium wins 54.6m Euro Poste Italiane contract

Posted by | Mar 30, 2005 | |

A consortium led by Italian information and communication technology (ICT) group Datamat has won a 54.6 mln euro (USD70.7 mln), 48-month contract to provide technology infrastructure services to Italian state-owned postal services company Poste Italiane, Datamat said.

IBM Italia, a subsidiary of U.S. IT group IBM, IBM Italia’s unit Sistemi Informativi S.p.A. and Finsiel, the data processing unit of Telecom Italia, are the other parties in the consortium.

Work to the value of 3.3 mln euro (USD4.3 mln) will be placed with Datamat.

Under the contract, the consortium will provide Poste Italiane with hardware, software and special infrastructure technology for financial and operational applications.

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