Jersey Post – ‘Working to Achieve Excellence’
Jersey Post – ‘Working to Achieve Excellence’
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Jersey Post deliveries up on last year
Jersey postal deliveries are slightly up on last year, despite an increase in the price of stamps and a continued decline in volumes of letters posted. And outward mail volumes are around 10% higher than the same period last year. The reason, say Jersey Post, is entirely due to increased volumes of packages being posted from the Island as a result of a growing move to ‘online’ shopping, and companies basing their fulfilment operations in the Island.
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The States-owned service posted a £4.2m surplus last year, increasing its turnover by 6.6 per cent to £23.5m. Having delivered 74.9 million items of mail a 7.2 per cent increase on 2000 Jersey Post increased its contribution to the States coffers by 4.2 per cent to £2.1m.
‘2001 was a year of many achievements, including improving services, introducing new technologies, increasing our surplus and making further progress towards incorporation,’ said Jersey Post’s chief executive, John Pinel. ‘Over the next few years we will continue to build on these achievements and use them as a platform on which to improve the distribution and communication solutions that we offer.’
New law ‘will give Jersey Post unfair advantage’
JERSEY Post may have an unfair advantage over competitors under the new Postal Law, according to the Island’s competition watchdog.
In particular, says the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA), the draft law could require rival operators to subsidise Jersey Post for doorstep mail deliveries.
The preliminary draft, released for consultation by the Industries Committee some weeks ago, outlines the steps to abolish States monopoly over postal services. The changes to the structure of Jersey Post will be similar to those proposed for Jersey Telecom, with a new private limited company taking over from the States Postal Committee.
Jersey Postal law delivers free-market message
Jersey’s mail deliveries are on the road to change from this week as the new draft Postal Services Law is published for consultation. The proposals set down by the Industries Committee seek to abolish the exclusive privilege of the States, opening up the market to competition. Power to grant licences will be given to the Island’s independent regulator, the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA).
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