Tag: Mail Services

Post Office Decision Following Additional Consultations In East Essex And Suffolk

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd today announced its decision on the future of three East Essex and Suffolk Post Offices, following a six- week public consultation ending on February 14 2008.

In October 2007 Post Office Ltd developed and published a local area plan proposal for the East Essex and Suffolk area, setting out the changes it proposed to make as part of the implementation of the Government decision to reduce the UK wide network of Post Office branches by up to 2,500 from its current level of more than 14,000 while continuing to provide funding to support a more sustainable network in the future.

As a result of feedback received during the local six-week public consultation Post Office Ltd amended its proposal by deciding not to proceed with the proposed closures of Fore Street, Honeycroft Lawford and Warley Road Post Office branches and proposing the closure of Henham Stores Post Office branch, High Street, Henham, CM22 6AS; Kersey Post Office branch, 4, Vale Lane, Kersey, Ipswich IP7 6EH and Little Bentley Post Office branch, Dysons Textiles, Bentley Manor Barns, Church Road, Little Bentley, CO7 8SE.

The closure of these three Post Office branches is confirmed today.

During the consultation Post Office Ltd received more than 140 responses about the Post Offices.

The main concerns raised in relation to the proposed closure of Henham Stores Post Office branch were that the closure would affect the local community and could result in the closure of the associated shop. Respondents also commented about lack of transport in the area.

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TTPost spending USD 4.7m to upgrade its delivery service

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

The Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost) is set to improve its delivery network at a cost of USD 4.7 million within the next three months.

TTPost communications manager, Simone Farmer, said yesterday that the company, currently involved in wage negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers’ Union, had met recently and identified solutions to several issues.

Postal workers in South and Central have been protesting in recent times over a series of problems, including defective mail bags, unsafe conditions at the workplace and general “unsatisfactory working conditions”.

Recently in Chaguanas, Couva, Marabella and San Fernando, workers downed tools in protest of these conditions.

The buildings occupied by the Chaguanas and Marabella workers were deemed unsafe and the workers also protested insufficient motorcycles for the delivery officers.

Workers at San Fernando, Couva and other areas also complained about defective mailbags.

Farmer said in a statement that the company’s decision to spend millions to improve its delivery network was a result of concern raised by the workers.

Among the challenges faced by TTPost, Farmer said, was the inadequacy of staff facilities at premises rented by the company for its delivery operations.

Farmer said April 25 was identified as the deadline date for repairs to the Chaguanas and Couva/California delivery offices, while defective mail bags and other old materials currently in use by workers will be replaced by April 30.

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Poste Italiane: Sixth consecutive year in profit

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Poste Italiane’s Board of Directors led by Chairman Vittorio Mincato have approved the consolidated financial statements for 2007 and the Parent Company’s separate financial statements for the same year. Both documents were prepared under international financial reporting standards (IFRS ).

The shareholders will also be called to appoint the new Board of Directors in charge for 2008-2010.

The Poste Italiane Group, led by Massimo Sarmi, announces a positive operating performance for the sixth consecutive year, with net profit of EUR 843.6 million up 25pct on the previous year (EUR 675.7 million), operating profit of EUR 1.77 billion up 19pct (EUR 1.49 billion in 2006) and an EBIT margin of 15.5pct , which is once again the highest among European postal services providers.

Total revenue of EUR 17.2 billion (EUR 17.1 billion in 2006) primarily reflects the good performances recorded by all business segments, with improvements in operating profit (Financial Services up 2.7pct and Postal Services up 3.8pct ) and external revenue at the Parent Company rising 3.8pct to EUR 9.1 billion.

The Parent Company’s net profit is EUR 704.4 million (EUR 483.3 million in 2006), marking an increase of 45.7pct on the previous year.

Six consecutive years of strong earnings growth are the result of constant extension of the Group’s offerings, ongoing improvements in efficiency and the introduction of best human resource management practices. The strategy has focused on launching innovative, secure and accessible postal, financial and mobile telecommunications products.

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USPS offers data table file identifying vacant addresses

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

In order to help mailers identify vacant addresses, the US Postal Service has developed a new data table file to be used with commercial address matching software.

“What the postal service is attempting to do is provide additional tools to help mailers identify mail that can become undeliverable-as-addressed,” said Jim Wilson, manager of address technology for USPS. “We recognize that mail going to vacant addresses was one of the more common reasons why mail was undeliverable.”

According to the USPS, in 2004 more than 9.7 billion mail pieces were sent to undeliverable addresses, of which over 600 million pieces were sent to “vacant” addresses. An address is considered vacant if that house, apartment, office or building has not been occupied in at least 90 days.

The new “vacant” table is available to the mailing industry Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) address matching software, which incorporates the Delivery Point Validation product, a table of all the valid addresses that the USPS delivers to on a daily basis. By using USPS-approved CASS software, mailers can qualify for automation or postage discounts, Wilson said.

The USPS also offers a “no-stat” table that identifies addresses that are in the process of “being built,” Wilson said. It is typically an address that has been assigned, but the USPS has not yet begun making delivery to it yet, he said.

Mailers should contact their Delivery Point Validation product vendor to find out if the new “vacant” table is incorporated into address matching products they use.

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