Tag: Mail Services

German Economy Minister Glos to restrict Deutsche Post's VAT privilege

Posted by | Feb 24, 2008 | |

German Economy Minister Michael Glos plans to restrict Deutsche Post World Net AG’s value added tax privilege while expanding that of the company’s competitors, Euro am Sonntag reported, without citing sources.

So far, the company pays no VAT for its so-called universal service, including correspondences of up to 2000 grams, parcels of up to 20 kilograms and the dispatch of newspapers, it said.

The company’s competitors have to pay 19 pct of VAT for all their services, it added.

In the future, the universal service is to be restricted but will be VAT-free for all competitors of Deutsche Post, the magazine added.

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Oman Post delegation keen to boost ties with Emirates Post

Posted by | Feb 24, 2008 | |

A high-level delegation from Oman, led by Dr. Ahmed Bin Ali Bin Al Mewaly, Director of Privatisation, Ministry of Finance, Oman, visited Emirates Post and discussed areas of mutual interest.

The delegation held talks with Emirates Post officials, including Mr. Abdulla Al Daboos, President of Emirates Post Group, Fahad Al Hosani, Vice President, Emirates Post Group and Mr. Ibrahim Karam, CEO of Emirates Post

Emirates Post officials briefed the delegation on the advancements made by Emirates Post over the past few years and expressed strong desire for mutual cooperation between the two sides.

The delegation visited Ramoul Sorting Centre, Wall Street, Training & Development Centre, EMP, EDC and Empost, and showed interest in the various activities and operations of Emirates Post and subsidiaries. They toured different facilities and were briefed by Sultan Al Midfa, CEO of Empost, Mr. Abdullah Bin Ghalib, GMD, Wall Street, Ahmed Tahlak, CEO, EMP, Abdullah Al Ashram, CEO, EDC, Wiaam Ghanem, Director of Training Centre and Munther Bin Shaker, Director, Ramoul Sorting Centre.

The Omani delegation consisted of Saif Bin Nasser Al Mahrouqi, Director of Administrative Issues, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr. Hussain Bin Malallah Al Lawathi, Investment Consultant, Ministry of Finance & Economy and Mr. Ahmed bin Saleh Al Mewaly, Deputy Director General, Operations, Oman Post.

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Portuguese postal unions to strike. UNI demands Portugal Post (CTT) start proper negotiations

Posted by | Feb 22, 2008 | |

Two of UNI’s Portuguese affiliates, SNTCT and SINDETELCO, are taking strike action Monday 25 February to protest against work deregulation and to demand the renegotiation of a decent collective agreement. The unions action is taken to try and stop CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A (the Portuguese Postal Service) from destroying the benefits of the workers that have been gained in the past through negotiations.

UNI Post & Logistics has sent a message of solidarity to the workers and has called on CTT to immediately start meaningful negotiations with the trade unions.

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Royal Mail blames Europe for late deliveries

Posted by | Feb 22, 2008 | |

Late postal deliveries affecting many parts of Pembrokeshire look set to be permanent as Royal Mail struggles to find solutions to a new European law which restricts the speed of its carriers.

Royal Mail has had to comply with the new EU road transport directive which introduced lower speed limits for some vehicles.

This means lorries which transport mail down the M4 to Pembrokeshire can only travel at 57mph.

As a direct result, postal workers at sorting offices including Pembroke Dock have been told to clock on an hour later at 6.30am and this has delayed deliveries by an hour Because of Pembrokeshire’s peripherality, the effects of the new transport directive are more apparent here than other areas of the UK.

Royal Mail insisted “customers can be reassured that Royal Mail is working hard to minimise the impact of these changes across the country”.

A spokesman said it would continue to make the last delivery by lunchtime in urban areas and mid-afternoon in rural areas.

But Gordon Barry, secretary of the Narberth Chamber of Trade, said words were of little comfort to businesses which relied on an efficient postal system.

Mr Barry suggested that as the standard of service deteriorates businesses will gravitate further towards the internet.

Mr Barry also questioned why Royal Mail didn’t transport its post by train. For towns with stations and sorting offices such as Narberth, Haverfordwest and Pembroke Dock this would be a sensible alternative, he suggested.

However, Royal Mail said this means of transport was abandoned a few years ago.

“A decision was taken at the time to cease the use of trains and instead to maximise the use of our vehicles. By ensuring they are not running with empty or low volumes of mail, we managed to reduce our costs and also our road miles,” said its spokesman.

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Spir Communication announces closure of Adrexo Mail (FRA)

Posted by | Feb 22, 2008 | |

Spir Communication has announced that it will close Adrexo Mail, its addressed mail distribution arm, after a difficult year. Group net income plunged 43.5 percent to 29.8 million euros in 2007 compared to the same period last year and operation income decreased from 42.5 percent to 44.5 million euros. Turnover increased 10.5 percent to 650.1 million euros.

The company said that its margins and last year’s results have been severely affected by the distribution networks of Adrexo Mail, an activity which was launched last year pending deregulation of the postal market in France and Europe. “This important strategic decision was motivated by the lack of clarity and stability of the market,” Phillippe Leoni, CEO of Spir said at a conference. “Spir stresses that given the lag from the date of full liberalization of the postal marketing in France from January 2009 to January 2011, there is uncertainty.”

He added that the group benefited from the difficult experiences of its European competitors in the market for the distribution of addressed mail. Leoni said that Spir chooses to limit the damage, and as a result this activity has generated an operation loss of around 18 million euros in 2007. The closure of Adrexo Mail will result in a total loss of less than 13 million euros in 2008. Spir expects to keep some activities, such as packages and relay letters, which do not depend on the opening of the postal market. This division has weighted on the results of the mail (distribution of printed matter, packages, catalogues, mail), which saw net operation profit plunge from 61.7 percent to 8.6 million errors despite a 23.4 percent increase in turnover of 303.6 million. The group remains confident in its ability to improve its performance in 2008.

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