Tag: Parcelforce

Nine out of ten first class letters consistently arrive next day – Royal Mail reliability continues to improve

Posted by | May 31, 2002 | |

Royal Mail has now been delivering nine out ten First Class letters the next working day after posting for nine consecutive months, Consignia said today. The company announced that Royal Mail’s First Class mail quality of service result for February and March was 91.6 per cent against a licence target of 92.1 per cent. Second Class mail achieved 98.9 per cent, exceeding its target by 0.4 per cent and Special Delivery – Royal Mail’s guaranteed service – achieved 99.1 per cent, just ahead of target.

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YOUR PERSONAL POST BOX

Posted by | May 16, 2002 | |

UK online retail sales are now growing at 10 times the rate of traditional retail. However, with this confidence comes a desire and an impatience to have goods delivered on the customer’s terms, not the e-tailer’s. This means that the number of ways in which merchants fulfil demand must increase accordingly, adding a new layer of complexity to the process. One of the fastest growing sectors addressing this issue is the drop- box market. These secure delivery boxes allow goods to be delivered at any time, for consumers to pick up at their convenience.

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Post merger talks lasted eight months

Posted by | May 7, 2002 | |

Talks over the possible merger of the Royal Mail and Parcelforce with the Dutch post office lasted for eight months before being called off, it was revealed today. The Government authorised discussions to be held between Consignia and Dutch postal firm TGP last July, but it emerged in March that common ground could not be found.

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CONSIGNIA ANNOUNCES FIRST MOVES IN THREE YEAR RENEWAL PLAN

Posted by | Apr 2, 2002 | |

Consignia press release
 RESTRUCTURE OF LOSS MAKING PARCELS BUSINESS
 RATIONALISATION OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENT SINGLE NETWORK
 COMBINED COST SAVING OF £460 MILLION
 FURTHER MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL SAVINGS IDENTIFIED
 15,000 JOBS TO GO, 13,000 THROUGH REDEPLOYMENT OR REDUNDANCY

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The UK national postal strike that no one noticed

Posted by | Apr 1, 2002 | |

THE THREAT of a national postal strike may have been one of the most feared industrial disputes in recent months, raising the prospect of sealed postboxes and backlogs of mail, but it has already happened — and no one noticed.
Postal union representatives last week went on strike for all of 15 minutes. The Communication Workers Union held the mini-strike last Tuesday to keep its options open for future action amid pay talks that began last autumn and, despite an apparent settlement a few weeks ago, still drag on.

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