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Business Post Group pre-close interim statement (UK)

Posted by | Oct 9, 2008 | |

Business Post Group plc issued the following pre-close period trading update for the half-year ended 30 September 2008.

Performance has continued in line with the guidance provided at the Annual General Meeting on 9th July, and in line with the Board’s expectations.

The Group has maintained revenue growth, both during the second quarter and for the half-year in total. Group revenues for the half-year increased by 16.3% on the equivalent period last year.

Parcel revenues showed a satisfactory improvement on last year.

Mail business, UK Mail, achieved good growth, driven by new business wins and further mail volumes from existing customers.

Revenues in Specialist Services for the period were up significantly on last year, with new contracts driving a strong improvement in our Courier business.

Business Post Group plc will report its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2008 on 19 November 2008.

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Direct Marketing Association backs Royal Mail discount scheme

Posted by | Oct 9, 2008 | |

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has revealed its backing for a new scheme to offer businesses a discount on postage for direct mail.

As part of the scheme, businesses that reduce the amount of unnecessary messages they send out could receive a cut-price service per item, as well as other potential savings.

The Head of Postal Affairs for DMA, Alex Walsh, told PrintWeek that the organisation was behind such plans.

He explained: “We’re hoping companies take part for a variety of reasons, as it can do a lot of good.

“Under the terms of the scheme, companies receive a discount by complying with Royal Mail requirements.”

The DMA recently revealed plans to recognise the best door drop campaigns carried out in the UK by businesses and agencies.

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World Post Day 2008

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

Over the past five years, mail and parcel volumes defied predictions to remain buoyant, according to the latest figures obtained by the Universal Postal Union.

With 6.5 billion items in 2007, domestic parcel volumes were up 7.9pct on 2002. Over the same period, international volumes rose 1.4pct to reach 44 million items in 2007. The increases are thought to be due in part to the growth of e-commerce, with the majority of online purchases still remaining within borders.

Worldwide domestic letter-post volumes grew by 0.3pct between 2002 and 2007, reaching 433 billion pieces last year. Generally, advertising mail has a positive impact on mail volumes and is estimated to make up more than 30pct of overall volumes. Meanwhile, international letter-post, which faces stiff competition from new technologies, experienced a 2.6pct volume decrease during the same period, with a total of 5.5 billion items in 2007.

The level of development among Posts is not the same worldwide. In his message for World Post Day (9th October), Edouard Dayan, UPU Director General, is calling upon all member countries of the Universal Postal Union, and their operators designated to provide the universal service, to make a firm commitment, with all other postal sector players, to modernizing postal services, so that they continue to contribute fully to economic and social development.

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Royal Mail's request to waive the Redelivery local collect charge during December 2008 (UK)

Posted by | Oct 7, 2008 | |

Royal Mail has asked Postcomm for a temporary exemption which would waive the 50p Redelivery local collect charge during December 2008.
Postcomm published a consultation letter which seeks stakeholders’ views on Royal Mail’s request, and stakeholders are invited to respond to the letter by 7 November 2008. We expect to make a decision in early November 2008.
On 26 September 2008, Royal Mail applied for a Direction from Postcomm for exemption from the three month notification period required by Condition 7 for it to waive the 50p Redelivery Local Collect charge during December 2008. It proposed to make this change available to all recipients of items that have not been delivered on the first attempt.

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3,000 more post offices could close if Royal Mail loses pensions contract (UK)

Posted by | Oct 4, 2008 | |

Three thousand more post offices could close if the Government does not award a major benefits contract to the Royal Mail in the next few weeks.

The latest uncertainty to the post office network hinges on whether the Department for Work and Pensions extends the Post Office Card Account (POCA) after 2010.

The card account is a lifeline for many branches as it pays out benefits and pensions to four million people and cannot be used in other banks or shops.

Pressure is already building on ministers with over 170 MPs signing a Commons motion urging the Government to keep the contract with the Post Office.

Ministers are insisting that any decision is taken on commercial grounds. PayPoint, the UK’s biggest payment network, with 20,000 outlets in shops across the country, is believed to be the favourite to replace the Post Office in supplying the pension and benefit service.

But they are very worried about the fall-out from taking away the contract from the Post Office.

The Department for Work and Pensions said the contract would be awarded in “early Autumn” but declined to comment further.

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