Tag: Royal Mail

Royal Mail stops grey fleet usage (UK)

Posted by | Dec 12, 2007 | |

The Royal Mail has confirmed that it is to stop its employees from using their own vehicles for work. More than 8,000 of the Royal Mail’s 120,000 staff currently use their own transport while at work.

They will be required to end the practice within the next two to three years and use alternatives provided by Royal Mail as part of a wider £1.2 billion upgrade investment.

According to a Royal Mail spokesman, delivery staff should never have to use their own vehicles, although it has become accepted practice in some areas.

However, on occasion, postmen and postwomen ask to use their vehicles to travel to and from their delivery route in preference to officially planned transport.

Approval is subject to an assessment by the local delivery office manager and considerations include insurance, health and safety and security.”

Despite these checks, the Royal Mail has said it will now insist that employees no longer use their own vehicles at work.
The Royal Mail said the initiative would take several years to complete, but that it had the backing of staff, especially after they had been presented with alternatives such as electric trolleys.

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Dieter Weng Appointed as New FEDMA Vice Chairman

Posted by | Dec 11, 2007 | |

Dieter Weng, the President of the German Direct Marketing Association (DDV), has been appointed as the new Vice Chairman of FEDMA at the Board meeting on 15 November.
The addition of Dieter Weng completes the FEDMA Executive Committee, which consists of the Chairman, four vice-chairmen and the Treasurer. Weng will keep this post until the FEDMA Annual General Assembly in April next year.
FEDMA is thrilled Mr. Weng has agreed to be a Vice Chairman. The FEDMA Chairman, Emma Lawson, said after the Board meeting “Dieter Weng will, with his knowledge and experience bring valuable input to the running of FEDMA”.
Weng has been the President of DDV since 2005 and is a consultant with a focus on coaching, path finding and communications. He is 61.
FEDMA is the unique voice of the European direct marketing industry. Its national members are direct marketing associations (DMAs) representing users, service providers and media/carriers of direct marketing. FEDMA also has more than 200 direct company members. Today, direct marketing strategies (via mail, telephone, Internet and direct response) are an essential tool for companies to approach, inform and retain customers, as well as providing customer relationship services.

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Consultation Starts On Changes To Post Office Network – Post Office Ltd announces plans for West Berkshire and Wiltshire

Posted by | Dec 11, 2007 | |

Post Office Ltd today opened a six week local public consultation on its Area Plan for West Berkshire and Wiltshire. The formal period of public consultation is six weeks but this has been extended by ten calendar days for this plan to allow for the Christmas and New Year breaks. In line with the criteria and factors set by the Government in its Response document, DTI The Post Office Network, Government response to public consultation May 2007 the Area Plan proposes future provision of Post Office® services through a network of 234 branches across the area, resulting in the closure of 36 existing branches.

Under the proposals, more than 99.4pct of the area’s population will either see no change to their nearest branch, or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

In addition to the 223 branches which are proposed to remain in the West Berkshire and Wiltshire area, Post Office Ltd is proposing to establish 11 outreach services, which would use innovative ways to continue to provide Post Office services- particularly in smaller communities – where the existing branch is proposed for closure.

Possible types of outreach service in West Berkshire and Wiltshire could include a mobile service visiting small communities at set times, a hosted service operated within third party premises for restricted hours each week, or a partner service within the premises of a local partner.

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Decisions on East Midlands Post Office® Branches Announced

Posted by | Dec 11, 2007 | |

Post Office Ltd today announced decisions on the future of Post Office® branches across the East Midlands area following a six week public consultation ending on 12 November. Post Office® services will be provided through a network of 360 branches, which supports the national accessibility criteria introduced by the Government and ensures that 99 pct of the county’s population will either see no change to their existing branch or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The plan confirmed today means that 75 branches will close in the East Midlands’ with the first closures scheduled to take place in January 2008. These branches were detailed in the Area Plan proposal published on 2 October 2007.

The replacement of 11 branches by outreach solutions was also confirmed in principal today subject to final agreement with Postwatch. Post Office Ltd is now working on finalising the details of the specific solution that replaces each branch, this information will be published shortly. The outreach solutions could include a mobile service visiting small communities at set times, a hosted service operated within third party premises for restricted hours each week, or a partner service within the premises of a local partner .

Two branches originally proposed for closure – Melton Road and Ryhall Road – will now remain open following a review of the issues raised during consultation.

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Royal Mail faces investigation over late letters

Posted by | Dec 10, 2007 | |

Royal Mail is facing an investigation over claims that letters are being delivered late because postmen are failing to complete their rounds.

The mail watchdog, Postwatch, will look into the issue after receiving complaints from the organisation’s staff as well as customers.

Problems with postal deliveries have been blamed on new working practices introduced after strikes by the Communication Workers Union, and a new 56 mph speed limit for lorries, which means that mail is arriving later at sorting offices.

Postwatch will survey thousands of householders to find out whether mail is arriving on time.

The investigation will focus on a practice known as “cutting off”, where workers take undelivered mail back to the delivery office at the end of a shift, rather than finishing the round in overtime.

Royal Mail says it has already fitted its lorries with speed limiters in advance of European Union rules which will restrict their speed from January 1.

Postal workers, writing in an online forum, have threatened to disrupt deliveries at Christmas. One said: “I am cutting off every day in December.” Another said: “I for one will be finishing at my time.”

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