Tag: Royal Mail

Upper weight limit for UK standard parcels changing from June 1 2004

Posted by | Feb 12, 2004 | |

Royal Mail announced today (February 10 2004) that a change to the upper weight limit of its standard parcels service will be made from June 1 2004. The change, announced in October 2003, was previously due to take place from April 1 2004. Royal Mail, in agreement with its regulator Postcomm, is changing the upper weight limit for the standard parcel service from 30kgs to 20kgs. Less than one per cent of the four and half million standard parcels a year are affected by the change.

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UK Mail deal opens door to delivery network

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

Royal Mail is in preliminary talks with the Dutch and German postal services, TPG and Deutsche Post, about allowing them access to its delivery network
after reaching a ground-breaking deal with a British rival yesterday. The deal is the first of its kind in Europe and was concluded after two years of talks. It in effect freezes regulator PostComm out of the process of enabling access to Royal Mail’s network of 73 mail centres and 1,450 delivery offices. It is understood that negotiations on a similar deal have already begun with TPG, which has a full licence, and with Deutsche Post, which is holding talks with PostComm on a winning a full licence to compete in Britain. Other groups waiting in the wings are Hays and Express Dairies.

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UK mail deal sets precedent for market liberalisation

Posted by | Feb 11, 2004 | |

A significant hurdle to the liberalisation of the postal market was cleared yesterday after Royal Mail agreed for the first time to deliver letters collected and sorted by a private company. The terms of the agreement are likely to set a precedent for deals between the state-owned mail group and companies such as Deutsche Post of Germany and TPG of the Netherlands, who have tried to break into the UK market for several years.
From April, Royal Mail will deliver post that is collected and sorted by Business Post, its private sector rival. Rather than emptying post boxes on the street, Business Post, through its subsidiary UK Mail, will collect mail from businesses such as phone companies and utilities that send letters in bulk.

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Business Post could double in size over 3 years following UK Royal Mail deal

Posted by | Feb 10, 2004 | |

Paul Carvell, chief executive of Business Post PLC, said today’s ground-breaking access agreement with Royal Mail PLC could double the size of Business Post over the next three years. Under the terms of the deal, business letters sent via Business Post’s UK Mail division will be delivered by Royal Mail, who will be charging around 13 pence per letter for the service. Analysts have assumed that 2006 will see an achievement of 1.5 pct market share, rising to 3 pct by 2007. Carvell said the group is targeting a 3 pct market share in the medium term.

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Royal Mail joins prestigious list of sponsors for World Mail Awards

Posted by | Feb 4, 2004 | |

Royal Mail have taken up the opportunity to sponsor a prestigious World Mail Award supporting this year’s programme to recognize and celebrate best practice within the global mail industry. The Security Award, which Royal Mail are sponsoring, is a late addition to the 9 other criteria: e-Commerce; Innovation; Enterprise; Customer Service; Marketing; Technology; Industry Leadership; Quality and; Transformation. Applications for the awards are open for another three weeks and can be made via the Mail Awards website www.mailawards.com. The Awards will be presented at a black tie gala dinner on 25th May, on the eve of the World Mail & Express Conference and Exhibition in Berlin. Winners will receive worldwide acclaim through Triangle’s media channels and external advertising.

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