Tag: Royal Mail

Postcomm publishes its standard postal licence

Posted by | Nov 12, 2002 | |

Postcomm today published the terms and conditions for the new standard postal
licence. This implements the decision, announced on 29 May 2002, to allow
rival operators to provide long-term mail services in competition with Royal Mail Group. The new licence will come into operation from I January 2003 and will have a minimum life of seven years. Up to now, with the exception of Royal Mail, all postal operators have been restricted to interim licences of a minimum of 12 months’ duration.

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Royal Mail trains to Glasgow are to be scrapped after 132 years on the tracks

Posted by | Nov 11, 2002 | |

Royal Mail trains which carry overnight sorting offices to Glasgow are to be scrapped next year. The cost-cutting move will bring to an end to more than 130 years of history and affect almost 80 staff who work on the travelling post offices (TPOs). Staff who man the 132-year-old mail train service fear they will lose their jobs as a result. And they are also concerned that the move will mean a reduced service for customers.

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Catalogue firms join forces for new trade body

Posted by | Nov 8, 2002 | |

Over 100 catalogue owners are forming their own trade association in an attempt to improve standards of training and support within the catalogue industry. The new body, called the Catalogue Exchange, may also be used to challenge the DMA (UK) on the issue of size-based pricing. Although negatively received by the majority of the direct marketing industry, Royal Mail’s new pricing proposals are set to improve the lot of niche cataloguers by reducing their costs.

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Publishers take issue with rising postal costs

Posted by | Nov 4, 2002 | |

Postal issues continue to be a headache for publishers the world over and price based reform is currently under review by operators in the UK, US and Australia.
In October representatives from the Periodical Publishers Association’s (PPA) postal committee urged the UK’s national postal operator, Royal Mail, to find an acceptable way forward on the size-based pricing issue which continues to threaten the country’s magazine industry.

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Royal Mail reins in the colour this christmas

Posted by | Nov 4, 2002 | |

With Slade and Status Quo blasting out of the jukebox, and excesses of food and booze, the modern Yuletide experience is not known for its self-restraint.

This year, however, one festive ritual will be somewhat toned down – sending your greetings cards.

After years favouring rather garish designs, the Royal Mail has revealed a set of Christmas stamps that are distinctly on the understated side.

The themes are traditional enough: holly with its bright red berries, a few leaves of ivy, a pinecone and some mistletoe.

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