Tag: Royal Mail

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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Post watchdog delays delivery (Opinion)

Posted by | May 30, 2002 | |

ALLAN LEIGHTON has won his first important battle as chairman of Consignia and persuaded the postal regulator to delay the onset of competition in its core market.

His tactic was straightforward: he opened the books and showed just how precarious was the position the business had been allowed to deteriorate into under its previous management. “Frightening” was the word used by Postcomm’s Graham Corbett to describe the picture that Leighton put before him.

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Postcomm consults on interim licence for Speedmail

Posted by | May 27, 2002 | |

Postcomm today began consultation on the proposed issue of short-term licence to Speedmail International Ltd. Speedmail wishes to provide mailroom services for businesses, collecting mail from Consignia, pre-sorting it and delivering it direct to individuals at clients’ premises. It also wants to deliver letters connected with publications to the London postcodes in which it already delivers.

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Dairies seek mail licence

Posted by | May 25, 2002 | |

Express Dairies has applied for a licence to deliver letters and parcels with the morning milk.
If Postcomm, the regulator, grants the application, the company will be given a 12-month licence to carry up to 4.6m items a year.

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Clients and agencies slam Royal Mail pricing scheme

Posted by | May 24, 2002 | |

Royal Mail’s plans to introduce a new pricing system based on size – not just weight – have been attacked by both agencies and clients and will, according to one agency chief, “stifle creativity and damage the direct mail medium”.
The proposal, first revealed in Precision Marketing last month (PM April 5), has been put forward by managing director of business and consumer markets Gillian Wilmot. It is not known whether the Media Markets division supports the initiative.

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