Tag: Royal Mail

Royal Mail Service Lets Mailers Pre-book Mailings

Posted by | Apr 15, 2002 | |

Royal Mail has released details of a new booking center service that allows advertisers and their agencies or mailing houses to register upcoming activity and get a unit cost for their specific mailings.
Royal Mail said this lets advertisers more accurately calculate the cost of mailing as part of the campaign. The agency said the cost of the package depends on three key considerations: The size and weight of the items; when they need to be delivered; and the number of items. Mailings can be booked with a range of delivery options from next day to seven days.

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Regulator backs down over threat to Royal Mail

Posted by | Apr 15, 2002 | |

THE POSTAL regulator is set to back down in its dispute with Consignia over the opening up of the postal market by slowing down the introduction of competition to the Royal Mail.
The move, due to be announced next month by Postcomm, follows a warning last week from Consignia that first and second-class stamp prices may have to rise by 3p a year if its monopoly is broken up too quickly.

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Royal Mail introduces new direct mail scheme

Posted by | Apr 5, 2002 | |

Royal Mail has introduced a new direct mail scheme, which has yet to be named. It is designed to make running a mailing as easy as booking a TV, radio or poster campaign. Through a dedicated booking centre, agencies, client companies and mailing houses will now be able to receive an upfront, all-inclusive price for each campaign – and no doubt many would say, “about time too”.

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Changes to airmail letter rates

Posted by | Apr 4, 2002 | |

Royal Mail is advising customers that new prices for international postcards, letters, small packets and printed papers to destinations outside Europe come into effect on July 4th 2002.
The overall increase in prices is 4.8 which is within the Retail Price Index limits allowable under the terms of the operating licence issued to Consignia, Royal Mail’s holding company, by Postcomm.

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CONSIGNIA ANNOUNCES FIRST MOVES IN THREE YEAR RENEWAL PLAN

Posted by | Apr 2, 2002 | |

Consignia press release
 RESTRUCTURE OF LOSS MAKING PARCELS BUSINESS
 RATIONALISATION OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENT SINGLE NETWORK
 COMBINED COST SAVING OF £460 MILLION
 FURTHER MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL SAVINGS IDENTIFIED
 15,000 JOBS TO GO, 13,000 THROUGH REDEPLOYMENT OR REDUNDANCY

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