New foes for Consignia
Consignia could face further competition because industry regulator Postcomm is considering issuing one-year licences to Securicor Omega Express, London Underground and Datarun for specialist business services.
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Parcel business flourishing in remote areas
Abenefit of the many tentacles Deutsche Post has in the freight forwarding and parcels market was that Securicor Omega Express was able to take over the lease at a former Danzas facility close to Dublin airport last year when the Irish operations of Danzas, AEI and ASG were consolidated.
Although there is no direct trading relationship, general manager Garrett Thornton says that thanks to a group Internet tool, “we are aware of what’s happening elsewhere in the group”.
Securicor predicts growth in Europe
SECURICOR OMEGA Express has seen ts distribution business, which is 50 percent held by Deutsche post increase revenue by two percent during the year ending 30 September.
Turnover for the twelve months was £339 million from £332 million the year before. Profits increased fractionaUy from £6.0 million to £6.1 million for the oeriod, with the company citing the cost of investment in IT as a prime factor for the weak earnings.
Securicor distribution arm sees fall in next day traffic
Securicors 50% share of the distribution operation which it jointly owns with Deutsche Post, increased its turnoer veom £331.8m to £338.9m for the year ended 30 September. But profit only nudged ahead from £6.0m to £6.1m.
Read MoreSecuricor Omega Express contract with Teleplan
Global IT provider Teleplan has teamed up with logistics specialist Securicor Omega Express to transport time-critical equipment throughout Europe.
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