Tag: Spain

Palletways announces continued european expansion

Posted by | Apr 3, 2008 | |

The Palletways Group has announced a 19 pct increase in annual turnover for the 12 month period to 31st May 2007, with consolidated operating profit before amortisation of goodwill at GBP 2.9m, compared to GBP 2.8m the previous year.

Commenting on the results, Susan Hundleby, Palletways Group Finance Director, said: “The results reflect the continued expansion of the Palletways network and the planned investment to support this expansion to achieve its vision of being a truly European business.”

“The reporting period saw the successful transfer of the Palletways business model into the Spanish market. Key investments included rolling out a new central hub facility in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid, and enhancing interconnectivity between the domestic European networks.”

“This year also saw the beneficial acquisition and integration of Palletways Italia S.p.A. into the Group’s network. Palletways continues to develop its fully integrated and wholly controlled networks to provide domestic and European pallet distribution services. This provides our members with a unique and profitable opportunity to extend their services to customers.”

Palletways today has circa 250 locations across Europe and handles around 80,000 pallets a week via nine hub facilities.

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Sixteen Postal Operators Sign REIMS III Terminal Dues Agreement

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

After two years of negotiations European postal operators have reached a new agreement on terminal dues payments replacing the REIMS II Agreement in force since 1997.

The REIMS III Agreement took effect on 1 January 2008 with sixteen European postal operators committing to it. REIMS stands for Remuneration for the Exchange of International Mails. The sixteen posts that are now part of REIMS III are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Additional posts are expected to sign the agreement, which will remain open for signature for all present and former parties of the REIMS II Agreement and the REIMS East Agreement that participated in its negotiation.

REIMS III continues with quality of service standards much more ambitious than the targets under the EU Postal Directive. The individualized penalties in REIMS III for not reaching the J+1 standard and a target of 93 percent will continue to produce quality of service benefits. Transitional rules have been outlined that will continue to raise targets for those parties that have not yet reached 93% J+1.

A second benefit in the REIMS III agreement is that ensures that terminal dues as stipulated in the EU Postal Directive are cost-based, and are based on regulated domestic tariffs in the delivering country.

The parties to REIMS III have the firm commitment to continue to offer Third Party Access in line with the EU Commission’s 2003 Exemption Decision.

With the REIMS East transitional arrangement and the REIMS and REIMS East IDM Agreements incorporated into the REIMS III Agreement, it is expected that more REIMS East parties will sign the REIMS III Agreement during 2008.

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Seur inaugurates the first “Seur store” in Denia

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

SEUR has created a new kind of sales channel with the SEUR Store which it is inaugurating today in Denia. SEUR Stores are designed to offer all the accessory services required in the express transport sector. The sale of packaging and office materials, copying and binding services, fax, mobile phone top-ups and pre-paid telephone cards and packs are just some of the services offered to SEUR customers at a “SEUR Store”.

SEUR Stores offer customers an integrated service that is designed to respond to their specific individual requirements. The company is developing this new concept as a key factor in the future growth of its retail outlets division.

Mercedes García, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, underlines the importance of this Store’s inauguration: “In a sector in which the services on offer are showing a tendency towards standardisation, it is important to create solutions that cater for our customers’ specific requirements. The SEUR Store in Denia is a pilot project that gives shape to the expansion model for our retail outlets”.

With the inauguration of this new Store, SEUR now has 14 outlets in the Province of Alicante. The SEUR Store in Denia can be found at a geographically strategic site in a town whose population increases three-fold during the summer, making it an ideal location.

In Alicante, SEUR recorded a turnover of EUR 19 million during 2007, carrying 2,700,000 consignments in the province. It forecasts growth of around 7 pct for the coming twelve months, in line with the company’s overall growth figure.

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Correos Spain launches new National Postal Express

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Spanish “Post Office has announced the launch of the new National Postal Express, a service that gives users the possibility to choose between three modes of delivery in order to adapt to the needs of each client. National Postal Express is designed for shipping packages as a matter of urgency, under signature of the recipient and a delivery time that does not exceed 24 hours for most destinations.The new service will unify in a single product the main features of two types of urgent packages, the Postal Express and traditional Prism National Post. As for the types of delivery, the first of which is the standard, which will take place at home or, failing that, at the post office; a second is called ‘light’ and guaranteed home delivery or return shipment to the sender and the third involves delivery to the office.”

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Funky bikes for Correos Spain

Posted by | Mar 24, 2008 | |

The Spanish postal operator Correos has introduced five bright yellow, electrically powered delivery vans and nine adapted bicycles to it’s postal service fleet. The trial of ecological vehicles is to run in Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Seville, Granada and other locations.

The lower maintenance requirements and load capacity of the new vans made them an ideal choice. According to Correos, the useful carrying capacity and easy access make for easy loading of larger packages. The environmental impact is also reduced and the vans are apparently very quiet in operation. The six-speed vans, With a top speed of 57km/h (100km range), and a 460kg payload, could become a familiar site on Spanish roads. The new bikes have been adapted to provide more carrying space.

Correos has around 13,000 vehicles, including trucks, vans and mopeds. If the trials prove successful, more ecological vehicles will be purchased to replace those in its existing fleet.

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