Tag: Sweden

Sweden Post announce interim results for Jan-June 03

Posted by | Aug 28, 2003 | |

Posten’s adjusted operating earnings for the six months ending in June were SEK298m, an improvement compared to the previous year of SEK48m despite a provision of SEK168m relating to the closure of two terminals. Posten continues cost-cutting to improve profitability. The central administration has been downsized during the spring. Further, a restructuring program has been initiated that will lead to additional efficiency enhancements. A new business strategy will be shaped this fall encompassing Posten’s vision, business idea, goals and strategies as well as an action plan for the future.

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Orange hand points the way to postal voting stations in Sweden

Posted by | Aug 26, 2003 | |

In conjunction with the referendum on whether Sweden will adopt the euro, Posten is offering postal voting at more than 1,500 voting stations across the country between August 27 and September 14. Posten has handled early voting since 1942. Postal voting has accounted for roughly one-third of the ballots cast in the previous four elections. Like the 2002 general elections, the orange hand symbol will be visibly displayed at all postal voting stations.

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Posten Sverige AB and Hong Kong Post plan joint stamp issue

Posted by | Aug 14, 2003 | |

The Swedish postal services company Posten Sverige AB said on Wednesday (13 August) that it had signed a partnership agreement with Hongkong Post. The agreement involved the design and printing in Sweden of a joint postage stamp series, Shorebirds and Seabirds, Posten said. The stamps will have different denominations in Sweden and Hong Kong.

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Toshiba to provide mail-sorting system to Sweden Post

Posted by | Aug 11, 2003 | |

Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won a contract worth USD12 million to provide the Swedish postal services with advanced mail-sorting equipment. In June 2004, the Japanese electronics maker will start delivering eight units of its Series TT-1000 systems, each equipped with an optical character reader and video coding system, Toshiba said in a press release. The mail-sorting systems scan mail and recognize handwritten or printed addresses, print appropriate barcodes onto envelopes and use the information in the bar codes to sort mail into stackers on the basis of destination.

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Teliasonera and IBM contract Swedish Post Office

Posted by | Jul 11, 2003 | |

TeliaSonera has signed an agreement with IBM to upgrade the Swedish Post Office’s (Posten) existing systems for telephony and data communications. The agreement is for a six-year period and is valued is calculated at approximately SEK 1.2 billion (Euro 130 million).

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