Swiss Post will seek more operational alliances in future but there is little prospect of any all-encompassing strategic alliance or even part-privatisation, according to a senior executive. The comments follow a move by Swiss authorities towards restructuring the Swiss national postal operator into a public limited company with employees on contracts rather than staff with civil servant status.
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Palletways has appointed its first member in Switzerland as part of its Central European Network expansion, which also covers the Benelux countries, Germany, Denmark and northern France. Universal Express, based in Münchenstein/Basel, will provide a 48/72-hour distribution service to and from the regions covered by the Central European Network with exclusivity for Switzerland, France zip code 68 and Germany zip code 79.
Read MoreThe Swiss government announced plans to privatise the Swiss Post as part of its efforts to liberalise the country’s postal services. The government said it wants to create a level playing field for private competition. Therefore it has ordered the Communications Department to draft a bill making the necessary amendments to Swiss postal legislation. Even though Swiss Post may eventually lose its monopoly on the posting of letters, it will maintain its public services mandate, the government said.
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