Tag: TNT

Gilles Hilscher joins the Ciblex Group as Chief Executive Officer of Ciblex France.

Posted by | Jun 1, 2007 | |

Within just a few years, Ciblex has become a major player in the field of value-added
Express Distribution. The creation of the Chief Executive Officer position at Ciblex
France aims to speed up the development process that Ciblex is set to undergo during the coming years, both in France and abroad.

Gilles Hilscher was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ciblex France at the beginning of May. Reporting to Teddy Mégarbane, the Group’s Chairman, he will be in charge of commercial operations, customer service, quality and safety. He is a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

Gilles Hilscher worked previously at GLS as Chief Executive Officer. Over more than 15 years, he has devoted most of his career to the Express Distribution business. He held successive management positions at FEDEX and TAT before becoming CEO of TNT Express.

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TNT Hungary bucks local trend to increase sales by more than 61%

Posted by | May 30, 2007 | |

TNT Express Worldwide Hungary Kft increased its turnover in 2006 by 61.2% over the previous year, well beyond the average for its sector.

“Part of this sales jump is linked to one limited project ending this year; however, even excluding this item, we are clearly above both the industrial average growth rate in Hungary and the average growth rate of 12% within TNT Express,” said managing director Márton Járosi Jr.

TNT Hungary attributes its success to the fact that it has improved the quality, broadened its range of its services and increased its client base among small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Express delivery companies on the Hungarian market were generally affected by the government’s deficit-cutting program causing a slowing-down of Hungarian economy in the second half of the year.

Some Ft369m (USD 1.9m) was invested in the Hungarian business in 2006. The biggest single amount was spent on the development of the logistics and sorting center in Ecseri út, Budapest, which increased from 1,300 to 1,950sqm. The vehicle park grew by 8% in 2006 and further investments were made in IT.

The postponement of the development of the Budapest Ferihegy airport has proved a problem for TNT Hungary.

A short-term minor investment was therefore made to increase its existing operational area in the airport. Ft673m (USD 3.6m) has been earmarked for developments this year, of which Ft290m (USD 1.5m) is slated to be used for the establishment of the new TNT center in Ferihegy airport, although it says that remains dependent on the plans of the new owner of the airport.

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Dutch postal liberalisation law likely to pass in June

Posted by | May 30, 2007 | |

The Dutch parliament will likely pass a law fully liberalising the domestic postal market in June after compromising with the cabinet on the sticking point of labour provisions, the parliament’s official website confirms.

The legislation will open the market for letters under 50 grams next year to TNT NV competitors Sandd and Selekt Mail, a Deutsche Post subsidiary that counts Dutch publisher Wegener NV as a stakeholder.

In a final debate on the subject with Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Frank Heemskerk yesterday, a parliamentary majority came out in favour of liberalisation after a cabinet amendment was incorporated requiring postal companies like Sandd and Direkt Mail to make labour agreements with unions or face government intervention.

Unlike TNT, which has a collective labour agreement, Sandd and Selekt Mail use alternative payment schemes for employees including performance-based salaries measured by total deliveries.

Unions had warned that such schemes could allow companies to pay less than minimum wage and create unfair competition and political objectors had demanded that minimum labour regulations be included in the liberalisation law.

Parliament is expected to vote on the law on June 5.

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Royal Mail delays drawing on funds for modernisation

Posted by | May 26, 2007 | |

Royal Mail has yet to draw on a Pounds 1.2bn loan made available to automate its operations under a new financing framework arran-ged more than a year ago.

The investment package announced last May by Alistair Darling, trade and industry secretary, was intended to help Royal Mail compete against the new breed of private-sector postal operators after it lost its monopoly at the start of 2006.

But although big business mail users are deserting Royal Mail in droves, Britain’s dominant postal operator has failed to take advantage of the new system. HSBC and Lloyds TSB are the latest to shift their bulk mailings to UK Mail, part of the Business Post Group.

News that TNT, one of Royal Mail’s biggest rivals, has been granted the right to launch a legal challenge over the state group’s exemption from VAT will come as another blow.

The fall in business customers and the growing competition from its rivals are not the only problems for Royal Mail. The number of items of mail fell last year for the first time in decades, with most in the industry expecting further declines in the future as email and other digital messaging systems replace “snail mail”.

In addition the government has been unable to find a high-profile business executive from the private sector to be deputy chairman and succeed Allan Leighton as chairman next year. And now the postal union is balloting members on a strike over this year’s pay offer, warning of more fights ahead over changes in working practices, staff cuts and the plan to close the pension scheme to new entrants.

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TNT to ferry shipments on own freighters

Posted by | May 26, 2007 | |

TNT India is looking forward to launching its own freighters on the India-Europe route in the coming months. The subsidiary’s move follows the near integration of Speedage Cargo Express, a semi-road express firm it acquired last September, with its own processes and service standards.

“In the last eight months, we have invested ample time and money in the transformation of Speedage, which has started getting the feel and look of TNT. We will now look at introducing TNT freighters on India-Europe route for better control,” said Abhik Mitra, managing director, TNT India.

TNT is close to completing the re-branding process of Speedage. Also, the transition of Speedage processes and service standards to TNT’s levels has helped improve the firm’s average yield for road express services by 10-12%, but it still remains below the market average.

According to Mitra, after launching the European service, TNT would look at the India-China route, and eventually turn attention to launching a domestic air express.

Currently, the company uses cargo space on commercial airlines for its international and domestic shipments.

TNT India has set its sights on becoming the leading express cargo firm in the country by 2010, and has already committed investments of Rs550 crore to achieve its aim

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