Tag: UK

UK Mail signs Heads of Terms with the Royal Mail

Posted by | Dec 17, 2003 | |

Business Post, the fast-growing express delivery company, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, UK Mail Ltd, has signed Heads of Terms with the Royal Mail for access to Royal Mail’s local sorting and final delivery network.

The terms envisaged, which are confidential, are in a similar format to those of the proposed determination of 19 May 2003 by Postcomm, the independent postal industry regulator. Detailed terms remain subject to contract, which it is intended will be signed in January 2004.

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Postcomm welcomes likely access agreement

Posted by | Dec 17, 2003 | |

Postcomm Chairman Graham Corbett today (17 December) welcomed the announcement that Royal Mail and UK Mail are likely to reach a voluntary agreement over the prices and conditions under which Royal Mail will carry its rival’s letters over “the final mile”. Mr Corbett said:

”This is excellent news that should benefit both businesses and consumers. It opens the way to competitive innovation in service delivery. And it should enable Royal Mail to earn money by delivering UK Mail’s post, while UK Mail will benefit from Royal Mail’s extensive network which reaches every household in the UK”.

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2003 stamp price survey confirms worries on excessive tariffs in Europe

Posted by | Dec 15, 2003 | |

The Free and Fair Post Initiative (FFPI) today released its third EU stamp price survey. The study, which this year also covers the ten new EU Member States, confirms the trend towards price increases and highlights the remarkable gaps that exist among current Member States and between them and the accession countries. The FFPI’s research shows that the wide price differences registered in 2002 have not been reduced and that tariffs have in most States registered further raises. In 11 out of 15 current EU Member States stamp prices have been increased in the past year. In addition, requests for price
reviews have been filed by postal operators in some countries where decisions are still pending and will likely be taken in 2004.
Includes stamp prices in the EU-25 for basic domestic letters & EU Stamp Price Chart – Prices in Euro Cents

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Hellmann reviews UK franchise

Posted by | Dec 15, 2003 | |

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is reviewing the future of its loss-making UK franchised domestic parcels subsidiary, Hellmann Overnight Logistics.
HOL has suffered in recent years from the effects of savage competition and divided loyalties on the part of some of its local delivery depots, which had been feeding other parcel networks, the company said.

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UK Royal Mail tests new software for main bulk mail centres

Posted by | Dec 15, 2003 | |

The UK’s Royal Mail postal service has chosen Isotrak’s transport management software to help streamline its distribution management.

Isotrak has analysed Royal Mail’s requirements and is now piloting the system at a major distribution centre.

The system will then be installed in Royal Mail’s main bulk mail distribution centres, involving around 2,000 vehicles and trailers.

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