Business Post launched its UK Pallets network- formerly called Weaver- to its 70 partner transport firms at a hotel in the midlands on Saturday.
Customers can be shared, partners were told, and they were urged to cross- sell parcels under new incentive schemes, called “£££s for pallets and “£££s f for parcels”; it is understood that those gaining new contracts will win 15% of the first 13 weeks’ revenue.
Read MoreQuikTrak Networks plc, the secure tracking and data messaging network operator, has announced that four further leading London courier companies have started to trial the QuikTrak technology. This follows some highly successful trials by Addison Lee, one of London’s largest taxi and courier companies.
Pegasus Couriers, Anderson Young Couriers, Urgent Couriers and Greyhound Couriers have all started to pilot QuikTrak’s unique real-time tracking technology for use in fleet management applications.
Read MorePostcomm, the postal regulator, has warned Royal Mail not to resist further liberalisation of the mail market, while a survey of business customers complained that the quality of the postal operator’s service had deteriorated.
The regulator is expected to make a decision on the thorny issue of access charges, the price private mail companies will pay to use parts of Royal Mail’s network. Postcomm this year proposed that Royal Mail charge rivals 11.5p for each letter in the lightest bracket but the company complained this would lead to substantial losses.
Read MoreRoyal Mail have announced that, at the suggestion of Postwatch, the consumer body for postal services, it plans to make a donation of £1 million towards London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The donation is an apology for the recent disruption to postal services.
Read MoreGist profits and revenues see strong growth
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