Tag: UK

EU backs GBP450m government lifeline for UK rural post offices

Posted by | May 28, 2003 | |

More than 8,000 rural post offices appeared to have a brighter future yesterday when the European Commission approved a pounds 450m package of government subsidies to help keep the branches open. The Department of Trade and Industry announced its intention to hand over the cash over three years in December, but said the money would have to be given the go-ahead by Europe’s regulators for state aid. The subsidy had to be referred because it could give Post Office Limited an unfair advantage over other companies battling to break into the postal delivery market. The Commission ruled that the grant should be allowed because the Post Office is obliged by the Government to provide country-wide over-the- counter access to state benefits and other services.

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Commission authorises acquisition of UK Royal Mail's IT division by Computer Sciences Corporation

Posted by | May 27, 2003 | |

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control over RM Business Systems Limited the IT division of UK postal operator Royal Mail Group plc – by the US-based IT services provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). The Commission has concluded that no competition concerns arise from the transaction Royal Mail has decided to outsource its IT services to CSS. Previously, its former RM Business Systems Division (RM-BSD) provided these services to Royal Mail. The approved transaction is part of the agreement entered into by CSC and Royal Mail Group, according to which the latter will outsource to CSC it’s IT services.

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UK Interlink Express inserts the GPRS system

Posted by | May 27, 2003 | |

Interlink Express has installed the Global Positioning Reporting Satellite (GPRS) system in its van fleet as part of an ongoing strategy to increase efficiency in its business operation. The GPRS system allows Interlink Express to communicate with drivers and track and trace vehicles in real time. GPRS analyses factors such as mileage, speed and fuel usage making routing and scheduling more cost efficient. There is also increased accountability, meaning drivers stay close to their assigned routes, resulting in reduced overtime and fuel expenses.

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