Pall-Ex is to sponsor the Award for Service to the Freighting Industry, a new category making its debut at this year ‘s IFW Awards. Alan Cramley, sales and marketing director, said: “PallEx is delighted to be involved in the 2003 IFW Awards as we believe it is important for the industry to celebrate business successes.”
Read MoreThe Royal Mail was considering tonight whether to mount a legal challenge to plans for it to deliver letters for rival firms for 11.5p. Chairman Allan Leighton said he was “shocked” at a proposal by the industry’s regulator Postcomm to allow Royal Mail to make a 6% operating profit by 2006 by giving competitors access to its local delivery network. The proposed price of between 11.5p for letters weighing less than 60 grams – which covers most mail – to a maximum of around GBP4 for a heavy package will apply to private operator UK Mail, but the figure will also be used by any other company entering the postal market.
Read MoreRoyal Mail’s Chairman Allan Leighton said today he was shocked at Postcomm’s plans to give courier firms access to Royal Mail’s delivery network. “We were alarmed at the way Postcomm was moving last autumn to an access price of 14p for Royal Mail against a full price for First and Second Class basic postage of 28p and 20p,” he said. “Postcomm’s plans today propose an access price of just 11½p so the regulator has moved the access price even lower than we feared.”
Read MoreBusiness Post Group PLC welcomes today’s announcement by Postcomm, the independent postal industry regulator, permitting UK Mail Limited, Business Post’s subsidiary, access to Royal Mail’s postal facilities on specified terms, subject to public consultation over the next three months. In particular, UK Mail believes that the proposed final delivery charge of 11.88p for items of under 60 g – covering the vast majority of letter mail – transported to the Royal Mail Delivery Office represents a feasible basis for its proposed service. Paul Carvell, Business Post’s Chief Executive, said “UK Mail has been asked to pay rather more than we had hoped. However, after 18 months since UK Mail was granted its interim licence, we are keen to get on with the launch of our new service which has stimulated a lot of interest among many large business customers.”
Read MoreSummary of Access document – this document sets out the reasons why Postcomm has proposed access terms and conditions, under which Royal Mail will deliver mail on behalf of another postal operator, UK Mail, as set out in the Notice to which this is attached.
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