Tag: UK

Business Post reinforces Collectpoint partnership

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

Alliances are being cemented in the increasingly competitive field service delivery market. Following the recent announcement of an agreement by Hays DX and Bybox to offer a network of “intelligent” drop-boxes, Business Post has appointed a business manager to drive the development of the UK HomeServe operation it has launched jointly with Collectpoint. She is Kate Stansby, who joined the company five years ago as a graduate trainee, and has latterly been involved in franchise development. Whilst implicitly targeting business-to-consumer customers with its HomeServe operation, Business Post is putting particular emphasis on the appeal of the Collectpoint partnership for the field service market. It points out that many of the 3,500 Collectpoint delivery points are likely to be near the homes of field engineers and similar staff.

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Broadband brings track and trace to Palletways customers

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

By setting up broadband Internet connections at its 90-odd member companies, pallet delivery network Palletways says it has been able to launch the first real-time consignment tracking service in its sector. The service is mediated by EasyNet, which is providing a hosting facility on two Internet servers at its Manchester processing centre. This allows Palletways customers to access data about their consignments directly over the Internet. They will also be able to call up a scanned image of the proof of delivery document via the Web site on the day following delivery of the goods.

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Lynx expands, steps up B2C operations

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

Significant growth in business-to-consumer deliveries is planned for the coming year by Lynx Express, and the company is also extending its “in-night” delivery service for field engineers to collections from continental suppliers. Xerox is one of the first customers to benefit. To enhance its UK capacity, Lynx is spending £3.5 million on a new Vanderlande “shoe sorter” mechanised sortation machine, which will be installed on a mezzanine level in one of its two hubs at Nuneaton. Currently only one of these is mechanised. The new facility will double potential throughput to 400,000 shipments a night by next year. “We’re very confident in the future of the company,” managing director David Burtenshaw reported at a briefing in March, adding that there was no intention of selling its services cheaply to fill the extra capacity. “We’re not falling into that trap.”

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RS Components appoints A-Z Couriers

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

Online electrical components retailer RS Components has appointed Initial A-Z Couriers to deliver products ordered through its guaranteed same-day or next-day courier service. The annually renewable contract is based on RS Components Bow branch in Londons Docklands area and initially covers the South East region.

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