Tag: UK

Royal Mail fails one in four

Posted by | Nov 29, 2002 | |

Customers in a quarter of all postcode areas continue to receive a below minimum postal service, with less than 90% of their first class mail being delivered the next day, even when posted in the same postcode, according to figures published by Royal Mail today. Commenting on the figures, Peter Carr, Chairman of Postwatch said; “It is good news that Royal Mail’s overall performance for first class mail has improved but this cannot disguise the fact that a quarter of all postcodes, many in densely populated urban areas,
are receiving a substandard service.

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Nightspeed Accolade

Posted by | Nov 29, 2002 | |

The Institute of Transport Management has recognised Nightspeed Services as the best overall parcel carrier. The Institute has awarded its Silver Jubilee Parcel Carrier accreditation to the Tipton company following research conducted over the last 25 years into developments within the parcel carrier sector.

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UK OFT says Securicor-Royal Mail deal may impinge on competition

Posted by | Nov 29, 2002 | |

The Office of Fair Trading said Securicor PLC’s plan to acquire the cash handling and distribution business of the Royal Mail Group PLC, formerly Consignia PLC, could impinge on competition.

Following a review of the proposed transaction, John Vickers, OFT director general, said “it seems reasonable to conclude that there is a significant prospect that the transaction may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition.”

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Royal Mail delivery results

Posted by | Nov 29, 2002 | |

The Royal Mail is delivering more first class letters on time but admitted that improvements were too slow, new figures show today.

More than nine out of ten first class letters arrived a day after being posted between July and September, a 1% improvement on the same period a year ago.

Second class mail performance was 98.6%.

The first class figure of 91.5% was still 1% behind the Royal Mail’s target for the end of the current financial year.

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Pall-Ex has furious split with veteran member

Posted by | Nov 28, 2002 | |

A furious row has broken out between pallet network Pall-Ex and one of its longest-serving members, Rymer Transport.

The Croydon-based firm is incensed that it was kicked out of the network at very short notice; and it claims that the hub held onto its freight for almost 24 hours.

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