Tag: UK

Mail review not threat to north remote areas

Posted by | May 16, 2002 | |

POSTCOMM denied last night a proposed consultation exercise on deliveries in geographically remote areas will ease pressure on the Royal Mail to maintain deliveries across the North.
A spokesman confirmed the intention is to seek as wide a reaction as possible to a review of existing exemptions from the requirement for daily collections and deliveries under the Universal Obligation.
He spoke out following the release of a list of existing exemptions, such as deliveries to 60 homes in the Scoraig Peninsula in Loch Broom, via the community boat which only sails on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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Rural Post Office network `Close to collapse'

Posted by | May 15, 2002 | |

The Liberal Democrats today demanded clarification of the Government’s sub-post office strategy amid claims the network was “on the brink of collapse”.
Trade spokesman Vincent Cable said two thirds of a #270 million fund aimed at saving branches had been switched to provide closure compensation.
And he said the title of the Government’s urban renewal strategy was “desperately misleading” _ with a third of branches in towns set to close.

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Dutch post office may soon deliver UK mail

Posted by | May 15, 2002 | |

Postmen employed by the Dutch post office could soon be delivering mail on the streets of Britain, the company said on Wednesday.
Peter Bakker, chairman of TPG, said it would hire its own postmen rather than the Royal Mail’s under plans by the postal regulator to allow companies to compete with Consignia. “Lots of people come to deliver stuff to your house. There is nothing special about having my mailman here. There are so many delivery organisations in this country. All we will do is add another one or combine it with our express network if practical,” said Mr Bakker.

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Tibbett starts £60m Tesco contract

Posted by | May 15, 2002 | |

Tibbett & Britten will run Tescos 46,000 sq m (500,000 sq ft) ambient food distribution site on a £60m three year contract. Secondary distribution is included in the contract to 100 Tesco stores in the south east, from Brighton to Covent Garden to East Anglia.

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Why you must pay more for your mail

Posted by | May 14, 2002 | |

THE Post Office is one of the country’s best-loved, best-known and trusted organisations. That is why so many people were stunned when it decided to change its name to Consignia. It’s a trust earned by decades of delivering letters to every address in the land, by post offices being the focal point of our communities and by the efforts of dedicated postmen and women. It’s no exaggeration to say that the Post Office is one of the strands which helps bind our country together.

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