Buckingham Palace is in talks with mail firm Business Post over a request to put the Queen’s head on the first private stamps.
The Birmingham-based company is poised to challenge Royal Mail’s postal monopoly, collecting and sorting business post, and is looking to add value to its stamps.
French transport group Geodis is consolidating its UK interests under the Geodis UK banner.
A new solutions department geared to serve large logistics partners will also be created, mirroring the structure and working closely with the company’s global logistics operation in France.
“We are establishing a Geodis brand in the UK so we can benefit from the pan-European strength of Geodis, ” said marketing and sales director Robin Parr-Davies.
Abenefit of the many tentacles Deutsche Post has in the freight forwarding and parcels market was that Securicor Omega Express was able to take over the lease at a former Danzas facility close to Dublin airport last year when the Irish operations of Danzas, AEI and ASG were consolidated.
Although there is no direct trading relationship, general manager Garrett Thornton says that thanks to a group Internet tool, “we are aware of what’s happening elsewhere in the group”.
Improving operational efficiency
Excelling at customer relationships
Developing the product portfolio
Building a network of businesses
Chris Brennan, Head of Global Postal Practice, Accenture
CASE STUDY: A GLOBAL JOINT VENTURE: TPG/CONSIGNIA/SINGAPORE POST
Theo Jongsma, Chief Executive Officer, Spring
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