Lloyd Fraser wins contract with Focus
Lloyd Fraser is to manage the distribution of all centrally stocked products for the DIY Focus Group.
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Consignia faces fine as mail delivery record slips
According to the Daily Telegraph (UK), “Consignia may be penalised by Postcomm as much as 10% of its turnover as the former Post Office failed to meet its delivery targets in the first quarter. The company reported that only 86.1% of first class mail met the next-day delivery guarantee for the period, a figure that Consignia needs to bring up to the regulator’s 92.1% threshold for the financial year. Reliability this September will be affected by the terrorist attacks in the US, which grounded the company’s postal fleet and led to a week-long delay of US deliveries. Disrupted rail services in the UK has also affected Consignia’s schedule.”
Read MoreConsignia relies on brand identity to deliver success
There can’t be many plcs less than a year old, that can boast brand
equity dating back hundreds of years.
Consignia, formerly the Post Office Group, became a publicly listed
company in March, inheriting the august brands of Royal Mail, the Post
Office and Parcelforce Worldwide.
But with its new independence comes a newly deregulated and competitive
market, and all, including Consignia, agree it’s going to be tough out
there. The Postal Services Act last year stripped the Post Office of
its monopoly on collecting and delivering post (though post costing
less than £1 is still covered). In June, three other postal operators
got the go-ahead from regulator PostComm to tackle Consignia’s
business.
Wisharts signs to Palletline
One of Scotlands oldest hauliers, family-owned Wisharts and Sons, has joined the Palletline network.
Read MoreIrish Postmasters Plan Industrial Action
The State’s 1,800 postmasters are to ballot on industrial action over the next 10 days and are also planning a march to the Dail on October 3rd. Their aim is to maximise pressure on TDs, and especially Government backbenchers, to have An Post’s Postpoint system withdrawn.
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