Edited summary of visit note 7 September
Review of BTB and industry position and prospects
Read MoreTag: UK
Consignia fleet deal leads outsource trend
Consignia, the rebranded UK post office, is following in the footsteps of French cousin La Poste in outsourcing its 40,000-vehicle fleet serving the Royal Mail and Parcelforce. It is likely that other UK large vehicle fleet operators will follow suit and decouple their non-core transport operations as haulage costs look set to rise. Lex Transfleet expects the outsource
trend to gather pace.
BAA wins control of airports in the Gulf
A consortium led by BAA, the UK airports operator, has defeated six other groups to win the contest to take control of two airports in Oman in its first move into the Gulf region.
Read MorePost offices to be an election issue
Dublin, Ireland, 9 September, 2001 The future of the rural post
office network is set to become a major issue around the country in
the general election next May. The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) is considering running
independent candidates in four- or five-seater constituencies on
rural issues, including sub-post office closures and health
services. The union is resisting proposals to transform post offices
into commercial outlets, by merging them with grocery shops, petrol
stations or other retail businesses.
Consignia plans pounds 1bn `privatisation'
Consignia, formerly known as the Post Office, is to restructure its
internal operations radically by allowing private companies to manage
operations worth about pounds 1bn a year
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