Tag: UK

Direct marketers under Royal Mail ruling

Posted by | Aug 18, 2008 | |

The decision by postal services regulator Postcomm to exempt Royal Mail from paying compensation for industrial action taken during 2007-08 has been greeted with disappointment by ISBA’s bulk mailer members.

Royal Mail had requested that the Bulk Mail Compensation Scheme be suspended and Postcomm have now agreed to this request. The regulator agreed that the strike action in 2007-08 had been caused by Royal Mail’s efforts to re-organise and streamline its business.

However, the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA), which represents the interests of major bulk mailers has reacted with dismay and called on Postcomm to ensure that Royal Mail offers fair compensation to bulk mailers on an individual basis in the future.

Marketing Services Manager David Ellison said that they were most concerned that Postcomm not only gave Royal Mail an effective exemption over the strike action during 2007-08 but also for potential strikes in 2008-09.

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Post Office Outreach Funding To Be Examined

Posted by | Aug 17, 2008 | |

Following concerns by the Business and Enterprise Committee, the National Audit Office is to begin a detailed analysis of the financial support available for UK post office outreach services. The Committee is concerned that outreach services which are already replacing many rural post offices, would ultimately fail through lack of funding.

The Committee demanded clarification on the relationship between Post Office Ltd and Royal Mail as well as Royal Mail’s service expectations from Post Office Ltd, plus a detailed breakdown of exactly how Royal Mail determines the cost of such services against the actual costs as delivered by Post Office Ltd.

Alan Cook, managing director of Post Office Ltd, told the Committee that Royal Mail paid Post Office Ltd, which then paid subpostmasters for the work they did. The arrangement is somewhat unique in that Post Office Ltd is a subsiduary of Royal Mail yet is unable to raise its prices to combat growing costs.

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FedEx gives logistics support to cutting edge London fashion label

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

FedEx Express will be helping up-and-coming designer bag label Chris and Tibor access new and emerging markets.

FedEx Express is a sponsor of the UK Fashion Export Award for New Exporter of the Year and established the award in 2005 as part of its continuing and passionate commitment to the fashion industry. The award is an annual program aimed at allowing a new generation of talented fashion entrepreneurs to develop rounded and successful businesses and to begin competing on the international fashion stage.

With next-business-day, time-definite, door-to-door custom clear delivery services to over 220 countries worldwide, FedEx Express is supporting fashion companies like Chris and Tibor who are looking to grow their business globally.

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CitySprint's Leeds ServiceCentre Moves to New Premises

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

CitySprint has relocated its Leeds ServiceCentre to larger premises in line with increasing demand in the area. The new ServiceCentre is located at Unit 18, Enterprise Park Industrial Estate, Old Lane, Moorhouse Avenue, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 8HA.

In addition to its Leeds ServiceCentre CitySprint has a network of 30+ ServiceCentres across the UK. This cross-country coverage is unique in the courier industry and enables CitySprint to provide a truly national or local service like no other same day courier company. Through its network of regional ServiceCentres and ServiceCentre based customer services teams CitySprint is able to provide its clients with local knowledge and expertise, regardless of where they might be based. CitySprint’s clients also enjoy the personal relationships they are able to develop with account managers and ServiceCentre staff at their local ServiceCentre. They can feel confident that if there is ever an issue, or if they simply want to discuss their job, they know they can pick up the phone and have a real person to speak to.

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Nightfreight launches pay-as-you-go logistics

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

West Midlands-based Nightfreight has begun a pay-as-you-go home delivery service, offering retailers transport savings of up to 50 pct. Targeted at distributors and retailers that have their own fleets, the service will be managed through Nightfreight’s Deliver2Hometeam. The group cites not having to pay for a fixed and rigid contract as the main benefit of the scheme.

Up to 50 pct can be saved on transport costs with the new variable charging system, in which customers pay for the actual number of deliveries required. Currently 50 HGVs and 110 staff are involved.

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