Tag: UK

Parcelnet takes over TNT courier service (UK)

Posted by | Jun 30, 2008 | |

Parcelnet is to deliver an extra 12.5m parcels a year after acquiring Dutch-owned TNT’s courier service. Last year Parcelnet took over Redcats UK, a key player in the UK home shopping sector and says the latest acquisition will help strengthen Parcelnet’s network and expand it’s client base.

Parcelnet was formed in 2000 following the merger of Speedlink & Direct Line and already handled over 90 million parcel deliveries and returns collections annually. It has 3 sortation hubs, 16 regional depots and 135 sub-depots.

There are thought to be around 5500 self employed couriers working under the Parcelnet umbrella and the company now employs over 1200 people across the country.

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Post Office launches new 7.05 pct growth bond

Posted by | Jun 30, 2008 | |

The Post Office launched a new one year Growth Bond paying a leading rate of 7.05 pct.

The Growth Bond is ideal for savers looking for a guaranteed rate of return over a fixed period of time, and unlike other similar products on the market is open to anyone with a minimum investment of GBP 500.

The new bond, along with other growth bonds in the Post Office range, is available at all UK Post Office branches, by telephone and online, making them easily accessible to all types of saver.

Post Office director of savings Richard Norman said: “The new one year growth bond offers one of the most competitive rates on the market. It is a fantastic opportunity for savers who do not need immediate access to their savings and who want a secure and convenient way to ensure a guaranteed fixed rate of return.

“In times of economic uncertainty this guarantee is more important than ever. By making it available online, in branch and over the phone, we have made it one of the most widely accessible bonds on the market.”

Post Office also offers three and five year fixed term bonds paying a rate of 6 pct interest.

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DHL secures Wetherspoon contract extension

Posted by | Jun 27, 2008 | |

DHL Exel Supply Chain has secured a five-year extension to its contract with high street pub chain JD Wetherspoon worth GBP 130m in total.

DHL will provide a range of services, including delivery of food and bottled beer to 689 pubs throughout the UK until 2014. The contract started in 2004.

Wetherspoon is investing in improving the serving temperatures of its lagers and wine, and therefore DHL will work with its client to ensure different products are transported at their respective correct temperatures.

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New directors extend APC Overnight prowess

Posted by | Jun 27, 2008 | |

APC Overnight has recently appointed two additional industry experts to its Board of Directors. Jon Barber, owner of Scarlet Couriers, and Syed Ziaullah, owner of Action Express, join the existing team of parcel logistics experts, comprising Quentin Abel, Paul Griffiths and Ivor Skinner. Barber takes on the role of Marketing Director, with Ziaullah taking up the mantle of Operations Director.

Barber has developed his Thames Valley-based Scarlet Couriers into one of the UK’s largest independent couriers. He brings his skills in targeted branding and publicity to his new role at APC Overnight. “It’s said that a brand is a promise that you make to the customer – underlining what people can expect of a company. Our brand stands for quality on a national scale, and our task is to make sure it is recognised wherever people need excellent delivery services,” says Barber.

Ziaullah is passionate about the parcel delivery business and his can-do attitude has proven to be the driving force of the 25 year history of his Northampton-based company Action Express. “The dedication of people involved in the network “from Day One” is a major APC strength, and the current Board offers and excellent balance of skills and experience to take the company forward,” adds Ziaullah.

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Catalogers debate the value of mail preference services at ACMA forum

Posted by | Jun 27, 2008 | |

Cataloger Crate & Barrel’s John Seebeck, direct marketing business director, said industry self-regulation is the best approach to the potential threat of do-not-mail legislation during the American Catalog Mailers Association (ACMA) forum in Washington, DC on June 26.

Seebeck was joined by representatives from Gardener’s Supply Company, US Postal Service, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and nonprofit opt-out service Catalog Choice.

Do-not-mail legislation is one of the leading threats to the USPS’s business, said Marie Therese Dominguez, VP of government relations and public policy for the USPS.

The legislation is being pushed by consumer’s environmental concerns, as well as general annoyance with the amount of direct mail received, added Jerry Cerasale, SVP of Government Affairs for the DMA. For that reason, it’s important for marketers to listen to their customers regarding their mail preferences, he said.

The DMA, which has provided a mail preference service for more than 35 years, does not want to be a middleman, Cerasale said. It’s better if the customer and mailer communicate with each other directly, he added.

The mail industry has already been hit hard with last year’s rate increase, in addition to the current economic climate and the rising cost of paper. These factors have made Crate & Barrel a better marketer, Seebeck said. The company has cut circulation and the page count of its catalogs, and changed its contact strategies, he added.

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