Tag: UK

BA World Cargo & DHL partnership pays off

Posted by | Apr 8, 2008 | |

British Airways World Cargo has launched a second Boeing 727 freighter routeing connecting Lahore and Bahrain. The additional weekly rotation marks the expansion of its partnership with DHL in the region.

The new rotation means that BA World Cargo now operates two Lahore-Bahrain routeings a week while maintaining one Karachi-Bahrain rotation. These routes connect with the Bahrain – London line flights, giving customers in Pakistan better access to the BA network.

The carrier has also secured extra capacity on flights between Bahrain and Dubai. This gives it a greater footing in the Saudi Arabian market.

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The price of posting standard first and second class letters in the UK has risen

Posted by | Apr 7, 2008 | |

For smaller items, first class stamps are now 38p instead of 36p and second class stamp now 27p instead of 24p. For larger items, first class has risen from 48p to 52p and second class from 40p to 42p.

Royal Mail says that stamped mail continues to run at a loss despite the increases – as much as GBP 178m in 2007. Royal Mail said that it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the subsidy on stamped mail whilst it was under so much pressure from competitors for business mail. Several key contracts have already been lost to rivals TNT Post.

Both Postwatch and Postcomm have said that it was essential that Royal Mail made greater efforts to be more efficient rather than rely on stamp prices to offset losses.

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FedEx Express named “Business Superbrand”

Posted by | Apr 7, 2008 | |

Business Superbrands has named FedEx Express as one of the UK’s top ten business brands in the Business Superbrands 2008 list.

Selected as a Superbrand for its commitment to both its customers and its staff, this achievement is an outstanding reflection of the strength of the FedEx Express brand and its brand values, with the ranking based on quality, reliability and distinction. FedEx Express was chosen following a selection process which included tapping into the views of an independent and voluntary council of experts and over 1500 business professionals, the latter surveyed by research agency YouGov.

As a Business Superbrand, FedEx Express is the only company representing the transportation industry in the top 20, demonstrating the strength of the FedEx brand.

Business Superbrands is a unique initiative from the Superbrands organisation, the global branding arbiters. Business Superbrands is in its eighth year and has become a key barometer on the performance of brands across a wide variety of sectors.

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Royal Mail raises stamp prices (UK)

Posted by | Apr 7, 2008 | |

The price of posting standard first and second class letters has risen.

A first class stamp for smaller items weighing up to 100g now costs 36p, up 2p. The cost of a second class stamp has gone up from 24p to 27p.

Consumer watchdog Postwatch criticised the increases, announced in December, after Royal Mail’s deliveries were hit by last year’s industrial action.

Despite the rises, Royal Mail estimates it will still lose 6p on every stamped letter and parcel it delivers.

Last year, Royal Mail lost GBP 178m on stamped mail.

It has also come under pressure from competitors in the more lucrative business mail market.

Some large companies have switched their business to firms they consider to be either cheaper or more efficient than Royal Mail.

But consumer group Postwatch said Royal Mail should “make greater strides to improve efficiency rather than making its customers pick up the bill for management failure”.

The cost of sending bigger letters has also risen. A large first class letter has gone up from 48p to 52p and a large second class letter up from 40p to 42p.

The cost of sending items by Special Delivery has increased, too. The fastest service has gone up by 95p to GBP 10.30 for items up to 100g.

The “Next Day” Special Delivery service has risen 30p to GBP 4.60.

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