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Fortec Pallet Distribution appoints new sales manager

Posted by | Jan 29, 2008 | |

Theresa Haynes has been appointed Sales Executive for the Fortec Pallet Distribution Network.

Based at the company’s new hub near Daventry, Northamptonshire, she will be responsible for attracting more business and helping to grow the Fortec network.
Her appointment comes at the same time as Theresa celebrates 21 years in the transport industry. In that time she has worked in all sectors of the industry including dedicated transport, storage and logistics.

Theresa, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, said: “Transport is an addiction for me. I love working in the service industry and I love learning about all the different kinds of products. A key area of satisfaction is helping my customers grow their business. I have done it since the age of 20 and it is all I know.”

Theresa said she looked forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with Fortec customers. “My key focus will be to help Fortec licensees achieve their maximum potential, which of course will be of great benefit to Fortec itself.”

Theresa is married to Sean and has a son Jordan, aged seven. In her spare time she enjoys walking, swimming and eating out.

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Western Union teams up with Bangladesh postal department for easy transfer of remittance

Posted by | Jan 29, 2008 | |

Western Union, an international money transferring company, has teamed up with Bangladesh Postal Department for delivering the money remitted by expatriate Bangladeshis to the villagers easily.

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Western Union (WU) signed the five-year deal on December 12, 2007, Brigadier General (rtd) M A Malek, special assistant to the Chief Adviser, told journalists.

“As per the deal, we will launch our services through 450 post stations in Bangladesh in the first phase and the number of such postal WU money receiving points will be raised gradually,” according to Anil Kapur, WU managing director for South Asia, who was also present at the press meet.

Acting Posts and Telecommunications Secretary Iqbal Mahmood termed the agreement as a new dimension to the postal services.

“We have started delivering passport forms and I hope we will also be able to deliver passports from post offices very soon,” he said.

Special Assistant Malek hinted at renewal of the deal after expiry of its five-year tenure for continuation of the WU-Postal Department joint services to ensure ‘easy and timely’ delivery of remittances in rural Bangladesh.

Anil informed the journalists that Bangladesh is one of the top 15 remittance recipients across the globe.

As per official statistics, the country received nearly USD 6 billion as remittance from non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) last year and the contribution of such remittance to the gross domestic product (GDP) crosses 13 percent.

The regional top official of the international money transfer firm said at present 30 percent remittance comes from Saudi Arabia, 15 percent from the USA and more than 10 percent from the UK.

With only 100 points across the country at the onset of its operation, the WU has now set up more than 1400 points to receive money, Anil said while giving a resume of his company.

The WU’s share in global money transfer business is over 17 percent, he said.

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Postcomm tries simple solution to market domination (UK)

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

While Postcomm’s measures to simplify its licensing procedures to make it easier for smaller businesses to enter the postal market might be encouraging, is it enough to increase competition in, what many still consider, a monopolised market? Or is Postcomm simply going through the motions?

The independent regulator has amended its licensing procedures to include a reduction in application fees and the removal of the licence requirement on all licensees to have contractual arrangements in place. The move is designed to encourage smaller businesses to enter the market (precisionmarketing.co.uk).

Post-Switch’s senior marketing analyst Jonathan DeCarteret says: “Royal Mail continues to deliver 99 per cent of all mail, so by simplifying licensing and removing the obstacles for smaller operators, it is trying to attract competition and promote self regulation. All of which offers small and medium businesses greater choice and lower rates.”

But OnePost managing director Graham Cooper claims simplifying the licensing procedure alone will not be enough. He states: “This loosening of the requirements for those wishing to obtain a licence is a direct move by Postcomm to assist in further development of the market. Although there have been many enquiries from small businesses about entering the postal market, the numbers of licence holders remain at less than 20.”

He believes the review of the Postal Sector announced by Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (DBERR) at the end of last year is vital to the future of the direct marketing industry and sets out to assess the impact of liberalisation in the UK postal market.

Whether the move will attract new players into the market, remains to be seen, but anything that injects money into direct marketing can only be positive.

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Business Direct plc signs up major client, Jungheinrich, to the new continental European air service

Posted by | Jan 28, 2008 | |

Business Direct, the leading In-Night and Specialist innovative logistics solutions provider, is using its new high-speed, through-the-night, inbound Continental European air service for its new Client Jungheinrich.
Business Direct has signed a four year, valuable contract with Jungheinrich, to provide a seamless, flexible and cost effective Continental Europe – UK delivery solution.
Service Parts and materials can be ordered up to 14.30pm local UK time by Jungheinrich clients. These are then picked at Jungheinrich’s European Parts Distribution centre in Lahr in Southern Germany up until 17.00hrs local. Business Direct GmbH collects all the UK bound consignments directly from Lahr and then, utilising its dedicated ‘airbridge’ out of Frankfurt, ships these directly into Coventry Airport for arrival same evening.
Once the freight has arrived into the UK, Business Direct injects the consignments into its extensive UK depot and delivery network, guaranteeing that the product is available to Jungheinrich’s 500 strong service engineers’ team by 7 am next morning.
Business Direct also utilises a full track and trace capability which, linked in with Jungheinrich’s SAP system, has enabled a 95 pct first time availability parts pick together with a delivery accuracy in excess of 99 pct to the UK field service engineers. In addition, Jungheinrich has full visibility of every spare part ordered from the UK – from the point of order, via the warehouse through to the final customer delivery point.
Business Direct’s high-speed inbound Continental European air service has also enabled Jungheinrich to maximise the uptime of its equipment for all its UK customers.

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