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Postcomm welcomes the reappointment of Chairman Nigel Stapleton

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive of Postcomm, the independent postal services regulator, today welcomed the reappointment of Nigel Stapleton as Chairman for a further four years.

Sarah Chambers said:

“We are delighted that Nigel Stapleton has been appointed for four more years as Chairman of Postcomm. The UK mail market has undergone significant change during Nigel’s Chairmanship, and it is certainly good news that he will carry on the important work we have started as Postcomm shapes the future of postal services regulation towards 2010 and beyond.”

Alistair Darling said:

“I am pleased to confirm that Nigel Stapleton has agreed to continue in his role as Chair of Postcomm. He has led Postcomm through a challenging period overseeing the introduction of competition and the new price control for Royal Mail. He is the right man with the right skills and experience to lead Postcomm in the years ahead.”

Nigel Stapleton said:

“It has been most rewarding to work with the very able and committed team at Postcomm over the past three years and to see the benefits to mail users from our initiatives to stimulate competition and innovation. I look forward to the opportunity to build on our progress and to help the team address the challenges that we know are ahead of us”

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Blair says limited funds available for post office subsidy

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

Rural Post Offices would continue to receive a social subsidy beyond 2008, Tony Blair assured MPs yesterday.

He said the network had a “social purpose” but told the Commons that support would be limited because of the funds available.

“There is a role for public subsidy. Over the past few years we have put about pounds 2 billion into the Post Office network precisely because we recognise that it has a social as well as a commercial purpose. We are looking at how we can sustain that purpose.”

Mr Blair was challenged at Prime Minister’s Questions by Sir Robert Smith, Liberal Democrat MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, over a critical report earlier this week from trade and industry select committee. It warned that the benefits of the Post Office branch network could be “lost forever”.

Sir Robert urged the Prime Minister to accept the recommendation that the social network subsidy would have to carry on beyond 2008.

While promising that some subsidy would continue, Mr Blair said there was “a limited amount of funds available”.

There should be research into what other services the network could provide to give it a “different and more modern rationale”.

Earlier, John Prescott, who chairs the Cabinet committee overseeing post offices, also came under pressure at Deputy Prime Minister’s Questions. He faced challenges over the decision to phase out the Post Office Card Account and complaints over people no longer being able to renew their car tax and television licence at post offices.

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Comeback for catalogues?

Posted by | Nov 2, 2006 | |

Far from being dethroned by the internet, the big book has thrived on the back of an online presence and given UK printers a major boost.

Not only are many retail firms adding catalogues as a fundamental part of their strategies, but the catalogue is also serving to complement online sales. Even websites such as Ebay have produced print editions.

Good news for catalogue printers is that while those that historically have relied on the medium to get their message across continue to do so – such as mail order companies like Avon, Empire, and Grattons – there is a growing band of retailers willing to embrace the power of the printed page and move from a store- or internet-only presence to a bulging product catalogue. Tesco, Woolworths and John Lewis, among many others, have all gone down this route. Online sales are flourishing, and that’s down to the traditional, bulky catalogue being replaced by clever, creative marketing: catalogues are now smaller, smarter, and bursting with fresh products. However, that stability and growth may be compromised by the increasing trend of production going overseas. Big retailers such as Tesco and Woolworths have already placed major slices of their catalogue work abroad, and the question arises as to whether production is increasingly likely to go there in the future.

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UK Mail Award winners announced

Posted by | Nov 1, 2006 | |

The winners of the first UK Mail Awards, designed to recognise and celebrate best practice across the entire UK mail logistics chain, were announced at a gala dinner in London last night. The ‘Domestic Marketing Campaign’ award went to WDMP, ReaD Group won the award for ‘Database Management’, the ‘Innovation’ award was given to Express Dairies, the ‘Technology’ award was won by Optecon and the award for ‘Mail Centre of the Year’ was presented to the Northern Ireland postcode region.

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Good Data Means More Choice – Haigh Consultancy Services Ltd.

Posted by | Nov 1, 2006 | |

This afternoon I would like to offer you an overview of the benefits of good data and good data maintenance.

In postal terms, how good data can mean more choice of service.

In more general terms, how keeping good data makes good business sense: saving you money, making your mailings more effective and improving your company’s image.

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