Tag: UK

DHL heads for a greener future and supports government`s sustainable energy initiative

Posted by | Feb 7, 2005 | |

DHL will from today take its electricity from a green energy source supplied by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). Instead of traditional electricity, 181 UK offices will now be drawing energy from a good quality combined heat and power source (CHP). Unlike conventional forms of power, CHP is a fuel-efficient energy that puts the heat by-product normally wasted to environmental good use.
This initiative contributes to DHL`s current goal of achieving global ISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environmental management systems and reinforces DHL`s commitment to being environmentally responsible.

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Second Royal Mail rival faces court over dumping

Posted by | Feb 7, 2005 | |

Another competitor to Royal Mail will later this month face court action for throwing away mail. Postcomm, the industry regulator, will present evidence against an individual working for one of Royal Mail’s rivals at Redditch, West Midlands. It will be the second prosecution of a new postal operator in two months as the regulator aims to ensure that service standards are maintained.
Competitors to Royal Mail include Express Dairies, UK Mail, Deutsche Post, TPG and Hays DX. A spokesman for Postcomm said: “There will be more prosecutions. We hope there won’t be too many more, but we have to ensure that the new operators maintain adequate standards.” Postwatch, the consumers’ group, said: “The higher profile the action against dumping, the better, as it is one of the constant problems in the postal service. But it also does not seem a level playing field when rival operators face prosecution but Royal Mail deals with dumping incidents itself.”

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Royal Mail demonstrates its logistical strength with a further contract renewal within the financial sector

Posted by | Feb 4, 2005 | |

Royal Mail today announced that it has started 2005 with a further contract renewal for its Branch Direct service within the financial sector. The Derbyshire Building Society has renewed its contract for the overnight delivery of internal mail and documents between branches and offices UK wide. This follows the renewal of contracts with Barclays Bank PLC and Norwich Union later in 2004 and underlines Royal Mail’s role as a strategic partner for the financial sector, developing tailored solutions to meet their needs.

Pauline Vickers, Sector Director, Financial Services, Royal Mail, said: “The provision of internal mail services is a very competitive market and we are delighted to be able to demonstrate our strength in this area with these contract renewals.

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Pallet firms act on ADR shake-up

Posted by | Feb 3, 2005 | |

2005 looks like being a year of transformation in ADR, as Palletline members rush to join new specialist hub network. Rates are more likely to rise than fall.

Palletline this week announced a “strategic alliance” with The Hazchem Network and will stop handling dangerous goods on February 18. The alliance has seen around 14 Palletline members join The Hazchem Network, which is a dedicated ADR network. Members already signed up include Geoffrey Reyner, John Hackling Transport and Van Hee Transport; joining this month include: JH Davies, CS Ellis, Anglia Freight, Edge Distribution, Stiller Group and Taskforce. Palletline members who do not join the Hazchem Network will input their freight through their local Hazchem depots, many of which are from Palletline.

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TPN members plan future strategy

Posted by | Feb 3, 2005 | |

The Pallet Networks members met last week to tour its new hub near Rugby and to discuss future strategy. Chariman Richard Eldred says the hub move at the beginning of January went smothly: We were aware that some networks have experiended operational problems immediately after moving so we spend a lot of time planning the intricacies of how hub operations would take place. We were delighted that these plans fell very much into place from the first nights at the start of January, with virtually no teething problems at all, he says.

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