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DHL brings innovation to European road freight market with launch of DHL EUROPLUS

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

DHL has introduced real innovation to the European road express market with the launch of DHL EUROPLUS. This product will bring new levels of service and choice to the market, with door-to-door, day-definite delivery of parcels and pallets across Europe.

The service, which encompasses the delivery of single parcels, multi-parcels and pallets, covers more than 20 European countries and territories and includes a range of features which enable customers to choose the most convenient way to ship their parcels and pallets.

DHL EUROPLUS provides the highest level of visibility for customers in the marketplace. Via track and trace technology, customers can receive up to five separate scans which pinpoint exactly where their shipment is after despatch.

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DHL UK places environmental management firmly on the agenda

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

DHL is putting consideration for the environment at the heart of business today with the implementation of an environmental management software system from Entropy International, the first of its kind to be deployed by a UK logistics company. The decision has been prompted by requests from DHL customers to have access to auditable reports on the company`s environmental policy and practice, and DHL`s commitment to increased transparency in documenting the impact of its business on the environment.

The program will be used across a majority of DHL`s premises in the UK and Ireland, with roll-out expected in 2005, as part of the organisation`s commitment to achieving ISO14001 accreditation by 2007.

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Business Post enters the FTSE 250 Share Index

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

It was announced by the London Stock Exchange this week that Business Post Group plc has entered the FTSE 250 share index. Business Post’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Carvell, commented that this marks another major milestone in the continuing development of the Group. “This had been on the cards for some time” he said, “but it came a little earlier than we had expected. The market capitalisation of the Group has grown as a result of recent increases in our share price but we had, in any case, been on the threshold of entry to the index for some months now”. Business Post becomes the only British owned express delivery company to appear in this index, although a number of logistics companies feature within it.

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UK Royal Mail in threat to sue post watchdog

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

The Royal Mail, which yesterday announced that it had had a record Christmas, has threatened to sue Postwatch, the consumer watchdog, for advising customers to send letters second class during the festive season.

Angry correspondence has been exchanged since Peter Carr, Postwatch’s chairman, told customers that paying seven pence more for a first-class stamp was a waste of money.

The Royal Mail, which will this year pay Postwatch’s pounds 10million running costs, is understood to have demanded a retraction of “inaccurate information”.

The dispute centres on Royal Mail’s decision to exclude December from its performance figures. Postwatch thinks consumers should know how the Royal Mail is doing all year.

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Christmas trade delivers boost for UK Royal Mail chiefs

Posted by | Jan 14, 2005 | |

It is a significant boost to plans by Allan Leighton, chairman, and Adam Crozier, its chief executive, who are striving to make Royal Mail more commercially driven to fight off competition from the private sector.

The state-owned postal group said yesterday it had made Pounds 800m in revenues over Christmas, Pounds 80m more than in 2003, with the growth of internet shopping helping to fuel a rise in mail volumes.

Royal Mail delivered 2.2bn items of post in the run-up to Christmas, 100m more than in 2003. About 55m items were sent by internet retailers, it said, led by Amazon.com and eBay.

As well as a growth in sales at Royal Mail, loss-making parts of the business such as the Post Office and Parcelforce also achieved better results over Christmas. Revenues at the Post Office rose by Pounds 17m in December, Royal Mail said, in part thanks to a move into financial products.

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