Tag: UK

Time to consider alternatives?

Posted by | Sep 30, 2004 | |

When a player as significant as Polestar Applied is considering the alternatives to the Royal Mail it is time to sit up and take notice.

Last week, the regulator Postcomm proposed bringing forward the date of all out deregulation of postal services to 2006.

Currently, the Royal Mail still has a pre-eminent position, with exclusive rights to the universal postal system, which means anyone can post a letter from A to B in the UK at a geographically uniform price.

Although in theory operators can provide services in all parts of the letters market except for non-bulk items weighing less than 100g, competition is so far only emerging in bulk delivery, loosely defined as mailings over 4,000 items.

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Treasury acts over losses at Guernsey Post

Posted by | Sep 30, 2004 | |

Continuing losses at Guernsey Post have prompted Treasury and Resources to react.

The trading company is due to make another substantial loss in the current financial year, following an GBP800,000 deficit in 2003.

Treasury minister Lyndon Trott told the House yesterday that two members of the department would be at all future board meetings to learn more about the problems faced and for the company to fully understand the political concerns.
He also admitted that confidence in the commercialised utility had gone down.
‘I would go even further and say that confidence in the benefits of commercialisation has diminished as a result of Guernsey Post’s past performance,’ he said.

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DHL appoints UK & Ireland Environmental Manager

Posted by | Sep 28, 2004 | |

DHL has reinforced its commitment to environmental issues with the appointment of Nicola Phillips as Environmental Manager for its UK and Ireland Express and Freight operations. Nicola joins DHL from an environmental management role at the BBC where she was responsible for delivering large-scale environmental risk-management projects. In the newly created DHL position, Nicola will be responsible for leading the company towards its goal of ISO14001 accreditation by 2007. Nicola will manage the strategic implementation of all DHL’s environmental programmes which include the implementation of a formal Environmental Management System (ISO14001) throughout 200 operational sites, development of a comprehensive environmental monitoring system to provide enhanced public reporting, extensive staff environmental awareness training, and a programme of customer partnerships.

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DX Services plc – Publication of Circular and Listing Particulars

Posted by | Sep 27, 2004 | |

Hays plc announces that the Circular and Listing Particulars in relation to the
demerger of DX Services plc (the ‘Demerger’) were published today and are being
posted to the shareholders of Hays. An extraordinary general meeting of Hays to approve the Demerger has been scheduled for 28 October 2004. Subject to shareholder approval, it is expected that the shares in DX Services plc will begin trading on 1 November 2004.

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