Archief 26 Juni 2014 : Algemeen
Thanks to Flespakket (special bottle packaging), fragile items can now also be ordered online and delivered without hassle
The Hague – Online shopping is becoming more and more popular in the Netherlands, but until now there has not been an affordable and convenient option for sending bottles. PostNL and DM Productions have jointly developed a new digital delivery platform for bottle shipments and corresponding packaging that is both affordable and unbreakable. This new…
PostNL develops new delivery service for online shopping
The Hague – PostNL is developing a home delivery service that supermarkets and fresh food companies can use to transport products ordered online to the customers using quick, refrigerated and cost-efficient methods. The initial pilot in the Venlo area was a success. Starting 22 May, PostNL is now partnering with online fresh supermarket Vershuys.com…
Delfts blue ceramic stamp presented to Mayor Verkerk
The Hague – PostNL presented the new Delfts blue ceramic stamp to Delft Mayor, Bas Verkerk, today. The Netherlands holds a special position in ceramics production, which is the reason for this year’s stamp series issue about the five prominent Dutch ceramics towns. Today the issue of the fifth stamp takes the centre stage – ceramics from Delft.
PostNL starts evening parcel delivery
The Hague – Yesterday, PostNL started offering evening parcel delivery. From now on, consumers can receive their parcels at home on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6.00 pm and 9.30 pm. Evening delivery is an expansion of the PostNL portfolio. Until now, online customers have been able to select next day delivery or request postponement until a specific…
Greater convenience with PostNL's Online Shipping Tool and parcel delivery throughout Belgium
Ordering via internet means that more and more people are sending and receiving parcels. Customers shop throughout the world and companies or private traders sell their products world-wide. With PostNL’s Online Shipping Tool, shipping can also largely take place from behind the computer using www.onlineshippingtool.be.
Online orders grow by 8.5% to € 10.6 billion
Dutch citizens spent € 10.6 billion on internet purchases in 2013. This is 8.5% more than online consumer orders in 2012. Turnover in the online shopping market continues to grow. This was shown in the 2013 Thuiswinkel Markt Monitor (Home-Shopping Market Monitor); biannual research on online consumer ordering conducted by Blauw Research and sponsored by…
Enticing men with cuddly bears doesn't work
The Hague – Hearts, bears, doves and puppies will be adorning the doormats and inboxes of many a Valentine this Friday. That's great for most women, but research* by PostNL’s KaartWereld shows that the majority of men would prefer to receive a card with a joke or contemporary design. To give women a helping hand, KaartWereld asked a number of designers…
First unique stamps from the Beautiful Netherlands Ceramic collection
The Hague – Today PostNL revealed the first stamps from the new Beautiful Netherlands Ceramic series. The series focuses on our country’s special position in ceramics production. The first stamps, about Loosdrecht and Tegelen, were presented today. Stamps for Harlingen, Makkum and Delft will follow later this year. Rutger Fuchs designed the Beautiful…
Classic cars from the Louwman Museum immortalised on stamps
The Hague – Classic cars adorn the new Classics from the Louwman Museum stamp sheet. The ten stamps each show an image of an historic car from the museum’s collection. Accepting the first stamp sheet was Cornelie Petter Godin de Beaufort, sister of Carel Godin de Beaufort who crashed during one of the last Gentlemen’s Races. The sheet was presented by…
SEOshop expanded with PostNL logistics solution
Hoofddorp – PostNL and SEOshop, which offers a solution for webshops for the mid-market segment, enter into collaboration. PostNL software is added to SEOshop’s webshop solution, enabling online stores to pre-announce and process their orders simply and quickly at PostNL. What’s more, PostNL’s website now offers the option to start a webshop at…
PostNL opens parcel points at GAMMA and KARWEI home improvement centres
Leusden / Hoofddorp – From 6 January 2014, all GAMMA and KARWEI home improvement centres in the Netherlands will have a PostNL parcel point. Consumers can now have their online purchases from various webshops delivered to GAMMA or KARWEI and combine a trip to the home improvement centre with a parcel pick-up. This is easy because of the long opening…
The most impressive lighthouses in the Netherlands commemorated in a special stamp series
The Hague – The 25 most impressive Dutch lighthouses will be showcased with a unique stamp series during the 2014 anniversary year. The Texel lighthouse will be celebrating its 150th birthday this year and the Marken lighthouse its 175th. The first stamp sheet featuring an image of 'Het Paard van Marken' (The Marken Horse) was presented earlier today by…
€111 million extra online sales thanks to Christmas purchases
Ede / Hoofddorp - Like St. Nicholas, Santa Claus is also ordering more and more gifts online. Webshops expect to earn a total extra revenue of €111 million in the weeks prior to Christmas. That is 39% on top of normal revenues, compared to 32% in extra revenue last year. This was the result of a joint study conducted by Thuiswinkel.org, PostNL and Blauw…
LDC and PostNL to form joint venture to roll out E2E delivery in the UK
London / The Hague – LDC and PostNL have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture, which will allow TNT Post UK to roll out its end-to-end (E2E) postal delivery service. The joint venture will provide the funding and expertise for the phased implementation of the E2E-service, following the successful trials in London and recent extension to…
Pupils send Christmas cards from school en masse to grandpas and grandmas
The Hague – Pupils from 7,977 primary schools in the Netherlands have this week all been sending free, handwritten and personal Christmas cards to their family or friends. PostNL delivered 70 Christmas cards with December stamps to the primary schools as part of the 'write a Christmas card' school campaign. This campaign allows group 4, 5 or 6 pupils to…
Thousands of mail deliverers ready for millions of Christmas cards
The Hague – PostNL is completely ready to process and deliver an expected 145 million Christmas cards over the coming weeks. Princess Beatrix received her first Christmas cards at Huis ten Bosch this morning. Mail deliverer Tycho Verwayen was delighted to present the military police with a pack of various coloured Christmas cards.
Online St. Nicholas purchases bring 47% additional revenue for webshops
Ede / The Hague – St. Nicholas is doing more and more of his shopping online. Online retailers expect additional revenue of €225 million between 1 November and 5 December due to St. Nicholas purchases and gifts, which translates into €45 million (47%) on top of the average weekly sales in the weeks prior to the holiday season. This was the result of a…
Agreement on implementation and funding of a new PostNL pension arrangement
The Hague – PostNL, trade unions Abvakabo FNV, BVPP, CNV Publieke Zaak and VPP and Stichting Pensioenfonds PostNL have reached agreement on the implementation and funding of the pension arrangement. The agreement in principle dated 21 October 2013 has been approved by a large majority of the trade unions' members. Under this agreement, the interests of…
Bicentenary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Hague – This years marks the 200th anniversary of Prince William of Orange’s return to the Netherlands, which led to the creation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. PostNL will be launching two special stamp sets to commemorate this event, the first of which was issued on 30 November. Two stamps were designed for this sheetlet which captures the…
First 2013 December stamps presented to Jochem Uytdehaage
The Hague – The first copies of the 2013 December stamps were presented today to former speed skater Jochem Uytdehaage in the presence of designer, Sieb Posthuma. PostNL's Yme Pasma handed these over at the Jaap Eden ice rink in Amsterdam. The stamps depict a traditional Dutch winter landscape over the Christmas period and include skating figures.
Agreement on implementation and funding of new PostNL pension arrangement
The Hague – PostNL, the trade unions Abvakabo FNV, BVPP, CNV Publieke Zaak and VPP and Stichting Pensioenfonds PostNL have reached an agreement on the execution and funding of the pension arrangement as proposed by PostNL and the trade unions in December 2012. Intensive dialogue has taken place between the parties since December of last year, during which…
Iconic 1931 stamps inspire new stamp's design
The Hague – A stamp design by Piet Zwart, groundbreaking when it first appeared in 1931, served as the inspiration for the new stamp to be issued by PostNL today to commemorate National Stamp Day (Dag van de Postzegel). Ingmar Birza's design adds new elements to the classic 1931 air-mail stamp depicting a profile portrait of Queen Wilhelmina, which has…
Sieb Posthuma designs 2013 December stamps
The Hague – This year the December stamps will be designed by designer and illustrator, Sieb Posthuma. The general public particularly know Posthuma for his illustrations for picture books including Rintje, Een vijver vol inkt, Boven in een groene linde zat een moddervette haan, and the Mr Finney books, a cooperation with Princess Laurentien. Posthuma…
Stamps to mark 100th anniversary of the Peace Palace
The Hague – As part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Director of the Peace Palace Library, Jeroen Vervliet, has been presented with the first Peace Palace 100th anniversary stamps, handed to him by PostNL's Consumer Market Director, Yme Pasma. The stamps show a number of remarkable details from…
New stamps illustrate historic connection between the Netherlands and Belgium
The Hague – The Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) in Antwerp, writers who sought refuge in both countries, and the visual arts from both countries. The new PostNL stamps mark the historical connection between the Netherlands and Belgium. The three stamp sheetlets 'The Netherlands and Beyond - Belgium' were presented in Baarle Nassau earlier today by Ad Kerstens,…
First electric Drivers Challenge; safe and economical driving competition
Lelystad – ANWB, BAM, Eneco, PostNL, the Government of the Netherlands and Siemens have joined forces to organise the first electric Drivers Challenge; a competition for safe and economical driving for their drivers. The aim of the competition is to draw attention to safe and economical driving in a fun but competitive way. The organising parties also…
PostNL supports necessity of adjustments USO
The Hague – PostNL has taken note with great interest of the vision of the postal market of minister Kamp of Economic Affairs. In a reaction, PostNL says it is pleased with the proposed measures to ensure the Universal Service Obligation (USO) remains cost efficient , available and reliable. The proposed measures help making the USO profitable.
New rates PostNL as of 1 August 2013
The Hague – PostNL is introducing a number of changes to postal stamp rates as of 1 August 2013. The tariff increases are, together with rigorous cost savings, necessary to compensate for the expected volume decline of 8-10% to secure the cost recovery and affordability of mail delivery. The basic rate for letters within the Netherlands will become…
Stamps on the occasion of the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander
The Hague – On 1 May 2013, PostNL will issue two inauguration stamps on the occasion of the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander. The newest inauguration stamps differ from their predecessors (1898, 1948, 1980) in several important respects: they are smaller and self-adhesive, and the design is typographical. PostNL will issue the permanent stamp later…
Resolutions Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
The Hague – Today, PostNL N.V.'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) adopted the 2012 financial statements of the company and determined the dividend over 2012 at € 0.181 per ordinary share, which has been paid as an interim dividend in shares in August 2012. No final dividend will be paid out.
Royal PostNL delivers 1.3 million T-shirts for Koningsspelen
The Hague – In the run-up to the Koningsspelen (Kings games) on 26 April, PostNL Parcels will deliver some 6,500 festive parcels and over 1.3 million T-shirts to all participating primary schools. PostNL will also deliver the certificates to these schools. The parcels will require more than 20 truck loads.
Princess Máxima receives first of 1001 Women stamps
The Hague / Amsterdam – Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands received the first 1001 Women stamps from Jan Bos, PostNL's CFO on 2 April. The presentation was held at the Special Collections exhibit of the University of Amsterdam, which is also hosting the exhibition 1001 Women in Dutch History. The stamps and the exhibition were…
PostNL offers 1700 jobs for people distant from the labour market
The Hague – PostNL helps about 500 people distant from the labour market to get a job in mail delivery. This is the result of an agreement between PostNL, network organisation Locus and sector organisation Cedris. It concerns people from a social employment organisation or on welfare who will be working as a part-time mail deliverer. A similar previous…
Rijksmuseum collection on stamps
Amsterdam – On 25 March 2013 PostNL issues the Rijksmuseum stamp sheet on the occasion of the reopening of the Rijksmuseum on 13 April 2013. The stamp sheet is issued in the context of the reopening of the Rijksmuseum and shows the details of 24 works of art, providing a picture of the vast collection of the Rijksmuseum, in time as well as in subject and…
Mayor Krikke receives Burgers' Zoo centennial stamps
The Hague / Arnhem – PostNL has issued a stamp sheet on the theme 'mother and her young' on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Burgers' Zoo. On 9 March, the Day of Youth Philately, Paul Gelhever, retail manager of PostNL in Arnhem, together with the great-grandchildren of founder Johan Burgers, presented the special jubilee stamps to Pauline Krikke,…
Online entrepreneurs often misjudge time and loyalty webshops
The Hague – Half of the online entrepreneurs underestimate the amount of time that must be spent on setting up and maintaining a web shop, according to the PostNL E-Commerce requirements survey 2013, conducted by Intomart GfK. Also 50% of web shop owners underestimate the loyalty of the online shopper. The online entrepreneur will find solutions for these…
UPS Anticipates European Commission to Prohibit Acquisition of TNT Express
The Hague – PostNL has taken notice of the press releases issued today by UPS and TNT Express, that indicate that the European Commission has informed UPS and TNT Express that it is working on a decision to prohibit the proposed acquisition of TNT Express. In its press release, TNT Express indicates that UPS informed TNT Express that UPS sees no realistic…
Reinier Paping is given his own stamp
The Hague / Zwolle – Today, Reinier Paping was given his own stamp by Ard Korporaal from PostNL. On 18 January it will be exactly 50 years ago that Reinier Paping won the 1963 edition of the famous eleven-city skating marathon. PostNL honours the skater with his own stamp sheet to commemorate his legendary win.
Sending Christmas card contributes to customer acquisition
The Hague – Sending Christmas cards greatly contributes to improving the brand recognition of independent entrepreneurs. This is one of the findings of a survey among self-employed entrepreneurs, SMEs and Dutch consumers. According to the survey, a Christmas card sent by an entrepreneur even ensures that one in eight companies or consumers would rather…
"I miss you" the most frequently shared emotion on social media
The Hague – Of all the emotions we share on Twitter, “I miss you” is the one which occurs most frequently. We share the fact that we miss someone in no fewer than 13% of all messages. We furthermore feel particularly sad, elated and miserable. From Friday afternoon we are looking forward to the weekend. On Sunday evenings we lapse into a melancholy…
10 year partnership PostNL and WFP
The Hague – On the Occasion of World Food Day, PostNL presented the 6th edition of the cookbook 'Master Chefs for Home Chefs' to Jeroen Roodenburg, ambassador of Business and Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He received the first copy from PostNL CEO, Herna Verhagen. With this book, PostNL is also commemorating its 10 year…
The ultimate online shopper 2012 lives in Utrecht
The ultimate online shoppers of the Netherlands live in Utrecht, according to studies by PostNL. After Houten (2010) and Almere (2011) it is the Cathedral City’s turn to be declared ‘Online Shopping City 2012’ by PostNL. It is remarkable that the relatively small towns of Eelderwolde (province of Drenthe) and Hemmen (province of Gelderland) are also…
Nicolette van Dam heartens the Netherlands
The Hague – Nicolette van Dam launches the website uithethart.nu today, wherein PostNL collects the social sentiment of The Netherlands. The website is a unique initiative that collects all emotionally based twitter messages and thus shows ‘real time’ how the Netherlands feels. The Dutch are able to buck each other up by responding to appealing…
New PostNL rates from 1 January 2013
The Hague – PostNL is introducing a number of changes to postage stamp rates. From 1 January 2013 the basic rate for letters in the Netherlands will increase by four euro-cents to 54 eurocents. The basic rate for letters in Europe will increase to 90 euro-cents, a five euro-cent rise. As already communicated at the end of 2011, the rate for the December…
PostNL expands product portfolio with acquisition in the courier market
The Hague – PostNL has acquired the courier company Valid Express. This transaction broadens PostNL product range for customers who need reliable and same day delivery. The acquisition of Valid Express provides PostNL with a nationwide courier network with a social heart. Valid Express provides chronically ill and physically disabled people with a full…
PostNL acquires stake in Scoupy
The Hague – PostNL has acquired a minority shareholding in Scoupy through its subsidiary Netwerk VSP. The free Scoupy app gives consumers access to discounts in shops, bars, hotels, restaurants and leisure activities in their immediate vicinity by means of their smartphones. Scoupy is the leader in the rapidly growing mobile couponing market in the…
Boundless trust in neighbours and family at home sitting
The Hague – A PostNL study has shown that 9 out of 10 Dutchmen ask people they know to look after their home during their holiday. Especially family and relatives (49%) and neighbours (37%) are asked to empty the letterbox, water the plants or look after the pets. The trust the Dutch have in the guards of their castle appears to be boundless: only 1%…
Anneke Grönloh receives the first postage stamp 'Netherlands & Indonesia - No Borders'
The Hague – Today, the Netherlands' very first teenage idol, Anneke Grönloh, received her own stamp. The world-famous singer of Indonesian descent shares a stamp with Andy Tielman. The stamp was presented to her by Annerie Lekkerkerker, PostNL's Director of Retail & Consumer Market. The stamp is part of a three-set series 'Netherlands & Indonesia - No…
'De Grote Bosatlas' honoured with stamp
Gouda – On the occasion of the 54th and also latest edition of De Grote Bosatlas, PostNL presented the stamp sheet 'The Netherlands in the Bosatlas' at the Coornhert Gymnasium in Gouda earlier today. The stamp sheet was designed in close collaboration with Noordhoff Uitgevers, the publisher of Bosatlas. It was decided to summarise the development of the…
PostNL submits application for net cost compensation
The Hague – PostNL has submitted an application with the Dutch Independent Post and Telecommunication Authority (OPTA) for compensation of the net costs of the universal service obligation (USO) for 2011. This involves, among others, costs incurred by PostNL to meet the statutory obligation for six-day delivery, retaining 19,000 mail boxes and an…
PostNL phases reorganisation in the interest of quality
The Hague – In the interest of the quality of mail delivery, PostNL is choosing to implement the reorganisation of letter mail it previously announced in a more phased manner. As a consequence of this, PostNL is postponing the opening of new central preparation locations (CPLs) to next year. This also means that no delivery offices will be closed this…
PostNL to offer more consumer information
The Hague – PostNL will be informing consumers more actively and thoroughly on changes in the delivery of letter mail. This week, every Dutch household receives a supplementary issue of the company’s door to door consumer magazine “Er is post” featuring articles explaining these changes. Through its website (www.postnl.nl) PostNL will also be…
Announcement conversion rate final dividend 2011
The Hague – On 24 April 2012, PostNL N.V. declared a final dividend 2011 of € 0.193 per ordinary share, that is payable fully in ordinary shares. The final dividend 2011 includes the pass-through of the final dividend received from the stake in TNT Express. The total 2011 dividend amounts to €0.407 per ordinary share, of which €0.214 per ordinary…
Mail deliverer Hans bikes 13,000 kilometres for charity
The Hague – After biking for 248 days in total, mail deliverer Hans Jansen arrived in Chikwawa (Malawi) yesterday. He started out on his `bike trip` from his home in Vlissingen in southwestern Netherlands on 15 August last year and, in the eight months since, he has cycled 13,000 kilometres. His aim has been to collect as much money as possible to donate…
Omega Pharma extends its contract with PostNL Parcels Belgium
The Hague / Turnhout – Omega Pharma, a leading player on the Belgian market for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and personal care products, has extended its contract with trans-o-flex Belgium for another three years. Trans-o-flex Belgium, whose upcoming acquisition by PostNL was recently announced, has been the distributor for Omega Pharma’s…
PostNL launches mobile telephony per second
The Hague – Today, PostNL extends the range it offers at its PostNL Post Offices to include a prepaid mobile service. The company will start selling SIM card packages and Combi packages, featuring a mobile phone and a SIM card, in 2,000 post offices in the Netherlands. PostNL Mobiel’s telephone services are easy on the pocket, simple and reliable.
PostNL has signed an irrevocable undertaking with UPS in support of UPS' offer for TNT Express
The Hague – Today United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) and TNT Express N.V. (“TNT Express”) jointly announced that they have reached agreement by entering into a Merger Protocol on an all-cash public offer by UPS for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of TNT Express (the `TNT Shares`) at an offer price of € 9.50 for each TNT Share (the…
PostNL’s delivery location in Culemborg and Vianen to close
The Hague – On 19 March 2012, PostNL will be closing its delivery location in Culemborg and Vianen. This closure is part of the previously announced reorganisation at PostNL. The company will be closing all its delivery locations in phases between early 2012 and the autumn of 2013. PostNL has been forced to make drastic changes to its operations in…
PostNL publishes agenda AGM 2012
The Hague – Today, PostNL published the agenda of the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 24 April 2012. The Supervisory Board of PostNL N.V. will propose to appoint Mr F. Rövekamp as a member of the Supervisory Board at the AGM. In addition, the Supervisory Board will propose to re-appoint Mr P.C. Klaver as a member of the…
Women prefer to be given a card or chocolates on Valentines Day
The Hague – Eight out of ten women find that a little surprise, like a card with loving words or a box of chocolates, is the nicest thing to receive on Valentines Day. This fact emerged from PostNL’s research into Valentine gift giving behaviour. Over half of Dutch men (63%) said that they plan to give their sweetheart (or secret sweetheart) a little…
96.1% mail delivery quality makes 2011 one of best years
The Hague – The quality of consumer mail delivery in 2011 has achieved one of its highest in over 20 years scores with 96.1%. By law, PostNL must score at least 95% for the standard overnight delivery services within the Netherlands. This concerns the mail deposited in PostNL’s public postboxes. As a rule, these items must be delivered the next working…
PostNL helps SMEs collect invoice payments faster
PostNL is helping small and medium sized enterprises collect invoice payments faster by means of a free online tool. More and more SMEs are having difficulty collecting invoice payments, with at least 1 billion euros being lost each year due to uncollectible invoices. Not being able to collect invoice payments is the major cause of one in four insolvencies…
ESA astronaut André Kuipers uses PostNL to send Emma world’s first postcard from space
The Hague / Noordwijk / Badhoevedorp – ESA astronaut André Kuipers has sent the world’s first ever postcard from space using PostNL’s KaartWereld.nl. André Kuipers sent Emma’s card from the International Space Station (ISS), in orbit 400 kilometres above the Earth, to celebrate her eleventh birthday. On the postcard, which features a photo André…
Unique stamp sheetlet and collection of postcards of PostNL to mark ESA astronaut André Kuipers' PromISSe Mission
The Hague – To mark ESA astronaut André Kuipers' PromISSe mission, PostNL composed a unique collection of space postcards and stamp sheetlet in cooperation with the European Space Agency. The first postcard was formally handed over to Franco Ongaro, Director of ESTEC, by Guido de Wit, Director E-Commerce PostNL Data and Document Management at the launch…
PostNL must reduce pension contributions
The Hague – PostNL will commence talks with its pension funds to discuss ways to reduce its pension contributions. There are concerns that pension contributions may rise by hundreds of millions of euros over the coming years as a result of the lower coverage ratios caused primarily by the low interest rate. PostNL feels it would be imprudent to pay the…
PostNL’s MijnPakket service: A personal overview of all your online purchases (in time for your Christmas shopping too!)
PostNL is introducing “MijnPakket” (My Parcel), a new service giving online shoppers greater control and choice for orders that will be delivered by PostNL Parcels. MijnPakket gives shoppers an overview of all their online purchases. The new service also stores address and delivery preferences so that online shoppers no longer need to fill in those…
Negative price spiral on German mail market to end
The Hague / Ratingen – The High Administrative Court has confirmed the ruling of the Bundesnetzagentur against Deutsche Post and First Mail yesterday. With immediate effect Deutsche Post must stop its anticompetitive behaviour through its budget subsidiary First Mail. This outcome stops the destructive negative price spiral and is an important step on the…
The social function of the local shop in the year 2011
Despite the increasing popularity of Internet shopping, 98% of Dutch people still find it important that there are shops close to where they live. Almost everyone visits a local shop at least once a week. A quarter of those questioned even visit on a daily basis. The fact that the shop is close by was given as the main reason for the number of visits (56%).…
Stamps in 2012: featuring the Bosatlas and special country houses
The Hague – In the first half of 2012, PostNL will be issuing a stamp sheetlet celebrating the most widely used of Dutch school atlases, the Bosatlas. This sheetlet is being issued on the occasion of the publication of the new Bosatlas in 2012, and in recognition of the changes happening in the world, society and education. Since its first appearance in…
PostNL awarded global Supersector Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
PostNL was awarded Supersector Leader for Industrial Goods and Services of the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). This was the conclusion from the annual review performed by SAM, a sustainability investment specialist, which assessed the sustainability performance of listed companies on various economic, environmental and social criteria. PostNL…
TNT Post Italia and Buffetti sign agreement to collect TNT Post registered mail at Buffetti shops
Milan / The Hague – TNT Post Italia, PostNL’s Italian subsidiary and no.1 private operator in the Italian postal market, and Buffetti Group, leader in Italy in the distribution of office products, services and solutions, have signed a commercial agreement that will allow customers to pick up TNT Post registered mail from a wider number of service points…
PostNL welcomes decision of German postal regulator
The Hague / Ratingen – PostNL, and its German subsidiary TNT Post Germany, welcome the decision of the Bundesnetzagentur, the German postal regulator, against Deutsche Post AG and its subsidiary First Mail. The Bundesnetzagentur has determined in proceedings against First Mail Düsseldorf GmbH and Deutsche Post AG, in consultation with the Federal Cartel…
Harry Koorstra appointed Board Member of the International Post Corporation
The Hague – Harry Koorstra, Chairman of the Board of Royal PostNL, was appointed as Board Member of the International Post Corporation (IPC). IPC is a cooperative association of postal operators in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. The organisation’s aim is to improve operations and provide intelligence among the members and increase…
Agendas for 2011 AGM / EGM and Express prospectus made public; demerger documentation to be filed; credit rating Express
Amsterdam – Today, the agendas for the 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) and the prospectus for the separate listing of TNT’s Express business are made public. The demerger documentation will also be filed. Furthermore, TNT Express N.V. today received its conditional post-demerger…
Business and demerger update
Amsterdam – In anticipation of its upcoming shareholders’ meeting, at which shareholders can vote on the demerger of Express, TNT NV has today finalised its demerger preparations. The formal filing of the demerger proposal and the publication of the AGM/EGM agenda will be next week. The issuance of the Express prospectus, subject to approval of the…
TNT Post changes its brand name to PostNL
The Hague – After receiving official approval from the General Meeting of Shareholders on 25 May, TNT Post will continue as an independent mail company from 31 May 2011 under the new name PostNL. The company is pleased and proud to be able to continue carrying the ‘Royal’ (Koninklijk in Dutch) designation.
Union members ratify agreement to limit compulsory redundancies at TNT Post
Amsterdam – The members of Abvakabo FNV, CNV Publieke Zaak and BVPP have ratified the recently signed in-principle agreement between TNT Post and their trade unions’ leaders. This ratification enables TNT Post to continue with its planned restructuring programme, which it will carry out in consultation with the employees’ representatives.
TNT Express and Spir Communication sign MoU on partnership in B2C parcel deliveries
Amsterdam, Paris – TNT Express and the French publishing company Spir Communication have signed a memorandum of understanding on a partnership in business-to-consumer (B2C) standard parcel deliveries. The two partners intend to quickly take a strong position in the fast-growing domestic French market for e-commerce and B2C deliveries.
TNT Post consider unions' position irresponsible
The Hague - TNT Post and the Abvakabo FNV, CNV Publieke Zaak, and BVPP unions have once again been carrying out intensive discussions over the last two days. Abvakabo FNV and CNV Publieke Zaak have rejected the company’s far reaching proposals and are set to go ahead with the strike announced for this week.
TNT Express steps up security measures
TNT Express is taking a series of additional measures to protect its customers and their consignments as well as its employees and networks from the threat of bomb-parcels. The company has reinforced air and ground security controls, including the screening of consignments, in all countries where it operates. This covers TNT’s own operations, but also…
TNT Post: responsible reorganisation essential
THE HAGUE - It is with disappointment and concern that TNT Post has taken note of the demands and the impending day of action. TNT Post considers that the unions’ demands are irresponsible and not feasible. Despite the fact that, prior to the ultimatum, TNT Post management showed the unions the financial projections of the Dutch postal company, the unions…
TNT starts industry’s first dedicated freighter service between Chongqing and Europe
Amsterdam – TNT Express today announces a direct scheduled B747 service between Chongqing, a fast-growing high-tech manufacturing center in Western China, and Europe, through TNT’s Liege hub. In a first phase the service to Chongqing will operate three times a week. TNT is the first express company to offer dedicated flights between Europe and Chongqing…
TNT ships 110 tonnes of food aid to Pakistan on World Food Day
Amsterdam / Liege – Today TNT airlifted 110 metric tonnes of food aid to Karachi to supply the Pakistani food assistance missions of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This airlift supplements the facilities TNT already provides in Pakistan such as warehouse space and the necessary resources to operate these warehouses. The shipment of…
TNT again awarded global ‘Supersector leader’ in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Amsterdam – Today TNT NV was again awarded “Supersector leader” for ‘Industrial Goods and Services’ (including ‘Industrial transportation’) of the 2010 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). This was the conclusion of a report published in Zurich by SAM, a sustainability investment specialist, which assessed the sustainability performance of…
TNT to invest €170 million in Chinese domestic road delivery services
Shanghai – TNT today announces plans to invest €170 million over the next few years to strengthen its leadership position in the Chinese domestic road delivery market. The investment will enable TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, to enhance its day-definite road distribution network, introduce new services, and hire additional staff.
TNT unveils China’s first fully electric delivery fleet
Amsterdam – TNT today unveiled the express industry’s first full electric vehicle fleet in China. The introduction of an initial number of five electric delivery vehicles further bolsters the company’s efforts in reducing its carbon emissions. Peter Bakker, together with government officials such as Camiel Eurlings, Dutch Minister of Transport,…
TNT appoints Bernard Bot as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Amsterdam - Today, TNT N.V. announces that it has appointed Bernard Bot as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). TNT will notify his appointment as member of the Board of Management to the shareholders in the upcoming AGM in April 2011. The appointment follows the departure of CFO and member of the Board of Management Henk van Dalen who will leave the company…
TNT increases air freight capacity between China and Europe
Amsterdam, Shanghai - TNT is increasing its air freight capacity between China and Europe to meet growing demand. Starting today, the company is scheduling an additional Boeing 747-400 ERF aircraft between China and its European air hub in Liege, Belgium (as announced on 8 April 2010). TNT will increase its service frequency to six flights per week from…
TNT Post takes next step in its e-commerce strategy
Amsterdam - TNT Post has taken an important next step in implementing its e-commerce strategy by acquiring the e-retail specialist Kowin. With this transaction TNT Post adds expertise to its e-commerce chain in the field of online shopping and strengthens TNT Post’s capabilities as one stop service provider in the vastly growing online market. Parties…
TNT launches Moscow-Liege service
Amsterdam - TNT Express today launches a five day per week air cargo service linking Moscow and its main European hub Liege, via Warsaw. The new route, operated by a B737-300 providing 16 tonnes of capacity, will secure and speed up the expedition of time-critical shipments to and from Russia. Examples include automotive parts, clinical supplies and…
TNT union members approve CLA and social plan
Hoofddorp - Union members employed at TNT have approved the in-principle agreement on a new collective labour agreement (CLA) and a social plan. The social plan will be in effect until 31 December 2012 and the collective agreement will run from 1 April 2009 to 31 December 2011. The agreements concern all 31,000 TNT employees in the Netherlands, with the…
TNT makes importing easier with new online import system
Amsterdam - TNT Express announces the worldwide launch of its new Express Import system which gives customers complete control over their import shipments. This web-based tool lets companies order the collection of import shipments from around 170 countries with quotations and billing in their local currency to better control shipping costs.
TNT Hoau completes day-definite road distribution
Guangzhou, China - TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, today announced the completion of its nationwide day-definite road distribution network. During the past two months, TNT Hoau extended the coverage to Chengdu, Chongquing, Zhengzhou, Xian, Yantai and Xiamen. The company now offers guaranteed day-definite ground delivery to 26 of the…
TNT sets clear step forward in achieving its e-commerce strategy
Amsterdam - TNT is expanding its e-commerce activities with the acquisition of e-fulfilment specialist TopPak. The parties signed an agreement to this effect today. With this acquisition, through its Parcel Service business, TNT is strengthening its position as market leader in the distribution market and adding an important link to its e-fulfilment service…
German Federal Administrative Court: ordinance postal minimum wage null and void
Amsterdam/Leipzig - Today the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, Germany, ruled that the ordinance on the postal minimum wage of EUR 9.80 is null and void. The basis for this decision is that the German State failed to give TNT Post in Germany the opportunity to make written comments prior to the issuance of the ordinance, as required by law.
TNT Post Germany reaches agreement with publishers to start “mail alliance”
Amsterdam - TNT Post Holding Deutschland GmbH has signed an agreement with Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG, CITIPOST-Verbund-GmbH and Logistic-Mail-Factory (a company of Mediengruppe Pressedruck, Augsburg) to establish “mail alliance” in Germany. With this new alliance, TNT Post strengthens the existing co-operation with the mail…
TNT Post: Gradual introduction of minimum wage feasible and necessary
Amsterdam - TNT Post has taken note of the announcement by Sandd and DHL Global Mail that they will be requesting summary proceedings to challenge the “Temporary decree on postal contract of employment”. TNT Post is urging the Dutch government not to relax the minimum social requirements agreed by all players when the Dutch postal market was liberalised.
TNT makes urgent appeal to unions
Amsterdam - TNT is surprised and disappointed at the trade unions’ stance on the company’s collective labour agreement and social plan, as announced by the unions today. TNT sees no common ground whatsoever between the unions’ stance and the seriousness of the issues faced by TNT Post. Since 2007, the necessary cost savings have been extensively…
TNT third-time winner of Henri Sijthoff Prize for best financial reporting
Amsterdam - The annual report of international mail and express delivery company TNT has for the third time received the Henri Sijthoff Prize for best financial reporting. Dutch newspaper Het FD awards the prize annually to companies that distinguish themselves through their financial reporting. TNT also won the prize in 1996 and 2004.
TNT Express launches Direct Express in Europe
Amsterdam - TNT Express launched a new, cost effective road distribution solution in Europe called Direct Express. This new solution offers customers that ship high parcel volumes a faster, more flexible and reliable service by means of a direct connection to TNT’s domestic network in the destination country.
TNT Express launch online PoD signature image service globally
Amsterdam - TNT Express will now provide its customers with online access to PoD signature images. It is a new standard feature of the company’s track and trace facility within its online and PC-based shipping tools myTNT, ExpressShipper, ExpressManager and ExpressConnect. Images are available from over 85 countries worldwide, including all mature express…
Fierce and fair competition at TNT’s 2009 Drive Me Challenge final
Amsterdam - TNT organized the third Drive Me Challenge final on the illustrious MIRA track in the United Kingdom on September 30. Sixteen contestants, who were selected as the best local drivers through national pre-rounds, teamed up with operational managers for a fiercely competitive and good-spirited final round of this annual challenge. Drivers shed…
Urgenda, TNT, Eneco and Tendris launch a tender for 3000 electric vehicles in three years
Amersfoort, Night of Sustainability – Initiative takers Urgenda, TNT, Eneco and Tendris launch a tender for electronic vehicles. Together with the pioneering consortium partners ABN AMRO, Delta, Essent, Facilicom, the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Municipality of Leeuwarden, ING, JCDecaux, the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the…
TNT Post survey: forfeiting working conditions negotiable
Amsterdam - Last month TNT Post’s management and the Operations Works Council conducted a survey among the company’s operational staff. The survey asked some 23,000 employees for their views on a number of key issues regarding their future and that of the company. The results show that 74% of the 7,683 respondents would choose to forfeit working…
TNT expands its Economy Express service to/from Malta
Amsterdam - TNT expands the coverage of its Economy Express service to and from Malta to an additional 75 countries worldwide. The expansion, effective as of this week, builds on TNT’s successful introduction in 2008 of the market’s first integrated road-ferry service between Malta and other European Union countries.
TNT receives the “Cargo Climate Care Award”
Amsterdam - TNT has received the “Cargo Climate Care Award” from Lufthansa Cargo for its efforts to achieve sustainable freight transport. The prize was presented specifically to TNT Express Asia at a ceremony on 26 February in Frankfurt, Germany. TNT Express Asia won in the “Customers” category. The two other categories were “Employees” and…
TNT extends corporate sponsorship with World Press Photo
Amsterdam - TNT has extended its corporate sponsor contract with World Press Photo for another three year period. This was announced in Davos yesterday where Tim Hetherington, the winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2008, gave a key note speech during the annual dinner in honour of the World Food Programme in front of sixty world and business…
SKB maakt TOPwerkgevers 2014 bekend
AMSTERDAM (EZPress) - Woonboulevard Poortvliet is volgens onderzoeksbureau SKB dé TOPwerkgever van Nederland. Op basis van de onderzoeksresultaten van 300 organisaties stelde SKB vast wie in 2014 het predikaat TOPwerkgever mag dragen.
De afgelopen jaren bleek steeds weer dat organisaties die goed scoren op deze ranglijst vaak veel vertrouwen in hun…
Strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar afvalinzamelaar
Bij een gecoördineerde actie van de Politie, de Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, de Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst, de Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport en de Omgevingsdienst Noord Veluwe zijn er gisteren en vandaag in totaal negen bedrijfslocaties en drie woningen doorzocht in het kader van een strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar fraude met…
Nieuwe wet transgenders treedt op 1 juli in werking
Transgenders van 16 jaar of ouder kunnen makkelijker de vermelding van het geslacht op hun geboorteakte laten wijzigen, buiten de rechter om. Het is voldoende als een deskundige vaststelt dat de overtuiging van een persoon om tot het andere geslacht te behoren blijvend van aard is. De wet van staatssecretaris Teeven (Veiligheid en Justitie) die dit mogelijk…
Schippers en Dijksma: wereldwijde actie tegen antibioticaresistentie
Bijna 40 landen hebben internationale afspraken gemaakt over de aanpak van antibioticaresistentie, onder leiding van minister Edith Schippers (Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) en staatssecretaris Sharon Dijksma (Economische Zaken). De noodzaak van de aanpak van antibioticaresistentie wordt door landen, zoals de Verenigde Staten, China, Rusland en…
OM eist tien jaar cel voor kinderverkrachting en grooming
Het OM eist acht jaar gevangenisstraf tegen een 40-jarige man uit Westerlee. De man wordt verdacht van verkrachting van een 4-jarig meisje uit Delfzijl in 2013 en een 6-jarig meisje uit gemeente Stadskanaal in 2011. Beide meisjes zou door de man in zijn auto zijn meegenomen en onzedelijke handelingen hebben moeten verrichten. Dit levert het strafbare feit…
OM eist in hoger beroep 4 jaar cel voor gewapende overval op vleesverwerkingsbedrijf
De advocaat-generaal (OM) in Den Haag heeft vandaag in hoger beroep 4 jaar celstraf waarvan 10 maanden voorwaardelijk geëist tegen drie mannen die ervan worden verdacht op 18 januari 2013 een gewapende overval op een vleesverwerkingsbedrijf in 's-Gravenzande te hebben gepleegd.
De overval vond plaats in de nachtelijke uren. Op dat moment waren…
Man overleden na steekincident in Amsterdamse winkel
Donderdagochtend 26 juni 2014 is een man is overleden na een steekincident in een winkel aan de De Clerqstraat in Amsterdam. Om 11.40 uur raakten twee mannen gewond, zij werden buiten aangetroffen; één op de De Clerqstraat en één op de Elisabeth Wolfstraat. De laatste is in het ziekenhuis overleden.
De slachtoffers werden met spoed naar het…
Kabinet maakt bestuursrechtspraak overzichtelijker en eenduidiger
Er komt een strikte scheiding tussen de adviserende en de rechtsprekende taken van de Raad van State. Ook wordt het aantal colleges dat in hoogste instantie bestuurszaken behandelt, teruggebracht van 3 naar 1. Met deze maatregelen wil het kabinet de organisatie van de bestuursrechtspraak overzichtelijker maken en meer eenheid aanbrengen in…
Nog een Bredanaar vast in witwasonderzoek
Vandaag besliste de raadkamer van de rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant dat twee van de drie verdachten die op 10 juli 2014 in Breda werden aangehouden, niet langer vastblijven. De 27-jarige verdachte waarvan overigens eerder onterecht werd aangenomen dat hij lid zou zijn van No Surrender blijft de komende 30 dagen langer vast.
De drie Bredanaars worden door…
OM eist in hoger beroep 13 jaar cel voor moord op nieuwe vriend van ex-vriendin
De advocaat-generaal (OM) in Amsterdam heeft vandaag in hoger beroep een gevangenisstraf van 13 jaar geëist tegen een 52-jarige man die ervan verdacht wordt de nieuwe vriend van zijn ex-vriendin om het leven te hebben gebracht op 11 april 2012 in Haarlem.
De verdachte liep al langere tijd rond met het idee om de vriend van zijn ex-vriendin om het leven te…