Now in their 8th year, the World Mail Awards have rapidly grown in both prestige and breadth of coverage, with twelve awards to be presented in London on 21 May, before a large audience of worldwide senior postal executives.
Each panel of judges had a large number of high-quality submissions to sift through before the 3 or 4 short listed in each category could be settled on. These deliberations have resulted in a total of 38 finalists for the Awards, reflecting both the geographical diversity of the applicants and the variety of products and services submitted by operators and suppliers to the mail industry.
This year’s categories and shortlists are as follows:
Corporate Social Responsibility – sponsored by DHL Global Mail
- Brazil Post for its Postal Bank project
- Oxygen for its Postscooter initiative using Light Electric Vehicles to deliver post
- Royal Mail Group for its Corporate Social Responsibility programme
- Saudi Post for its Postal Addressing System
Customer Service – sponsored by Western Union
- Canada Post Corporation for its Customer Value Management program
- DHL Global Mail for Direct Marketing Facts 2006 tool
- Brazil Post for its Correios Logística Reversa service
e-Commerce – sponsored by Saudi Post
- Cendix for its Channel Marketing Portal
- Deutsche Post AG for its ADDRESSDIALOG project
- Strålfors / Sweden Post for its Combi Solution
Growth (new award for 2007) – sponsored by Q-Post
- Aramex International for its SHOP&SHIP mailbox system
- Canada Post Corporation for its Direct Marketing Online™ service
- DHL Global Mail for its global letter-writing club LetterNet
- Royal Mail for its Contact and Sort It Magazines
Innovation – sponsored by Emirates Post
- ampm for its delivery tracking solution eyeTrack
- Portugal Post for its digital mail service ViaCTT
- Japan Post for its Addressee Changing Service
- Solystic for its Virtual ID-tag system
People Management – sponsored by Australia Post
- Masterlink Express for its “Talents’ Maker” management academy training program
- Norway Post for its Post Contact Center
- Royal Mail for its Apprentice Scheme
Quality – sponsored by Magyar Posta
- Portugal Post for its digital mail service ViaCTT
- DQM Group for its Royal Mail Business Changes File (BCF)
- Singapore Post for SingPost Quality Excellence
Retail Project (new award for 2007) – sponsored by Triangle
- Aramex International for its SHOP&SHIP mailbox system
- U.S. Postal Service and IBM for its Automated Postal Center (APC)
- Swiss Post for its Ymago programme
Security – sponsored by Royal Mail
- Canada Post for its Integrated Risk Management process
- Hungary Post for its Authentication and Content Protection security solution
- Royal Mail for its Mail Integrity Programme
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service for its NLECC Alarm Program
Technology – sponsored by Intermec
- Portugal Post for its digital mail service ViaCTT
- Lyngsoe Systems for its AMQM™ solution for monitoring Quality of Service
- Denmark Post for its GIS route planning system
- Spain Post for INTEGRA, its strategic project of Information Technology
Transformation – sponsored by IBM
- Canada Post for its Customer Value Management Program
- Saudi Post for the creation of NAQEL
- South African Post Office for the Transformation of the South African Post Office
The remaining award, Industry Leadership sponsored by Pitney Bowes, is judged using different criteria so no shortlist will be released. The winner will be announced at the ceremony along with the other awards.
The distinguished panel of independent judges will meet a few hours before the ceremony, to finalise their decisions and choose a winner for each award. The 2007 World Mail Awards will be presented at the Gala Dinner in the Champagne Suite of the Novotel Hotel & Conference Centre in Hammersmith on 21 May.
Seats at the Gala dinner are becoming limited so delegates are advised to book their places quickly either at www.mailawards.com or by contacting the awards team at Triangle on +44 (0)870 950 7900 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0)870 950 7900 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Notes for Editors:
- The first annual World Mail Awards were presented in Paris in May 2000 – details of previous ceremonies and winners can be found www.mailawards.com
- The World Mail Awards take place on the first day of this year’s World Mail & Express Europe event in London. The World Mail & Express events have been running since 1988, and are also organised by Triangle Management Services, based in the UK
- Press delegates are welcome to attend. Please write to events@triangle.eu.com to request a registration form.
Triangle Management Services Ltd, founded in 1984, is today the pre-eminent independent specialist management services company within the global mail, express and logistics sectors. Triangle offers the following services to clients: Recruitment, Market Research, Consultancy, Conferences and Mergers and Acquisitions.
