Accra, June 30, GNA – Mr Bice Osei Kuffour, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Post has led a delegation to woo United Kingdom’s postal giant, Royal Mail and to explore areas of collaboration and consolidation.
The members of the delegation, who were led by Grow, Unite and Build Africa (GUBA) included the Ghana Post’s strategic partners, Three Turns Shipping.
They met with the key leadership of Royal Mail at their Mount Pleasant Mail Centre (Mount Pleasant), the largest in London.
Mr Osei Kuffour in a statement said: “The visit was amazing as it offered the opportunity for the Ghana Post team to experience how efficient the Royal Mail is and how the company has leapfrogged its challenges in its 500 years of operations.
“Ghana Post being the most reliable service provider in the areas of postal, courier and e-commerce services and one of the best in the West Africa sub region stands to gain a lot from the Royal Mail partnership regarding investment in new areas of the postal value chain and the use of automation for an enhanced and efficient operation.”
Among other strategic alliances, Mr Osei Kuffour proposed exchanges between the two organisations permitting Ghana Post staff to embark on practical training attachments with Royal Mail, whilst experienced present and former members of staff of the Royal Mail offer consultancy to Ghana Post.
The Ghana Post team discussed areas of expertise and asked for technical assistance in the development of current processes to offer matchless mail service delivery in the sub region.
The Royal Mail has moved from operating manually to automating its processes and operations with a key focus on the use of technology.
The company’s use of technology enabled it to process up to 40,000 letters a day at Mount Pleasant alone, using its Intelligent Letter Sorting Machines. With the surge in online retail sales, the Royal Mail is seeing a bigger drive for parcel services and is currently processing up to 800,000 parcels a day in its Warrington super hub.
Dentaa Amoateng, MBE, CEO and President of GUBA Enterprise stated: “The visit as facilitated by GUBA, among other things, is part of the agenda of ensuring synergy between indigenous Ghanaian companies and similar counterparts in Europe and the USA in possible areas of collaboration, knowledge acquisition and for technical assistance.”
Representing Royal Mail at the meeting included Nick Landon (CCO Royal Mail), Antony Harvey, International Managing Director, Ben Holmes, Head of International Relations, Eric Ashiagbor, London Jubilee Plant Manager, Jay Brooks, London Mount Pleasant Manager, and Kevin Cooper, Head of Processing.
The Ghana Post team included Mr Bice Osei Kuffour, CEO, Mr Robert Aseidu, Head of International Affairs, Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa, Head of Government Business and External Relations, Hanson Owusu, CEO of Three Turns Shipping, and Kwesi Gyesi, MD, TTL Belgium.
The meeting was facilitated by Odana Consult, a subsidiary of GUBA Enterprise UK.
Source: Ghana News Agency