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"…99% of our outgoing mail reaches its destination the very next day."
Click here
to find out
more about
DX's
partnership
with Fortis and view our other case studies.
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The history of DX reveals how the UK's leading provider of early
morning, next day business mail services was formed:
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1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
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1975
The Document Exchange is established
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1981
British Telecommunication Act reduces the historic Royal Mail letter monopoly.
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1996
The acquisition of ICS forms DX's parcels business
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2000
The Postal Services Act replaces the letter monopoly with a licenced area and creates Postcomm, the industry regulator to introduce competition.
2001
Postcomm issues DX with the first interim license to compete in 'niche' areas.
2002
Postcomm sets out the timetable for controlled and phased deregulation.
Postcomm issues DX with the first long-term licence permitting tracked business to business mail and a range of other services
2003
30% of the postal market is opened to competition
Extension of DX's mail services to selected postcodes nationwide
2004
DX wins the Queens Award for Innovation
Competitive market review by Postcomm reveals only 1% of the licenced area is actually being contest
2005
Postcomm decides to bring forward full market opening to January 2006
High Street retailing of DX services begins through MailBoxes etc.
2006
On 1 January Postcomm opens the UK postal market to full competition
On 23 August DX and SMS Join Forces
Click here to view DX's strategy to take advantage of this development.
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