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146 Annual Report | Financial Report | Financial statements of Swiss Post Group
Companies founded, renamed and sold in the reporting year
Companies founded
Swiss Post US Holding Inc., based in New York, was founded in the first quarter of 2006 for the purpose of
acquiring Forrest Solutions Inc. (subsequently renamed MailSource Inc.).
On 31 March 2006, Mobility Solutions Management AG was established to provide fleet management services
for road­based vehicles (including car sharing).
MailSource is extending its reach. The Swiss Post subsidiary has established a new company in France (Mail­
Source France SAS). In the second half of the year, this company will take over the customers and employees
of Euro Postal Services SARL (EPS), which, like MailSource, specializes in internal mail services. As a result of
this takeover, MailSource is now represented in seven countries.
Swiss Post GHP Holding GmbH, based in Munich, was established in the third quarter for the purpose of
acquiring the GHP Group.
Three companies were established in France in 2006, namely CarPostal Bourg­en­Bresse SAS, CarPostal
Obernai SAS and CarPostal Haguenau SAS. The aim of developing the business in this neighbouring country is
to add further, profitable markets to the portfolio and thus generate an additional contribution to profit.
On 20 December 2006, Swiss Post Net AG in Oftringen was renamed PostLogistics Innight AG.
Companies founded in 2005
In 2004, Swiss Post International AG in Sweden reserved a company name. The company was renamed Swiss
Post International Sweden AB and since January 2005 has been fully consolidated.
The following companies in the Logistics Services segment were renamed on 1 December 2005:
PostLogistics AG became Post Transporte AG and Setz Gütertransport AG became PostLogisitcs AG.
In 2005, Société d Affrètement et de Transit S.A.T. changed its legal form from a Société anonyme (SA) to
a Société par actions simplifiée (SAS).
In December, Swiss Post Porta a Porta S.p.A. absorbed SDL Servizi Distribuzione e Logistica Srl by means of
a merger taking retroactive effect as of 1 January 2005.