a new speedy delivery service in the domestic United States. The Bermudian company, which is the authorised local representative for UPS, says it will get documents delivered by 8 a.m. the next day in certain metropolitan areas.

Previously IBC promised next-day delivery by 10.30 a.m. The new extra-express delivery is for documents only and is a special service incurring an additional cost.

"This is what the international market here wants, so we will offer it,'' IBC president and CEO Glen Smith said.

He noted IBC already offers a unique same-evening special delivery service for documents in its hands by 5 p.m. The documents will reach their intended address between 10 p.m. and midnight that night.

For further information clients may contact directly sales marketing manager Mr. Rick Craft or Mr. Smith at 295-2467. "We have leading market share and we want to maintain it,'' he said. Another courier firm FedEx announced on Wednesday that it was promising next-day delivery by 8 a.m. as well to more than 5,000 zip codes in the US as well as select postal codes in some European cities.

*** EMERY TOASTS APPOINTMENT APP Emery toasts appointment Burrows, Lightbourn Ltd. has announced that Derek Emery has been appointed sales manager for the liquor merchants. He joined the company at the start of 1997 as a sales rep with responsibility for Gallo Wines and was promoted to marketing manager for the company's beer brands the following year. He will retain that position.

Burrows, Lightbourn managing director Richard Hartley said, "Derek's new appointment reflects the excellent contribution he has made over the past three years and he will now be leading our sales team, at a time when the company has expanded it range of products in what has always been a very competitive market.'' If you would like to make a submission to Company Moves please fax to the attention of Marina Esplin-Jones 292-2498 or email editorial ygazette.newsmedia.bm.

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