First stone laid at DPD Masterlinks new hub in Gdansk
With the symbolic act of signing the foundation document by Rafal Nawloka – DPD Masterlink President, Robert Karczewski – REX-BUD President the general contractor and Leszek Grombala – local mayor, the construction of the new depot officially started. Opening of the hub is scheduled for September 2007.
The depot is going to be built in two phases. The first one involves building the surface area of 2946 square meters, 55 gates and 11 reloading ramps. The second phase will be completed, when the operational surface of the first phase will prove to be insufficient.
Currently, 120 people are employed in the Gdansk depot. However the company plans to increase staff, ultimately to reach the number of 150 couriers and 50 workers.
The companys dynamic growth triggers the need for investments. The constant increase in the amount of parcels, annually reaching 40 percent, requires the modernization of existing and creation of new infrastructure in whole of the country.
Rafal Nawloka, DPD Masterlink President said: By establishing a new hub in Gdansk the company implements its new operations strategy, which focuses on the creation of a couple sorting centers in Poland. The benefits, in opposition to a centralized operational model, concern higher effectiveness and security of operations. Hubs will be located in Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan, Katowice and Lodz.
