Der Kurier extends network to Czech Republic

The German express operator DER KURIER, a subsidiary of parcels firm GLS, has extended its overnight network to Czech Republic and halved delivery times to the country to 24 hours.

Its European partner network, which already covers Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, UK, France, Italy, Poland and Hungary, has been extended through a new partner, DER KURIER Czech Republic.

Products picked up for example in Amsterdam at 6 p.m are delivered to the final destination in Plzen the next morning before 12:00, the company said. Shipments are transported via its European hub at Neuenstein in central Germany.

“We deliver to almost all destinations in the Czech Republic within 24 hours, only rural areas in the east of the country take us 48 hours”, said Franz Hollfelder, the managing director of DER KURIER. “For the markets of Prague, Plzen and Brno we can additionally offer our customers TimeDefinite Services for 12:00 as well as any other agreed times as well as a Saturday service.”

Czech Republic is becoming an increasingly important economy with double-digit growth in imports in recent years.

“This new route is an important step towards internationalisation for our network,” Hollfelder added. “Demand for international express shipments to the new EU member states is growing. Therefore we will continue to strengthen our activities in Central and Eastern European countries.”