Logibag secures a new contract with LaPoste
Logibag, the locker management and service company that is a subsidiary of ByBox Ltd, has won a new contract with La Poste to supply, install and maintain an undisclosed number of its Cityssimo V2 postal lockers at locations across France.
The contract has been signed with Coliposte, the parcel division of La Poste following successful trials with the Cityssimo Version 1 locker during 2006.
The first order forming part of the new contract has been received and the V2 units are scheduled for installation in August. The lockers will be used to facilitate consumer deliveries, i.e. those times when it is more convenient to collect a parcel from a locker in a chosen location than wait somewhere for it to be delivered – a service that is becoming increasingly popular in Europe.
To maximize the efficiency, practicality and effectiveness of La Poste’s parcel delivery and collection service, the Cityssimo V2 locker has been extensively upgraded and now features a redesigned central consol that links to bespoke software developed specifically to meet La Poste’s requirements. And whilst the V2 will continue to run an embedded Linux operating system, it will move to a PC-based hardware architecture to enable the easy connection of peripherals.
Meanwhile, the consumer interface has been improved and now includes a 15-inch color touch-screen that will accept credit card payments and print self-adhesive postage labels for parcel shipping applications.
Logibag is also a growing force in the railway industry where its left luggage lockers can be found at stations throughout Europe. It has contracts with French railway company SNCF and Decatel, the agent for the SNCB Belgian railway network, as well as with the Spanish railway network. Logibag also manages the left luggage locker business of several other railway station operators.
