Business Direct Group sign International Licence with DHL (UK)
Business Direct Group plc has signed its first international licence of the ParcelXchange, with DHL Same Day Ireland.
The licence, which is for a six year term and with territorial exclusivity, is
for 40 ParcelXchanges in the newly-developed modular configuration of both box
sizes and number of columns, thereby addressing the specific needs of individual
locations. DHL Same Day will initially be supplied with 10 ParcelXchanges to be
located in major towns and cities throughout the Republic of Ireland, with the
roll-out beginning in the first quarter of 2008.
DHL Same Day plans to use the ParcelXchanges for in-night deliveries for field
service engineers and B2B sameday solutions. The ParcelXchanges will offer
higher levels of customer service whilst permitting consolidation of deliveries
and cost reduction in the supply chain.
Sean Moran, Director of DHL Same Day Ireland, stated, “The intelligent
ParcelXchange is the most exciting opportunity to happen in the in-night
real-time inventory management sector in Ireland for a long time.
Business Direct Group plc has signed its first international licence of the ParcelXchange, with DHL Same Day Ireland.
The licence, which is for a six year term and with territorial exclusivity, is
for 40 ParcelXchanges in the newly-developed modular configuration of both box
sizes and number of columns, thereby addressing the specific needs of individual
locations. DHL Same Day will initially be supplied with 10 ParcelXchanges to be
located in major towns and cities throughout the Republic of Ireland, with the
roll-out beginning in the first quarter of 2008.
DHL Same Day plans to use the ParcelXchanges for in-night deliveries for field
service engineers and B2B sameday solutions. The ParcelXchanges will offer
higher levels of customer service whilst permitting consolidation of deliveries
and cost reduction in the supply chain.
Sean Moran, Director of DHL Same Day Ireland, stated, “The intelligent
ParcelXchange is the most exciting opportunity to happen in the in-night
real-time inventory management sector in Ireland for a long time.
Business Direct’s worldwide ParcelXchange licensing business has been under
development since February 2007, under the direction of Tim Houstoun, and was
launched officially in October 2007 at the Post-Expo Exhibition in Barcelona.
Considerable interest has been expressed by national Post Offices and major
logistics companies in many countries around the world. Trials are currently
taking place in mainland Europe and East Asia and discussions are being held
with regard to several other territories.
