DPD Polska new investment in Poznan

The opening of a new depot in Poznan is one of the company’s biggest investments planned for 2007.

The depot in Poznan is going to be part of the new operational structure, which assumes the functioning of a couple hubs, located in different regions in the country. The network of the biggest sorting centers will be established in the following cities: Gdansk, Warsaw, Katowice, Ùodz and Poznan.

The surface area of the new depot is going to be double the size of the current warehouse and will equal 6400 m². The need for bigger operational space is connected with the new sorting role of the depot for the North-West region of Poland, as well as with the growing number of parcels in this part of the country. City Poznan takes second place in DPD Polska domestic network as far as number of parcels is concerned 9,5 thousand daily.
The new depot will be located near big domestic transport routes, which allow easy access to the hub from all directions in Poland.

The cost of equipment will account for 800 thousand EURO, what includes 300 thousand EURO dedicated for an automatic conveyor belt. The depot will dispose of 13 ramps and 40 courier gates. Currently the depot in Poznan employs around 180 workers. However, along with the depots development, the company will increase number of staff.

Address: 2 Ks. Wawrzyniaka St., 62-052 Komorniki
Surface area: 6375 m²-warehouse, 800 m² – office
Date of opening: end of October 2007
Form of ownership: lease