Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Austrian Post and trans-o-flex set course for expansion in Europe

Posted by | Oct 9, 2007 | |

Strong position in German niche markets – plans to extend market leadership in the health care and pharmaceutical sectors – further acquisitions envisioned

Austrian Post and its German logistics subsidiary trans-o-flex will continue pursuing an expansion course in Germany and Europe, with the intention of acquiring additional companies. This was announced by Anton Wais, Chairman of the Management Board of Austrian Post, and Klaus J. Heinz, Speaker of the Management Board of trans-o-flex, speaking at a joint press conference in Frankfurt today.

In addition to trans-o-flex, Austrian Post operates on the German postal market through its subsidiaries AUSTRIAN POST International, meiller direct and Scanpoint. These companies specialise in national and international letter mail as well as mailings. Total revenues of the four companies, which have approximately 2,250 employees, is about EUR 600m.

Austrian Post also aims to expand its business activities in the parcels and specialist logistics segments in Eastern Europe, on the basis of its parcel services companies in Croatia (Overseas), Slovakia (SPS and In Time) as well as in Hungary (Merland Express and Road Parcel). At present, Austrian Post directly or indirectly employs more than 4,500 people in these countries, achieving above-average growth rates.

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GLS expands French handling capacity with new sorting equipment

Posted by | Oct 9, 2007 | |

GLS is expanding capacity at its Paris hub to cope with rising volumes and will gradually introduce new sorting technology at its other locations in France. The value of the investment was not disclosed.

The European parcels operator will install a new modular sorting line at its hub in Fleury-Mérogis, in the greater Paris area in November, increasing its handling capacity from 4,000 to 8,000 parcels per hour.

In the future, all sites in the French network will also be equipped with the new system, GLS France announced. The move follows an initial test phase at the Toulouse depot.

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DHL welcomes visit of local MP Mike Penning to site

Posted by | Oct 9, 2007 | |

DHL was delighted to welcome local MP Mike Penning to its Hemel Hempstead site. On his visit, Mike aimed to find out how the company coped following the devastating explosion at the Buncefield oil storage depot in 2005. After having campaigned strongly on the Buncefield issue, Mike was interested to hear about the ‘can-do’ attitude of employees at the DHL site and the teamwork involved in ensuring business carried on as usual in spite of difficulties caused by the disaster.

Mike met and talked to local staff and heard about the DHL operation in Hemel Hempstead, which equates to 28 vehicles, the pick-up of 1,250 packages and 1,400 shipments per day. Mike was interested in finding out about the wide area covered by the service centre.

Reflecting DHL’s position as a local business, employing local people and providing a vital service for the local economy, DHL is always keen to develop strong relationships with local parliamentarians in order to understand the community better but also to brief MPs on relevant issues related to the company and its operations within their constituencies.

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UPS Thailand growth slows due to sluggish economy

Posted by | Oct 9, 2007 | |

After relishing double-digit growth for the past two years, UPS Thailand is likely to experience slower growth in deliveries this year due to political uncertainty, sluggish economy and stronger baht, according to assistant marketing manager Phongchayut Ladavalya.

Thailand’s delivery business has been stagnant during the year as the stronger baht and economic slowdown have hurt exporters, which are UPS’s major customers.

Although the electronics industry continued to grow, some small and medium-sized enterprises have closed. The outlook for garments and jewellery also remains unpredictable.

During 2005-06, UPS Thailand’s delivery volume rose by more than 15 pct after rising 20 pct in 2004-05. Among Asia-Pacific countries, Thailand ranked no higher than sixth behind China, India, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.

Thailand’s delivery market will not grow significantly this year, he said, as many players create stiff competition.

UPS believes its strengths include speed and the ability to handle sensitive cargoes.
UPS’s general niche market also include deliveries of hazardous goods such as chemicals that commercial airlines typically refuse to handle, and medical items including blood samples or cells that need special services like storage with temperature control.

Mr Phongchayut said competition in the courier business was focused on three areas: services, technology and networking. Services cover speed and guarantee a specific time instead of just a delivery date. UPS offers services known as time definite-express plus, or guaranteed delivery before 8:30-9 am, before noon and or before 5 pm.

Meanwhile, technology will help customers reduce costs and save time. These include a tracking system through call centres, short messaging services and a website that can be integrated into a customer’s back-end system.

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TNT Indonesia expands facilities to cater growing market demands

Posted by | Oct 9, 2007 | |

The economic potential of Indonesia has encouraged TNT, Amsterdam-based international express operator, to further its commitment in the country. With the growing demand of customers, recently TNT inaugurates its new office located in the heart of South Jakarta business district, Jl. Antasari Raya, Cilandak and deployed 40 additional Mobile Workers. These facilities are part of TNT’s continued investment in Indonesia and TNT’s aggressive expansion in Southeast Asia region to achieve 10 to 15 percent revenue growth for 2007.

The new premise is a four-stories building, supported with on-line system connected to TNT’s network capabilities in technology. It will provide services to existing TNT’s customers based in Southern Jakarta, which are mainly oil and mining companies for heavyweight shipments services. With the new office, TNT looks forward to seize more business opportunities and enlarge its market share in express industry.

Previously, TNT has established offices in Kelapa Gading, Karawaci, Taman Soewarna Cengkareng, Cibitung, and CBD Sudirman, which covers key business centers in Jabodetabek with prominent customers from manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and mining, and life sciences.

Adjacent to the new office opening, TNT also distributes around 40 Mobile Worker units throughout its offices in Indonesia, which complements the existing 95 units in operations. Mobile Worker is a wireless hand held devices supported with scanner, which enables Ground Service Agents/couriers to receive new job allocations as well as send and receive consignment pick up and delivery information through one device in real-time manner.

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