Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

GLS changes product names in France

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

GLS has changed the names of its products and services in France to bring them in line with the standard offers in 12 other countries on the continent.

The group has harmonised the names of its products across Europe in the English language and this will clarify its offers to clients, chief executive Rico Back said.

Next-day delivery of its Business-Parcel is available till 18.00 in France. Express-Parcel is delivered the second day (J+1) before 13.00, while Euro-Business-Parcel (formerly Euro Pass) is for rapid shipment throughout GLS’ 35-country network.

New services include: Pick&Ship, where parcels are picked up from destinations other than the client’s usual one; AddOnInsurance, for extra insurance cover of parcels; and DocumentReturn, allowing the return of documents in exchange for delivery of a parcel.

InNight-Parcel, InNight-SmallParcel and InNight-Solution provide urgent delivery, respectively, of packages up to 30kg, envelopes and parcels up to 2kg, and high security mail and documents, such as those between banks.

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MRW expands further in Spain

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Spanish express carrier MRW has opened two more outlets in Spain, bringing the total number of franchises it holds in Iberia to 770.

The company announced yesterday that it had opened a new branch in Utiel, its 28th in the Valencia area, following the inauguration of new offices in Isla de la Cartuja, its 35th in Sevilla province.

MRW has opened 34 new outlets in Spain since the beginning of last year, while revenues at the group are also expanding. They grew 9% to EUR 564 last year.

The company also has franchises in Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, served by 39 logistics distribution platforms, 10,500 staff, 5,000 vehicles and three aircraft.

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GO! to invest EUR 7m in new German hub

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

German express operator GO! will invest EUR 7 million in a new hub in central Germany to cope with its volume growth.

Construction work on the “HUB 2020” at Niederaula in central Germany is scheduled to start in May and completion is due by the end of this year. The sorting terminal will initially cover 3,600 sqm on a site covering 30,000 sqm and is planned to be expanded in stages in the years up to 2020.

GO! said that a new building was necessary to replace the existing facility at nearby Neuenstein which no longer had sufficient capacity to cope with its volumes. At present, about 10,000 shipments are sorted and prepared for onward transport within a time-frame of three hours.

“The sorting capacity will first be designed for 6,000 shipments per hour and can be increased to 13,000 shipments per hour,” explained GO! managing director Ralf-Hans Dierks. The new hub, with its modular expansion options, would have sufficient capacity for the next 10-15 years, he added.

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Parcelnet and Redcats UK courier network deal improves customer service levels

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Parcelnet, the UK courier delivery network and provider of home shopping fulfillment services, is acquiring the Redcats UK courier network operation to further develop its existing delivery business. The combined courier network, which will consist of over 7,000 couriers, will significantly enhance the range of services available to Redcats UK – Parcelnet will provide a home delivery service for Redcats UK brands La Redoute, Empire Stores, Vertbaudet and Daxon. It will also enable Parcelnet to provide more delivery options for its customers.

Integrating the two operations will give access to greater courier density, which will enable Parcelnet to introduce more delivery options for customers. It will service the needs of more than 40 home shopping clients, including many of the UK’s leading retailers whose remote retail success is underpinned by Parcelnet’s delivery services.

“The acquisition of Redcats UK’s courier network business by Parcelnet is a positive move for both parties: Parcelnet acquires an established courier network supported by expert staff and Redcats UK benefits from the extended service range and support levels provided by Parcelnet’s courier delivery network,” said David Meredith, Redcats UK’s Logistics Director.

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Austrian Post offers parcel service at petrol stations

Posted by | Apr 5, 2007 | |

Austrian Post has signed a deal with the country’s OMV petrol station chain to offer parcel services at 183 outlets in a move to broaden its services and reach new target groups.

From this month, consumers in Vienna will be able to hand in parcels at VIVA shops within 10 OMV petrol stations. The service will go nationwide to the 183 OMV locations in June.

Parcels will be delivered domestically within 24 hours and a European delivery service will also be offered. Austrian Post hopes to generate annual volumes of several hundred thousand parcels once the service is fully operational.

Walter Hitziger, Austrian Post board member for mail, parcels and logistics, said: “This cooperation will make it easier for Austrians to send their parcels.” Consumers would benefit in particular from the long opening hours and easy accessibility of petrol stations and good parking facilities.

GLS had planned to set up parcel shops at OMV locations but did not proceed beyond a test phase.

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