Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

DHL begins construction of its new terminal at the Vitoria Airport

Posted by | Feb 5, 2006 | |

DHL began construction at the end of January on its new terminal at the Vitoria airport. This came after a final contract for sale was signed with the company Clasa, in accordance with the terms agreed upon in May 2005. On a 12,000 sq. meter piece of ground the new facility will include a 3,600 sq. metre plant designed for sorting and distribution of parcels, and 1,400 square metres of office space. In addition to air freight management, the plant will have 12 land transport loading docks and capacity to handle 5,000 shipments per hour.
DHL has announced an investment of 7 million euros for the project.

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ANC bosses in pounds 37.3m buyout

Posted by | Feb 4, 2006 | |

Parcel group ANC has delivered a pounds 37.3 million buyout of the company. The management team has bought a 50 per cent stake previously held by institutional shareholders. The deal, backed by private equity firm Lloyds TSB Development Capital, sees the management’s equity increase to 73.75 per cent with LDC taking 26.25 per cent. Led by chief executive Mark Gittins, the six-strong team took over in 2001 and have overseen significant growth in both revenue and profits. Formed in 1982, ANC Group employs 58 people at its Birmingham depot and 5,000 in total. Mr Gittins said: “This deal confirms ANC Group’s position as the fastest-growing independent player in the UK. The express parcel sector is very competitive and ANC Group have not only held their unit cost base, but new investment has given us the capacity to handle a further 35 million parcels a year with our existing infrastructure. Our record in recent years of winning market share will continue.”

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US delivery firms eye Thai gateway

Posted by | Feb 3, 2006 | |

The United States wants Thailand to open the express delivery service sector so its firms can use the country as a gateway to expand to neighbouring countries in the Asean region in a prospective free trade agreement, according to Sompong Siriponsilp, director of the Transportation Institute of Chulalongkorn University. Sompong said yesterday that US companies wanted to establish Thailand as a service base to build trade networks and tap markets in Indochina and other parts of the Asean grouping. Thailand’s wide network in these regions would benefit US companies.

Thailand participates in many regional economic and social cooperation forums such as the Greater Mekong Sub-region, the Asean Free Trade Area as well as FTAs between Asean and other trading partners, he said.

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TNT expands logistics network in Thailand

Posted by | Feb 3, 2006 | |

TNT is investing more in its operations in Thailand, a report in Krungthep Turkaij said. The managing director of TNT Thailand said the company would invest about 350 million baht this year to improve its logistics network. Last year TNT invested 97 million baht on a major project to develop its transport network in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Bosses return to ‘coal face’

Posted by | Feb 2, 2006 | |

Business Post Group chief executive Guy Buswell says changes since he took over six weeks ago have already led to improved service levels.
Buswell faces an important period with major customers: Walsh Western, for which it delivers Dell computers and which had high volumes in January; and Federal Express, whose contract is up for renewal this spring.

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