Tag: Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post likely to maintain number of outlets after 2008

Posted by | Jun 6, 2005 | |

German postal services company Deutsche Post AG is likely to keep its current number of outlets throughout the country after the German letter delivery sector liberalisation in 2008, Deutsche Post’s CEO Klaus Zumwinkel said on June 6, 2005.

Currently, Deutsche Post maintains a network of nearly 12,500 outlets in Germany. Zumwinkel expressed confidence that the current collective labour agreement, which expires in 2008, will be renegotiated. He added that the company has so far managed to avoid layoffs, and will stick to the strategy in the future.

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Deutsche Post board member Appel says DHL seeks US, Asian acquisitions

Posted by | Jun 5, 2005 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG board member Frank Appel told Die Welt in an interview to appear in tomorrow’s edition that its DHL unit wants to make acquisition in order to expand its logistics operations in the US and Asia.

‘We are talking about small to mid-sized companies with sales between 10-150 mln eur,’ Appel told the newspaper.
However, in Eastern Europe DHL wants to grow organically, he said.

Appel declined to comment on whether Deutsche Post wants to acquire UK logistics company Exel PLC.

‘That rumour has already been around for three years,’ Appel said. ‘I don’t know who keeps bringing that up.’

Appel confirmed that Deutsche Post is in talks to buy the remainder of KarstadtQuelle AG’s logistics operations.

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New Zealand joint venture launches new brand

Posted by | Jun 3, 2005 | |

One of the biggest rebranding exercises undertaken in the transport sector is under way to coincide with the Lions rugby tour.

Express Couriers, the joint venture formed between Deutsche Post-owned DHL and New Zealand Post’s courier business, is adopting the DHL yellow but keeping the CourierPost, Pace and Contract Logistics brands. The Skyroad Express courier brand is being rolled into the CourierPost brand.

The rebranding involves ordering 2500 polo shirts, 900 shorts, 900 vests, 900 polar fleeces and 900 track pants and painting 750 vans and 40 trucks.

Courier Express chief executive Jim Quinn did not say how much the bill b was, but he said the rebranding was always contemplated when the joint venture was set up, and its execution deliberately coincided with the Lions tour.

DHL’s profile is raised during the tour as it is a sponsor.

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