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DHL supports international NGO Plan Japan

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

DHL has supported a gift campaign that ran from October 15 to November 5 in Japan. The¡¡campaign was organized by Plan Japan, an international NGO with its Japan headquarters located in Tokyo. DHL supported this campaign by transporting more than 15,000 gifts to children in 40 developing countries free-of-charge. DHL proactively supports the healthy nurturing of children as part of its Corporate Sustainability Program, and this is the fifth time that DHL has cooperated with Plan Japan on a similar project, since the first in 2003.

Headquartered in the UK, Plan supports community development with children in 49 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America benefiting from its programs. In this development project, people who provide sustained support are referred to as a sponsor, and they can interact with the children they support through the exchange of letters and gifts.

This year, DHL Express Japan transported 130 Jumbo Boxes, a service which delivers parcels up to 25kg – containing over 15,000 gifts to children from their sponsors. Plan Japan usually sets a weight limit of 50 grams per person on packages sent to children by the sponsors, but this was raised to 150 grams per person during the campaign period. As a result, there was participation by approximately 14,000 sponsors nationwide who sent heartwarming gifts such as stationery, toys and other gifts – items that the normal weight limit would have prevented them from sending.

In addition, DHL did not limit its support to just delivering the packages. Thirteen volunteers from DHL Express Japan helped to sort the presents by destinations before packaging them, as well as performed other volunteer work such as re-wrapping the presents.

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DHL Express to give more support to SMEs

Posted by | Dec 5, 2007 | |

DHL Express (M) Sdn Bhd aims to provide more support to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to country manager Sam Leong.

Speaking at a press conference, Leong said SMEs, like large corporations, could leverage on DHL’s sound supply chain and multiple distribution centres in the country.

“The same solutions (available for bigger corporations) can be downsized for SMEs to secure new markets,” he said, adding that it was a common misconception that DHL’s services were only for large organisations.

DHL was the leading courier service provider in the country, with a market share exceeding 40 pct.

To date DHL hads invested over RM 21mil (USD 6.28 mill) in its service facility at Glenmarie and multiple retail points in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak.

He said one of its retail points, based at the Central Market, had proven to be very successful.

“Most tourists visit the place (Central Market) and for most of them Malaysia was usually an intermediate stop.”

He added that most of the tourists utilised DHL’s service to courier their souvenirs home rather than carry them around on their holiday.

Going forward, Leong said DHL would leverage on its firm foundation.

“DHL already has a solid infrastructure in Malaysia. We want to enhance what we already have.”

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DHL Japan’s nationwide fleet of 750 vehicles supports Urawa Reds

Posted by | Dec 4, 2007 | |

DHL is supporting the Urawa Red Diamonds (Urawa Reds), a J.League soccer club with which it has a top partnership agreement, in its challenge to compete on the global level.
Winners of this year’s Asian Football Confederation Champions’ League (ACL), Urawa Reds this month will compete in the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007. In a national campaign to support Japan’s first Asian club champion, DHL will display stickers bearing the team slogan, “All Come Together! – Power, Passion, and Pride” on its fleet of 750 vehicles for about 10 days from 3 December. The activities in support of Urawa Reds will be held nationwide in DHL’s 60 locations throughout Japan.

This year, as part of the partnership agreement, Urawa Reds has displayed the DHL logo on the players’ jerseys in competitions such as the Bull’s Cup in Austria; the ACL; and in the A3 Champions’ Cup. The top partnership agreement between DHL and Urawa Reds arose because as leaders in their respective fields, DHL and the Reds share the common values of “speed,” “teamwork,” and “cross-border challenge.” Incidentally, DHL, like Urawa Reds, has long employed red as one of its corporate colors.

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FAMCO to supply Allied Transport with 30 Volvo trucks for DHL

Posted by | Dec 4, 2007 | |

Allied Transport will use the trucks to meet the growing demands for DHL’s express mail and transit cargo customers across the GCC and Levant countries.

The first of the Volvo FH400 trucks with I-shift transmission technology were delivered at a private ceremony at FAMCO’s head office in Dubai. Joe Lahoud, Divisional Manager – FAMCO’s Volvo Truck & Bus Division handed over the truck keys to Ali Khalifa Beyat, Managing Director of Allied Transport Establishment.

Mr. Ali Beyat, Managing Director of Allied Transport commented that the delivery of the first thirty trucks is a part of the company’s five-year strategy plan. He said: ‘We anticipate the supply of over 500 trucks for DHL’s requirements over the next five years. These trucks will be used to meet the growing demands for DHL’s express service across the GCC and Levant countries and North Africa.

Mr. Bachi Spiga, Middle East Head of Operations – DHL Middle East said: ‘Our operations continue to grow at a rapid pace and the company is seen as the number one road solutions expert. The addition of these Volvo trucks will help us to meet our increased schedules throughout the Middle East due to the enormous growth of the road express business and our requirement for tailor-made solutions for customers also.’

Since its official launch at Dubai’s Autodrome in April 2007, the I-Shift truck has gained ground, becoming the preferred solution for most of the professional transport operators in the UAE.

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DHL Russia introduced an evening pick-up product

Posted by | Dec 3, 2007 | |

As of December 1, DHL has offered its customers a new ‘Evening pick-up’ product. It is now possible to hand in shipments to DHL courier even when the working time is over.

DHL Evening pick-up product is available in Moscow and St. Petersburg for downtown areas of the two cities. DHL plans to expand the service coverage in the near future to make it available to its customers across the rest of Russia.

‘We are aware just how tough the schedule of our customers can be’, says Eugenia Panfilova, Acting Commercial Manager DHL Russia. ‘For objective reasons, arranging a shipment may take much more time than expected. We strive to meet our customers’ expectations and give them extra time to prepare their shipment for the pick-up. We realize that success of a business depends greatly on the time it takes to deliver a shipment and we will do our best to ensure that our customers face no inconveniences in their day-to-day operations’, she added.

No additional paperwork is needed to order the new DHL product. The courier pick-up request is done in a standard way. To file the request for the current day, one needs to call DHL before 19:00. The shipments are picked up by the courier until 22:00.

Additionally DHL customers may arrange for various optional services such as Insurance, Proactive Tracking and Proof of Delivery. DHL customers may also benefit from a wide range of packaging materials offered by DHL as well as Remote Area Service.

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