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DPD expands express services to international destinations

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

German parcels carrier DPD announced today it will expand its year-old domestic express services to international destinations over the coming months following a successful of for the new product.

DPD will start to offer international express between Germany and the Benelux states in May, and also offer domestic express within the three countries. Further countries neighbouring Germany will be added later in the year.

“The express services with delivery by 08:30, 10:00, 12:00 or 18:00 that we re-positioned in 2007 have made a superb start,” commented CEO Arnold Schroven. “We have gained 15,000 new express customers and volumes have increased by 60%,” he disclosed. Schroven said he expected double-digit growth rates for express shipments again this year.

DPD had achieved a very high delivery quality rate of 99.6% for express items, based on its highly-efficient transportation network with direct traffic between nearly all German depots, Schroven emphasised. Quality would play an important role in the future, and new express services would be intensively tested before being introduced, he added.

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PDS supplies terminals to DPD Europe and Hermes parcel shops

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

The German specialist for mobile IT systems, PDS GmbH, will provide DPD with more than 11,000 customised handheld units for its operations in Europe while also equipping Hermes Logistik’s parcel shops in Germany with 13,500 terminals. The value of the two contracts was not disclosed.

The DPD terminals will be equipped with a new system solution based on the Motorola MC9000 hand scanner. PDS said it has customised the handheld into an allrounder with three communication options (GPRS, WLAN and Bluetooth), an optional GPS receipt and a holding case for storage in vehicles. PDS will also supply replacement sets within 24 hours.

The equipment will be provided to DPD in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.

Meanwhile, the Cologne-based company has also won a contract from Hermes Logistik to supply its 13,500 parcel shops across Germany with new scanners. The parcel shops will receive equipment based on the Motorola MC3000 terminal including customised software for electronic registration of parcels’ reception and dispatch. The handheld sets include a Bluetooth label printer for barcode labels, receipts and reports. PDS already supplies hand scanners for Hermes’ delivery staff.

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DPD Russia expands network with new branch in Kaluga

Posted by | Mar 12, 2008 | |

DPD Russia has opened a new branch in Kaluga, a strategically important central region in Russia, to further expand its nationwide network. It now has 26 branches.

The new 389 sqm terminal is located in an industrial area in the northern part of the city and has the capacity to handle more than 5,000 parcels a day. The investment in the new facility amounted to more than RUB 1 million (EUR 27,210).

The new branch offers a complete range of DPD services in Russia including the popular DPD BizPak service, a unique domestic just–in-time delivery solution with excellent financial guarantees, and other parcel and freight delivery services such as DPD Avia, DPD Classic and DPD Economy. In addition, the branch in Kaluga provides the international delivery service of DPD Classic, a reliable and efficient shipping solution for international documents and business parcels.

The DPD branch network in Russia, covering all the country’s regions from the North West to the Far East, has now increased to 26 branches. Each branch consists of an office and a terminal facility with an operational area.

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Personnel changes on the Managing Board of HUGO BOSS

Posted by | Mar 5, 2008 | |

The Supervisory Board of HUGO BOSS AG and Dr. Werner Lackas who has been the Managing Board member responsible for Purchasing, Production, and Logistics since October 1, 1997, have agreed that Dr. Lackas will leave the Managing Board of the Company as of today’s date. Dr. Lackas will be leaving on excellent terms in a move supported by all concerned. The Supervisory and Managing Boards of HUGO BOSS AG wish to thank Dr. Lackas for his many years of successful service for the Company.

Hans Fluri has now been appointed Managing Board member responsible for Purchasing, Production, and Logistics. Mr. Fluri will take up his post as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately.

Hans Fluri can look back on three decades of international management experience. Until the end of February 2008, he was CEO of Deutscher Paket Dienst (DPD) and DPD GeoPost Deutschland as well as a member of the Group Management Board of the French parent company, GeoPost S.A. Mr. Fluri has an extensive background in the brand name and consumer goods areas. He led Philip Morris Deutschland to market leadership as a member of the Management Board of the consumer goods group. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Fluri was president of Philip Morris Eastern Europe, where he was in charge of establishing and developing the business in the former Soviet block. After this, he successfully headed up Philip Morris’ European business as president for four years, during which time he was also responsible for the global duty free business. All together, Mr. Fluri worked at Philip Morris for 24 years.

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DPD Lithuania sales grow by 33 pct in 2007

Posted by | Feb 29, 2008 | |

DPD Lithuania has announced that its sales increased by 33 pct to LTL 52.3 million (EUR 15.15 million) in 2007. This year the company expects a higher sales increase of 35 pct.

DPD Lithuania managing director Vytautas Kudzys said that the company plans to open a new terminal, invest in new technologies that will accelerate working processes and implement solutions for reducing ecological problems.

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