Belgian Post will expand its services from 6 June following a damning report from consumer watchdog Test-Aankoop. The watchdog said a recent study revealed services offered by the postal authority have declined in recent years. In response, The Post has decided to keep 800 post offices open in future until 7pm one day a week. It also promised to reduce waiting times at its branches.
Read MoreTOOLES Transport, based in Droitwich, has launched a new express delivery service for small consignments of goods to mainland Europe.
As a member of the Palletways distribution network, which has more than 100 depots in the UK, the company will now be able to distribute small consignments more cost effectively and faster than before to a vast European marketplace, inclu-ding Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemborg, Denmark, France and Germany.
Read MoreGeneral Logistics Systems B.V. (GLS), the European parcels, express and lo-gistics service provider continues to grow strongly. GLS Group’s revenues increased by 13.5 per cent to 1.5 billion euros – an increase of 180 million euros. The strength of its European network is demonstrated by the 26 per cent growth in international shipments. Volume growth together with continuing efficiencies contributed to a 37 per cent in-crease in Earnings Before Interest and Tax.
Read MoreCzech express delivery provider DPD said it dispatched five million deliveries within the Czech Republic last year, up 25 percent year-on-year. Sales rose by one-third thanks to a growth in the number of more expensive deliveries abroad, the company said in a press release. Sales from international deliveries more than doubled against 2004. The largest number of deliveries headed for Germany and Slovakia. The growth was due to an increase in exports after the Czech Republic joined the EU in 2004, said Daniel Mares, chief executive of DPD’s Czech branch.
Read MoreDHL said on Monday (29 May) that its UK unit DHL Exel Supply Chain has won a five-year transport contract from SCA Timber Supply Limited, a UK subsidiary of the Swedish forest industry group SCA. The contract covers the transportation of timber products to DIY (do-it-yourself) retailers and builders merchants from SCA Timber Supply’s national distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent to DIY retailers and builders merchants across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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