Palletways opens new hub in Spain
Palletways opens new hub in Spain
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Hermes Logistik plans new hub in central Germany
Hermes Logistik is to open a major new hub in central Germany, creating up to 150 new jobs. Construction of the EUR 45 million facility will start in October 2007 and it is due to go into service in early 2009.
The 18,000 sqm distribution centre will have capacity to sort 20,000 parcels per hour. Up to 150 employees will work in twice-daily shifts, six days a week at the site.
The hub will be located at Friedewald, Hesse, which lies close to the strategic North-South/East-West junction of the A4, A5 and A7 motorways.
Some EUR 25 million will be invested in the sorting centre handling technology, while acquisition of the 100,000 sqm site and construction of the building will cost a further EUR 20 million. The Hamburg-based property developer ECE will be responsible for planning and constructing the distribution centre.
“Hermes remains on a growth path, and we are therefore expanding our infrastructure appropriately,” said managing director Hanjo Schneider. The company will open its sixth major distribution centre at Hückelhoven in North Rhine-Westphalia in October.
Read MoreDHL Express names Tom Snowberger as senior Vice President of Human Resources
DHL announced the appointment of Thomas D. Snowberger to Senior Vice President of Human Resources for DHL Express USA. Responsible for managing the company’s human resources strategy and functional teams in the U.S., Snowberger will report to Hans Hickler, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express USA, and also serve as a member of the DHL Express U.S. Management Board.
Prior to joining DHL, Snowberger was Senior Vice President, Human Resources for University Hospitals Health System, a USD 2.5 billion healthcare delivery system employing over 23,000 physicians and staff across northern Ohio. Previously, he spent six years with Germany-based E.ON AG, the world’s largest investor-owned utility company with over 65,000 employees, where he served in various leadership positions in the U.S. and Europe, including Senior Vice President, Human Resources, E.ON Nordic and Vice President, Human Resources, Integration and E.ON Academy. Snowberger also held senior HR positions with National Service Industries, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, and PPG Industries, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Snowberger will be based out of DHL’s corporate headquarters in Plantation, Florida.
Read MoreDHL introduces climate-neutral parcels across Germany
Pluspäckchen GoGreen available in more than 12,500 Post retail outlets beginning in August
CO2 emissions offset by environmental-protection projects
The environmentally friendly Pluspäckchen GoGreen will be sold in all Deutsche Post retail outlets in Germany beginning in August 2007. The parcel is a practical combination of recycled packaging materials and a postal fee that includes climate-neutral shipping within Germany. DHL calculates all CO 2 emissions created by the shipment of a Pluspäckchen und offsets them through environmental-protection measures. DHL is not only the first but also the only supplier of CO 2 neutral packages and parcels for business and private customers across Germany.
The Pluspäckchen GoGreen comes in two sizes and has a maximum weight of 20 kilograms. Regardless of the size and weight, the Pluspäckchen GoGreen costs EUR 5.99, just like the normal Pluspäckchen, which will be completely replaced by the environmentally friendly version. The CO 2 emissions are offset through internal and external environmental-protection projects that include the introduction of vehicles with alternative propulsion systems as well as solar-energy projects in Southeast Asia and reforestation programs in Latin America.
Read MoreTNT announces new 500 mln Eur share buyback
TNT NV will launch a new 500 mln Eur share buyback, the company said in a statement while presenting its second-quarter earnings.
TNT said any savings resulting from its current refinancing plan will be used toward funding the company pension plan and the share buyback.
It expects this latest buyback to be completed in the middle of next year, at which point TNT said it will consider further repurchases to maintain optimal capital structure and strategic flexibility.
The company’s current 400 mln Eur buyback, which began in April, is still in progress, and TNT said 234 mln Eur worth of shares have been repurchased to date.
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