Tag: Germany

GLS consolidate freight services in Benelux

Posted by | Feb 21, 2008 | |

ABX Belgium partnered with GLS Netherlands in order to supply the Dutch market.

“We are well prepared for the additional quantities”, said Aart bon, Managing Director GLS Netherlands.

“With transnational co-operation also for the freight transport the group of GLS offers a strong integrated solution for the Benelux region. Belgian and Dutch customers can select from a variety of services”, explained Aart bon. Both companies have partnered in the freight and parcel sector since 2007.

Belgian GLS also announced the modernization of the operational sequence in 2009: New industrialized sort systems use conveying engineering for packages and fork-lift truck for freight. In three Belgian depots this completion is already realized. Both the package and the bulk completion thereby are accelerated and improved at the same time. .

“The Benelux region as integrated marketing area requires a significant international exchange of goods. Therefore we offer a completion in the GLS- ABX Belgium net with the freight range services “, explained Aart bon.

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Wage rise at DPD Switzerland

Posted by | Feb 20, 2008 | |

DPD Switzerland and trade unions have agreed on a 1.7 pct wage rise with effect from 1st January, 2008.

According to the agreement, all employees of DPD and employees of its subcontractors will receive a rise of 1.7 pct, including 0.8 pct to cover inflation and a 0.9 pct actual wage increase. In addition, there will be a further 0.5 pct on an individual basis.

DPD Switzerland said it is the only private supplier within the CEP industry that has an overall contract of employment with trade unions.

In addition, DPD has lowered the weekly working hours for delivery drivers to 43 hours, whereas all other employees remain with 42 hours per week. Delivery and depot staff will in future receive five weeks of holidays.

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PIN Group to be broken up due to lack of interested buyer

Posted by | Feb 20, 2008 | |

German mail services provider PIN Group is to be broken up as most potential buyers interested in acquiring the group as a whole have withdrawn from the sales process, Handelsblatt reported, not citing its sources.

This means that some regional units of PIN Group will be sold to different investors, while others will be closed down, the report said.

German publishing group Axel Springer AG in December stopped funding PIN Group, after the German government decided to introduce minimum wages to the postal industry.

Some 40 of 91 companies forming PIN Group have in so far filed for insolvency, including its Luxemburg-based holding company.

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Deutsche Post plans to cooperate with FedEx in US express operations

Posted by | Feb 19, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net AG is planning to cooperate with FedEx Corp in its loss-making US express operations after the appointment of Frank Appel as chief executive, Financial Times Deutschland reported without naming its sources.

Deutsche Post has posted unspecified losses since it entered the US express market in 2004. Financial Times Deutschland said the losses could amount to 7 bln eur.

Frank Appel was appointed Deutsche Post CEO after predecessor Klaus Zumwinkel resigned over a 1 mln eur tax fraud charge.

Financial Times Deutschland said the intended cooperation with FedEx is part of Appel and chief financial officer John Allan’s plans to restructure the German mail services company. They are also looking for a bank to merge with Deutsche Post’s Deutsche Postbank AG banking unit.

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Parceline changes name to DPD and plans new EUR 75m hub

Posted by | Feb 18, 2008 | |

The UK parcel carrier Parceline is changing its name to DPD in order to offer all its domestic and international services under one brand. The GeoPost subsidiary is also planning a EUR 75 million new national hub in central England.

Parceline, which has been the British franchise partner of DPD since 1995, said the re-branding would clearly show it was part of an international group. The company, with 42 depots nationwide, focuses on B2B parcels services, and is a leading provider to the telecommunications, entertainment and retail sectors.

In a customer information leaflet, Parceline said the name change, which includes new uniforms, re-branded vehicles and a re-launched website, would take effect on March 28. Its products will also be re-branded to DPD 10:00, DPD 12:00, DPD Next Day and DPD Two Day for domestic deliveries, and to DPD Classic and DPD Express for international services.

Other GeoPost subsidiaries to have re-branded to DPD over the last two years include the operators in Benelux, Poland, Russia and the Baltic States. The DPD network has 500 depots across 38 countries, mostly in Europe, delivering more than two million parcels daily.

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