Tag: Germany

Parcel service German-style: eliminating deliverymen

Posted by | Apr 8, 2003 | |

Germany’s postal service is gradually eliminating the deliverymen at its parcels service, announcing Tuesday it would set up 500 new automated locker rooms for do-it-yourself customers. Declaring a pilot project that began in January 2002 with 90 locker-rooms a success after 55,000 customers used the service, Deutsche Post said it would expand it from the Frankfurt and Dortmund areas to four other main urban areas. When a parcel has to be picked up, customers receive an SMS text on their mobile phone. They then drive over to the “parcel station”, insert a plastic card in a machine and enter a secret number. A box in the wall opens automatically. The parcel is inside.

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Deutsche Post PACKSTATION to be expanded even further

Posted by | Apr 8, 2003 | |

Due to PACKSTATION’s success during its piloting phase the parcel machines will now be making their appearances in other cities. This innovative service from Deutsche Post allows the customer to both pick up and send parcels literally around the clock. Up until now, PACKSTATION was being tested in the cities of Dortmund, Mainz, Frankfurt, Offenbach and Bad Vilbel. The primary focus of this alternative service’s expansion is the Rhine-Main region as well as other metropolitan areas. The results of the pilot project were more than convincing: As of January 2002 more than 55,000 customers have used PACKSTATION for parcel pick-up and dispatch from a total of 90 machines.

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Spanish Transportes Azkar To Co-Operate with German Rhenus

Posted by | Apr 8, 2003 | |

Spanish transport and packaging company Transportes Azkar, will co-operate with German transport company Rhenus, under a recently signed agreement between the Azkar’s logistics subsidiary Azkar Logistica and Rhenus, it was reported on April 3, 2003.

Rhenus will introduce operations in Spain and Portugal and Azkar will enter the northern European market under the agreement.

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TPG acquires German unaddressed mail distributor blitzpunkt

Posted by | Apr 3, 2003 | |

TPG has acquired a 100% stake in blitzpunkt GmbH (blitzpunkt), an unaddressed mail distribution company based in eastern Germany. blitzpunkt had revenues of around EUR 10 million in 200. It delivers 355 million leaflets and 19 million free newspapers per year. The company gives TPG Post access to 8,000 round-based deliverers offering full coverage to over 1.9 million households in the Saxony and East Thuringia(Gera) regions in the former East Germany. The acquisition also establishes a stepping stone for further regional expansion.

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Global Mail Service Expanded

Posted by | Mar 29, 2003 | |

The US Postal Service is expanding its agreement with Royal Mail Group’s parcel delivery company, General Logistics System (GLS) for delivery of Global Express Mail (GEM) to Europe from 6 to 14 countries. GLS currently delivers GEM items to 6 countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Sweden. The 8 additional countries to which GLS will deliver GEM items effective March 29, 2003, are Belgium, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City. Note that San Marino and the Vatican City are being added to the countries that can be reached using GEM.

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