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Seur inaugurates the first “Seur store” in Denia

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

SEUR has created a new kind of sales channel with the SEUR Store which it is inaugurating today in Denia. SEUR Stores are designed to offer all the accessory services required in the express transport sector. The sale of packaging and office materials, copying and binding services, fax, mobile phone top-ups and pre-paid telephone cards and packs are just some of the services offered to SEUR customers at a “SEUR Store”.

SEUR Stores offer customers an integrated service that is designed to respond to their specific individual requirements. The company is developing this new concept as a key factor in the future growth of its retail outlets division.

Mercedes García, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, underlines the importance of this Store’s inauguration: “In a sector in which the services on offer are showing a tendency towards standardisation, it is important to create solutions that cater for our customers’ specific requirements. The SEUR Store in Denia is a pilot project that gives shape to the expansion model for our retail outlets”.

With the inauguration of this new Store, SEUR now has 14 outlets in the Province of Alicante. The SEUR Store in Denia can be found at a geographically strategic site in a town whose population increases three-fold during the summer, making it an ideal location.

In Alicante, SEUR recorded a turnover of EUR 19 million during 2007, carrying 2,700,000 consignments in the province. It forecasts growth of around 7 pct for the coming twelve months, in line with the company’s overall growth figure.

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Florence Noblot appointed CEO of DHL International Express France

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

Florence Noblot has been appointed CEO of the express air business of DHL France. Florence Noblot is heading a business unit with a workforce of 1,500 employees located at 35 sites. She will primarily be responsible for setting up DHL’s new air network in France that is linked to the opening of the new European hub at Leipzig.
Backed by 15 years of experience within DHL, Florence Noblot fully understands transport, logistics and the expectations of customers. She worked for five years at the European headquarters in Brussels and for five years in Singapore and Shanghai, at the center of DHL’s Key Account structure. She has been Vice President of DHL Global Customer Solutions for the Asia-Pacific region since May 2006, managing DHL’s 100 major international customers.
In taking up her new duties as CEO of DHL International Express France, Florence Noblot joins the DHL Express Europe Divisional Board and will report directly to Scott Price, CEO DHL Express Europe.

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DHL confers Preferred Carrier status on Malaysia Airlines Cargo

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

DHL Global Forwarding announced today that Malaysia Airlines Cargo has been awarded Preferred Carrier status. At the same time, the two companies also entered a strategic air cargo security partnership agreement, which aims to develop standard operating procedures that support and fulfill customer and governmental security requirements.

Malaysia Airlines Cargo joins the ranks of other major international carriers, under DHL’s Preferred Carrier Program, which have strengthened their relationships with DHL Global Forwarding through long-term partnerships, putting in place essential cargo support mechanisms and offering operational and pricing flexibility.

The security partnership agreement will, among other things, help create a safer environment for DHL and Malaysia Airlines Cargo employees who handle high-value and high-risk products. The partnership will make DHL a more attractive forwarder for customers shipping high-value or sensitive goods.

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DHL targets Canadian SMEs through retail partnership

Posted by | Mar 25, 2008 | |

DHL Express Canada launched a partnership with Grand & Toy, Canada’s biggest supplier of office products and complete business solutions, to offer courier services to small- and medium enterprises and thus helping them streamline their daily operations.

The new partnership is part of DHL’s strategy to expand its presence in the Canadian market by opening street level retail stores through which to serve new and existing customers. The agreement also includes the launch of new design and print centres to assist small businesses with their graphic design and printing needs.

The Design & Print Centres allow business owners to print everything from business cards to promotional materials. They can select a design from a menu of options, or add an existing logo, image or word mark to their materials. All orders will be professionally printed, and can be delivered to any location within seven business days.

DHL customers who miss their scheduled pick-up times during business hours can now drop off packages at any Grand & Toy store as some locations remain open after 5 p.m. They can also profit from DHL’s overnight, ground and international delivery services while Grand & Toy account holders are given preferred rates.

The new courier, design and print services are accessible to both account and walk-in customers through any Grand & Toy store. Trained in-store associates are on hand to guide small business customers with the new services, allowing them to deal with their time sensitive shipping, marketing and other office needs from one convenient location.

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Freightways Acquires NOW Couriers

Posted by | Mar 25, 2008 | |

Freightways Limited has agreed to purchase the business and assets of Momentum Management Limited (trading as NOW Couriers), with effect from 1 April.

Privately-owned NOW Couriers operates a package delivery business in the metropolitan Auckland market and provides a national overnight service through Freightways Castle Parcels and Post Haste brands.

NOW Couriers has 40 contracted owner drivers who service greater Auckland. It prides itself on the high levels of service it is able to deliver to customers.

The purchase price of up to NZD 11 million will be paid over two years. Initial payments totalling approximately NZD 7.5 million will equate to 5 times EBIT for the year ending 31 March 2008. Two further payments with a maximum combined total of approximately NZD 3.5 million will be made subject to performance in the years ending 31 March 2009 and 2010.

The NOW Couriers Managing Director and his team will remain in the business to continue its growth and development as a stand alone business alongside the other Freightways express package brands.

Freightways, which operates in the express package, business mail and information management markets, has bought several businesses in the information management sector in Australia and New Zealand in recent years. Mr Bracewell says the acquisition of NOW Couriers is consistent with Freightways’ strategy to develop growth opportunities that complement its existing operations.

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