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Spanish express courier MRW continues to expand fast across Iberia with the opening of a new EUR 17 million logistics hub at Barcelona.

The 13,000 sqm facility has separate parcel and mail sorting belts with nearly 200 loading bays. The company now has over 40 such hubs in Iberia, following the opening of new platforms in San Sebastian and Granada in May.

“The platforms play an important role in the logistics of the network as they are the points where different time-definite shipments converge, permitting agility and speed in the services the client is paying for,” the company said in a statement.

MRW has also opened four new franchises in Badalona (Barcelona), Alicante city, Gandía (Valencia) and Medina-Sidonia (Cádiz) over the past month, taking its total number of outlets in Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar to 775, 86 of which are in Barcelona province (25 in the city).

The company is one of Spain’s fastest-growing couriers, with over 10,000 staff, 5,000 vehicles and three aircraft. Last year revenues grew 9% to EUR 564 million.

Spanish express carrier MRW has opened two more outlets in Spain, bringing the total number of franchises it holds in Iberia to 770.

The company announced yesterday that it had opened a new branch in Utiel, its 28th in the Valencia area, following the inauguration of new offices in Isla de la Cartuja, its 35th in Sevilla province.

MRW has opened 34 new outlets in Spain since the beginning of last year, while revenues at the group are also expanding. They grew 9% to EUR 564 last year.

The company also has franchises in Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, served by 39 logistics distribution platforms, 10,500 staff, 5,000 vehicles and three aircraft.

Spanish express company MRW said its revenues grew to EUR 564 million in 2006, over 9% higher than the EUR 517 million it posted in 2005.

MRW also announced it has continued its network expansion by opening a new branch in Seville.

The new outlet, in Bollulos de la Mitación, is the 32nd MRW has opened in Spain since the beginning of last year – at a rate of over one a fortnight – taking its total number of franchises in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra to 768.

MRW now has 34 in Seville province, 12 of them in the city. Earlier this month, it announced new branches in Murcia and Toledo. It also has 39 logistics distribution platforms totalling around 90,000 sqm, 10,500 staff, 5,000 vehicles and three aircraft.

The company is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and has used the occasion to upgrade its corporate image.