Tag: Spain

Correos and Western Union launch money transfers campaign

Posted by | Aug 22, 2007 | |

Correos have launched a campaign to facilitate money transfers for immigrants in Spain. This is the second campaign of this category during the summer of 2007. The offices involved in this campaign are located in zones with high a concentration of immigrants.

The Spanish government estimates there are around 4 million immigrants currently living in Spain, mainly coming from South America, Africa and Eastern Europe.

From 20th August till 30th September 2007, Correos will give a 1 GB MP3 for every 3 money transfer operations.

In 1999, Correos signed an agreement with Western Union to include money transfers in its 2,124 office networks.

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Corrreos to implement its own geographic information system (GIS)

Posted by | Aug 13, 2007 | |

Correos will implement its own geographic information system (GIS) in the forthcoming months. The system will help in the decision process of office locations, sort centers, routes design, pick up and delivery systems and management of the transport system.

The winner of the public tender were Sadiel (for technology services) and Sitesa (for geographic system) companies. The value of the acquisition and implementation is EUR 778,000. The project started last July and will be divided into 3 stages:

– 8 months of development (elaboration of the system customized to Correos’s needs)
– 6 month of support (solutions to problems during the first few months)
– 2 years of geographically-referenced information.

Correos has been using the Geographic Information System for many years. With this project, Correos wants to extend this technology in other areas like Correos Telecom, Virtual Post Office and other units.

The GIS system will also improve the search of office locations through Correos’s website.

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New Chronoexpress office in Malaga, Spain

Posted by | Aug 9, 2007 | |

Chronoexpres, the express parcel subsidiary of Spanish postal operator Correos, has opened a new depot in Malaga as part of its policy of continuing to modernize and improve its infrastructure.

The new facility significantly exceeds the capacity of the premises that have been used in the city until now. Covering 2,500 sqm, the depot will handle more than two million shipments every year. The new automatic parcel sorting system will have capacity to process 2,000 parcels per hour.

The workforce will consist of 24 employees, excluding drivers, and about 55 vehicles will transport goods from and to the new facility each day. The depot will serve the Andalusia city and the surrounding province.

According to Chronoexpres, the new depot will significantly strengthen its position in the south of Spain, which is a key region for the Correos subsidiary. In 2006, Chronoexpres generated revenues of more than EUR 12 million in the region. This year it expects business to grow further thanks to improved service quality.

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Correos to modernise international postal centre in Barajas airport

Posted by | Aug 6, 2007 | |

Correos will install an automatic sorting system for their international parcel centre in Baraja airport. The acquisition of this equipment will speed the management of the delivery and will improve the registration of the track information. The new equipment will also offer more value added services and bettering quality control to the clients of international delivery. The total investment is EUR 1.2 million.

The winner of the public tender was Vanderlande Industries Espana S.A. The company will acquire the machines and infrastructure on behalf of Correos de Espana and re-launch the Barajas international post centre in 6 months time. The company will be responsible for maintenance of the sort service for next
5 years. Four other companies sent economic proposals for the Correos public tender.

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DB subsidiary Schenker plans takeover of Spain-TIR

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

DB subsidiary Schenker is planning to acquire 100 percent of the Spanish logistics group Spain-TIR. An agreement to this effect was signed with the shareholders today. Subject to regulatory approval this acquisition will enable Schenker to further expand its European land transport network. The planned takeover of a leading provider of land transport services will be a major step forward for Schenker on the Iberian Peninsula. Schenker is currently represented by a country organization in both Spain and Portugal.

“With the acquisition of Spain-TIR, we are consolidating our network in a European growth region that has great potential,” said Dr. Norbert Bensel, Chairman of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG. “We can offer our customers on the Iberian Peninsula all modes of transport including rail from a single source, plus direct access to our global network.”

“Spain-TIR has an extensive network in Spain and Portugal that is an ideal supplement to our own European land transport network, added Hans-Jörg Hager, Member of the Management Board of Schenker AG, and responsible for European land transport. “More presence means greater proximity to the customer. And together we can offer even better services to the customers of both companies.“

Lluis Gay Mundó, the chief negotiator for the Spain-TIR Group and one of the shareholders, said: “In around 30 years, Spain-TIR has developed into one of the leading providers of land transport services in Spain and Portugal. All customers will now have direct access to Schenker’s global network. I am convinced that the two companies are well matched and that customers will all benefit from this move.“ Lluis Gay Mundó will also be actively involved in the integration period in the company.
The corporate management and employees of the Spain-TIR Group will be fully integrated into the Schenker AG organization.

Spain-TIR has its own network on the Iberian Peninsula, consisting of 19 branch offices – 16 of which are located in Spain and three in Portugal – a storage area of 92,000 square meters, plus 46 franchisees. The company, which operates in the field of general cargo, direct services and logistics, has a workforce of over 800 employees and last year generated revenues of around EUR 200 million.

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