TNT NV’s Dutch postal unit TNT Post has acquired software developer Move2 Solutions, TNT said in a press release.
Financial details were not disclosed.
TNT said Move2 has developed a software platform enabling companies to exchange documents and messages with suppliers and customers in any desired format.
Clients of Move2 include the Dutch Railways, Dutch Social Security Agency UWV and Royal DSM NV.
Read MoreTNT NV’s Dutch postal unit TNT Post has signed a multi-year distribution contract with Sanoma Uitgevers, a Dutch unit of Sanoma WSOY, one of the largest consumer magazine publishers in Europe.
Financial details were not disclosed.
The contract calls for the delivery of 73 mln magazines, 800,000 parcels and 17 mln postal items per year, according to the statement.
A TNT post subsidiary will also be involved in the application of an electronic payment system for customers.
Read MoreElectric truck maker Tanfield has chosen TNT for the shipments of consignments around the UK and Europe.
The six-figure deal for TNT includes delivery of critical components from Europe to Tanfield’s two UK sites in the North East along with and the export of vehicle parts back to the Continent.
TNT currently handles up to 200 consignments each week with components weighing in at anywhere between a single kilo right up to a hefty 100 kilogram packages.
All of the parcel traffic is being routed through Tanfield’s local TNT Express depot in Durham and the nearby Durham and Tees Valley Airport, but the overall operation of parts flowing in from and back out to Europe, is being masterminded by TNT’s unique Automotive Control Centre in Northampton.
Last December TNT Express Services became first company to purchase and trial Tanfield’s 7.5-tonne Newton truck
Read MoreBeCycle delivery tricycle TNT Express is turning to tricycles to deliver express shipments to French city centers and cut its environmental impact.
Nine months of tests in Lyon had shown all the advantages of this means of distribution in terms of reliability, efficiency, service quality and image, TNT Express France said. The three-wheeled delivery bikes were an ecological alternative for deliveries that reduced pollution and noise in city centre areas, it noted.
In Lyon, the express company is currently using four electrically-powered cycles in TNT colours and operated by drivers of the “BeCycle” delivery company to distribute documents and small parcels to about 150 business customers. TNT will expand the Lyon project by acquiring more BeCycle tricycles and adding more districts to the tricycle delivery rounds in October.
At the same time, TNT will introduce a similar service in eight other French cities over the next few months. In total, nine cities are expected to be served by 20 tricycles by the end of 2007.
Depending on the location, TNT will use BeCycle and “La Petite Reine”, which has been providing delivery in Paris since June 2007 and in Rouen. Service started in Bordeaux in July, Nancy, Grenoble and Dijon will gain tricycles in September, to be followed by Montpellier and Rennes at the end of the year.
The initiative is included in the international action plan of TNT which is aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.
Read MoreTNT Express has officially opened its regional hub at Erfurt airport in eastern Germany. The event on Saturday, June 30, attracted 1,600 visitors during the airport’s summer party.
The regional hub, which went into operation at the start of the year, includes a 3,000 sqm depot along with regional air and road hubs.
“The new location at Erfurt airport is playing an important role in the TNT network,” commented depot manager Cornelia Stöckmann. “Shipments from all of eastern Germany are delivered here and sorted for onward transport by plane or truck.” The location directly at the airport saved transportation time and reduced transit times for local customers, she added.
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