Investment of 8.5 million euros: DPD in Germany doubles the capacity of its Essen location
•Extension creates sorting capacity of up to 70,000 parcels a day
•Deliveryareaenlargedsignificantly
•Long-term commitment to the Essen location
Aschaffenburg / Essen, 04May2016 – International parcel and express service provider DPD has significantly enlarged its capacity in Essen:thanks to an investment of 8.5 million euros it will in future be possible to sort and handle twice as many parcels as in the past. Initially DPD will be processing around 50,000 parcels a day, but in future this is to rise to 70,000 – approximately twice the volume which could be handled in the past. The expansion of the depot means that a considerably larger number of locations in the Ruhr area will be served from Essen.
"DPD is registering very strong rates of growth, caused in particular by the boom in online retailing", states regional director Dr. JörgSchmeidler. "After our expansion operations we are well-prepared for future growth. We therefore regard the investment of €8.5 million as a long-term commitment to Essen and to the jobs at this location."
The extension work began in November 2014 and continued while operations at the depot were ongoing. Early in May two additional sorting halls and a new unloading section came on stream. Every hour 10,000 parcels can now be sorted in Essen, a significant increase on the previous 6,000 parcels. In addition the number of possible delivery tours has also been doubled: in the past up to 100 delivery drivers were based in Essen, but in future this number could rise to 200.
As a result of the doubling of capacities, significantly larger number of towns in the Ruhr area will be served from Essen: Oberhausen and Bottrop were added with effect from the start of May, and on 1 September large parts of Gelsenkirchen as well as Velbert and Hattingen will follow. In addition to the city of Essen itself, the depot has so far served the towns of Bochum, Mülheiman der Ruhr, Herne and Gladbeck. Since the year 2007 DPD has been based in Ruhrglas Street, Essen,and currently employs a team of 250 at the depot.
Photo motif:Thanks to the new sorting belts, DPD in Essen has doubled its capacity up to 70,000 parcels a day.
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About DPD
DPD in Germany is part of DPDgroup, the second-largest international parcel delivery network in Europe. Throughout Germany DPD has 76 depots and 6,000 Pickup parcelshops. A workforce of 8,000 and 9,000 delivery drivers are in daily operation on behalf of the company’s customers. Every year the No. 2 on the German parcels market ships around 350 million parcels – providing carbon-neutral transport operations at no additional cost to the customer.
Through innovative technology, local knowledge and dedicated customer care, DPD provides the best possible experience for both shippers and shoppers. DPD’s industry-leading Predict service is setting a new standard for keeping customers closely in touch with their delivery, with real time tracking of their delivery, a one-hour delivery window and a range of options for redirecting parcels. In recognition of this innovation DPD received the Digital Transformation Award 2015.
As part of DPDgroup, DPD in Germany has access to over 22,000 local Pickup points across Europe, and delivers to 230 countries worldwide. DPDgroup’s 30,000 people work together to deliver 3.6 million parcels each day. The majority shareholder in DPD is GeoPost (93,79 per cent shareholding), additional shareholder is DPD Zeitfracht GmbH & Co. KG. GeoPost, a wholly-owned La Poste subsidiary, posted sales of €5.7 billion in the year 2015.
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