World Postal News
POSTAL NEWS
No 57-2020
Formulated by UNI AproPost and Logistics Sector
1. CEVA LOGISTICS accelerates its digital transformation.
July 16, 2020.
2.
Sennderenters into a joint
venture With Poste Italiane to digitalize the Italian road freight market.July 15,
2020.
3. USPS Won’t Confirm Reports of ‘Leaked’ Directive.
July 13, 2020.
4.
UK
regulator fines Royal Mail for late deliveries.
July13, 2020.
5.
CPC ( Canada Post Corp.)failed in
their attempt to change arbitrator MacPherson’s Award on RSMC (Rural &
Suburban Mail Carrier)variable allowance, knowledge sort and civic
address allowance. July
10, 2020.
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1. CEVA LOGISTICS accelerates its digital transformation
July 16, 2020
CEVA Logistics has launched myCEVA, a new transactional
platform enabling shippers to manage their complete shipping journey online.
The online tool provides a seamless customer experience by
giving them greater control over every function and a larger range of options
whatever the circumstances.
Greater control for customers over the booking process
myCEVA has been designed to give customers greater control
over the booking process while simultaneously improving efficiency through
greater process automation. Customers can instantly receive quotes, make
bookings and track shipments in real time, which will enhance the customer
experience.
After a successful pilot phase in the US in May 2020, myCEVA
is working towards covering all transport modes in every region of the world
and has been launched in a phased manner with FCL and LCL ocean freight
customers using specific Trade Lanes from/to the US, China and India.
During Summer 2020, myCEVA will become available for
importers and exporters located in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and
the UK; and by Fall 2020, myCEVA will be widely open to Europe, South-East
Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Access to all functionalities online
Across myCEVA, customers will have access to every function
they need to make their business run smoothly, including Schedules, Quotes,
eBooking facilities, eDocumentation, online support, Track & Trace and
Account Management. The whole platform is fully integrated into CEVA’s global
operations for both imports and exports.
A simple on-boarding process has been developed and
customers will be able to access both face-to-face and online training
depending on the region they are based in.
Increased reliability and efficiency
Connected to a reliable information system, myCEVA instantly
suggests the right schedule at the right price. The platform lets users
seamlessly book and manage their cargo’s entire journey thanks to live
assistance and a dashboard to monitor the progress of their shipment
step-by-step. myCEVA also allows a more efficient collaboration with other
stakeholders involved, thanks to an integrated place to store, receive and
share shipping documents.
One place for all freight solutions
myCEVA initially opened for business to ocean freight
shippers and will soon allow Air and Road freight routes. Progressively, the
platform will become fully multimodal and multicarrier, thereby simplifying the
management of shipments.
Instant estimation of CO2 emissions by end 2020
As part of the CMA CGM Group’s commitment to offer more
eco-friendly solutions and services, CEVA has developed a door-to-door CO2
calculator for shippers to use prior to shipment in order to allow them to
select the most eco-responsible route. This feature will be fully functional
before the end of 2020.
Additional functionalities to further improve the customer
experience will be added in the coming months, including a Mobile App, a
self-service customer support portal, enhanced live tracking capabilities and
electronic Bill of Lading.
Mathieu Friedberg, Chief Executive Officer – CEVA Logistics,
states: “At CEVA Logistics, we have identified digitalization as a cornerstone
of our strategic turnaround and transformation plan. We are therefore excited
to present myCEVA, a significant achievement on this path to reinventing the
logistics industry and pioneering its development. It is also testimony to
CEVA’s commitment to offering our customers the most innovative and
best-in-class services.”
2. Sennderenters into a joint venture With Poste Italiane to digitalize the Italian road freight market
July 15, 2020
BERLIN
& MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)
· JV focuses on improving Poste Italiane’s
€100m/year long-haul road transportation efficiency
·
Poste Italiane benefits from generated
savings of over 6% on its Full Truck Load spending
·
Newly formed JV operates as sennder Italia
S.r.l.
Sennder, European leader in the
digitalization of road freight transport, today announces its Joint Venture
(“JV”) with Poste Italiane, the largest logistics operator in Italy, and
leading player in the financial, insurance and payment services sector. The
established €100m/year joint venture between sennder and Poste Italiane focuses
on improving its long-haul road transportation efficiency and covers the entire
Full Truck Load network, moving parcels and mail between all sorting and
distribution hubs of the leading Italian postal service provider.
Sennder’s proprietary digital freight
forwarding platform revolutionizes the world of freight transport in Europe and
is specialized in the “full truck load” (“FTL”) market, aimed at organising,
logging and optimising cargo for transportation. The newly formed JV operates
under the name “sennder Italia S.r.l.” and manages all Italian
transport for sennder GmbH.
Nicolaus Schefenacker, Julius
Koehler, David Nothacker (Photo: Business Wire)
The mix between the knowledge and
logistical experience of 158 years old post office operators and the
innovations of the leading European freight forwarder sennder, makes the JV one
of the most attractive companies in the Italian Logistical panorama. The young
team of sennder Italia benefits from the entrepreneurial spirit, a
multicultural environment of over 40 nationalities speaking more than 15
languages and is led by Andrea Monticelli (CEO), Gregor Nothacker (COO) and
Alessandro Gallo (CFO).
With the JV, the largest delivery network
of Italy joins forces with the fastest growing digital platform to manage the
FTL transports. Through this partnership, Poste Italiane benefits from full GPS
visibility of trucks, state of the art operating technology and reduced CO2
emissions through the utilisation of vehicles with alternative fuels and higher
utilization. In that way, Poste Italiane will benefit from generated savings of
over 6% on its yearly €100m Full Truck Load spending.
The rise in efficiency and usage of
state-of-the-art technology is a key pillar of Poste Italiane CEO, Matteo del
Fante’s Deliver 2022 program. It will combine internal developments with
external solutions to best address market opportunities. In that context, the
key to success is the volume of orders managed by sennder’s digital platform
that allows advanced algorithms to minimize the empty mileage of Poste Italiane
trucks.
David Nothacker, CEO and Co-Founder of
sennder GmbH, says: “The JV shows how a partnership combining 158 years of
Italian logistics operations and state of the art technology can unlock
unprecedented synergies and opportunities for both Poste Italiane and sennder.
We bring cloud-based communications and better record keeping, along with more
efficient logistical mapping organization, to an industry that has been
operating largely by way of faxed or shipped invoices. Our GPS tracking will
help Poste Italiane with highly precise arrival estimates.”
Del Fante, Poste Italiane CEO and
General Manager, said: “The initiative is part of the broader
commitment taken with our Joint Delivery Model to modernize our fleet and
further optimize our logistic value chain through advanced IT solutions,
delivering cost efficiencies as well as reduced CO2 emissions. Poste Italiane
is successfully combining internal innovations with specialist start-up
partnerships made possible by its new Open Innovation IT platform. We see a
clear and present opportunity in delivering innovations to become more central
in our customers’ digital world”.
About sennder
sennder was founded in 2015 by David
Nothacker, Nicolaus Schefenacker and Julius Köhler and is now the leading
digital European freight forwarder that connects commercial shippers with small
trucking companies. As a data-based company, sennder contributes to a fit for
the future logistics industry and ensures transparency and efficiency within
the procurement and distribution of cargo.
sennder manages over 10.000 trucks across
Europe with a 400-people strong team. Through their in-house developed
technology, sennder primarily focuses on route optimization and reducing empty
load kilometers and downtimes.
sennder is backed by Accel, Lakestar, HV Holtzbrinck, Project A, Next47, SCG and Perpetual. Additionally, sennder joined forces with industry
champions Scania and Siemens to assure innovation and state of the art
offerings.
About Poste Italiane
The Poste Italiane Group constitutes the
largest service distribution network in Italy. Its activities range from letter
and parcel delivery to financial and insurance services, payment systems and
mobile telecommunications. With its 158-year history, a network of 12,800 post
offices, a workforce of approximately 126 thousand, total financial assets of
€536 billion and 35 million customers, Poste Italiane is an integral part of
Italy’s economic, social and productive fabric, occupying an unparalleled position
in the country in terms of size, recognisability, reach and customer loyalty.
3. USPS Won’t Confirm Reports of ‘Leaked’ Directive
July
13, 2020
The US Postal Service confirmed it is developing a new
business plan with an immediate focus on efficiency, though it did not address
reports that surfaced over the weekend about new directives that could delay
mail delivery.
As we reported on the EcommerceBytes Blog on Sunday, an
unverified memo containing the directive said all overtime (OT) would be
eliminated and stated, “If the plants run late they will keep the mail for the
next day. If you get mail and your carriers are gone and you cannot get the
mail out without OT it will remain for the next day.”
USPS spokesperson Dave Partenheimer provided EcommerceBytes
with the following statement on Monday:
“The Postal Service is developing a business plan to
ensure that we will be financially stable and able to continue to provide
reliable, affordable, safe and secure delivery of mail, packages and other
communications to all Americans as a vital part of the nation’s critical
infrastructure. While the overall plan is not yet finalized, it will certainly
include new and creative ways for us to fulfill our mission, and we will focus
immediately on efficiency and items that we can control, including adherence to
the effective operating plans that we have developed.”
We had reached out to Partenheimer after seeing reports about
the memo published on the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Facebook
page, which we wrote about on the EcommerceBytes Blog.
Brian Sheehan of PostalNews.com also published (clearer) images of the
memo in an article titled, “Document purports to show PMG’s plans for changes
to USPS operations.”
Sheehan said in his post that he received an email that
claimed the images of the memo were from a PowerPoint presentation shared by a
POOM from Ohio last week (we believe that stands for Post Office Operations
Manager). Someone commenting on the article wrote, “The information about no OT
and delaying mail is correct. This is phase one of a multi-phase organizational
change.”
“Meanwhile,” Sheehan wrote, “comments on our Facebook page
confirm that employees are already being advised of the changes in standup
talks.”
The comments on the Postal News Facebook page offers a fascinating look at
the reaction from postal workers of the (as of yet unverified by the Postal
Service) directives being described. Some said eliminating all overtime and
holding mail until the next day would result in complaints – which some said
might be the point. One person wrote, “then it will be easier to prove that the
post office could be privatized and run better.”
Others questioned whether the Postal Service could enact some
of the policies described in the memo due to union restrictions.
(Someone on Twitter reminded us of this EcommerceBytes Newsflash article from March about
previous the Postmaster General’s efforts to reduce expenses.)
4. UK regulator fines Royal Mail for late deliveries
July13, 2020
UK regulator Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £1.5m (US$1.87m) for
falling short on its service requirements. Ofcom notes that Royal Mail is
required to deliver at least 93% of First Class post, across the UK, within one
working day of collection. In 2018/2019, only 91.5% of First Class post was
delivered on time.
Ofcom says it is able consider evidence submitted by Royal
Mail of any exceptional circumstances, beyond the company’s control, that may
explain why it missed the target by such a significant amount. But it did not
provide a satisfactory explanation and it did not take sufficient steps to get
back on track during the year. The regulator notes that Royal Mail’s
performance improved in 2019/2020, and after taking into account the impact of
Covid-19, the company met its regulatory obligations.
Royal Mail has also been fined £100,000 (US$125,000) by
Ofcom for overcharging customers for Second Class stamps between March 25-31,
2019. The regulator says it set a price cap for Second Class stamps to ensure
that an affordable postal service is available to everyone, while keeping the
universal service financially sustainable.
For April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, the cap was set at 60p
(US$0.75). Royal Mail increased its price for Second Class stamps to 61p
(US$0.77) on 25 March 2019, thereby overcharging customers for seven days until
the cap increased on April 1, 2019. The company estimated that it overcharged
people by approximately £60,000 in total as a result, which it is unable to
refund.
Given the harm it felt was caused and Royal Mail’s failure
in its processes to stick to the price cap, Ofcom decided to implement the
£100,000 fine. The company has since made changes to its compliance processes
that it says will prevent this error happening again.
Gaucho Rasmussen, Ofcom’s director of investigations and
enforcement, explained, “Many people depend on postal services, and our
rules are there to ensure they get a good service, at an affordable price.
Royal Mail let its customers down, and these fines should serve as a reminder
that we’ll take action when companies fall short.”
5. CPC ( Canada Post Corp.)failed in their attempt to change arbitrator MacPherson’s Award on RSMC (Rural & Suburban Mail Carrier)variable allowance, knowledge sort and civic address allowance
July 10, 2020
Following the publication of the arbitration
award of Arbitrator MacPherson, Canada Post management formally requested that
she correct her award with respect to the monetary increases for the variable
allowance (householder delivery) and the knowledge sort and civic address
allowance.
On June 29, 2020, after hearing arguments
from the legal counsel of both CUPW and CPC, Arbitrator MacPherson ruled that
she would maintain her original decision to increase these allowances by the
same percentages as the wage increases, 2.0%, 2.0%, 2.5%, and 2.9%. CUPW
consulted with CPC to have them provide the timeframe for the ongoing payments
to increase and for the retroactive payments to be paid.
CPC’s Schedule for Variable Allowance
Retroactive Payments
August 20, 2020: CPC informed the
Union that the RSMC unit is to receive variable allowance retroactive payments
for 2020 on this date.
September 17, 2020: CPC informed the
Union that the RSMC unit is to receive variable allowance retroactive payments
for 2018 and 2019 on this date.
CUPW has continued to express to management
our dissatisfaction with the long period for the payments of retroactivity.
Source: https://www.cupw.ca/en/
POSTAL NEWS
No 58-2020
Formulated by UNI AproPost and Logistics Sector
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1.
Letter
and parcel shipments to 26 additional international destinations resumed.July 15,
2020.
2. PHLPOST
encourages stamp collectors with new scheme.
July 15, 2020.
3. UPS supports e-commerce growth with weekday-cost Saturday deliveries in Europe. July 15, 2020.
4.
Product Demand Support workers: Friday 10am
conference call.July 14, 2020.
5.
GeoPost
/ DPDgroup new Chairman and CEO, Boris Winkelmann and his vision for post
Covid and beyond.
July 10,2020.
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1. Letter and parcel shipments to 26 additional international destinations resumed
July
15,2020
Beginning 15 July,Belgian
Post -bpost resumes letter and parcel shipments to a further 26
destinations:
·
Asia: Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman.
·
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand
·
Africa: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa
·
Europe: Albania, Bosnia, Georgia, Macedonia,
Kosovo, Belarus, Turkey
From this day letters and parcels to these countries can once
again be dropped at post offices and in the red post boxes.
On 12 May bpost resumed shipments to many destinations outside
Europe. The full list is available on the dedicated page with information on
the impact of coronavirus on bpost services: https://news.bpost.be/en-corona.
bpost Group will do everything in its power to ensure letters
and parcels are delivered as quickly as possible to all destinations. However,
there may still be some delays, depending on the number of flights and
available capacity, as well as the local delivery situation.
Updated information on the situation is regularly published on
the bpost website and dedicated coronavirus page.
Source : https://press.bpost.be/
2. PHLPOST encourages stamp collectors with new scheme
July 15, 2020
The
Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has launched a
door-to-door delivery service called “Stamps on Wheels” for stamp collectors
and enthusiasts who love to collect and use postage stamps for their mails.
By ordering online or through telephone, specially designated
postmen or “wheel riders” will deliver these stamps and collect payments
through Cash-on-Delivery (COD), a convenient method of payment upon receipt of
items.
“Stamp collectors and those who are in their senior years find it
difficult to travel or go out of their home to visit the post office during
this pandemic period. We are offering this “special service” for the
safety and convenience of our clients”, OIC, Assistant Postmaster General for
Marketing Maximo Sta.Maria said.
He added, “PHLPost made stamp selling easier by regularly posting
the updated listing on the quantity/availability of the stamps released for the
information and appreciation of stamp collectors and philatelists.
Stamp collectors shall select items (stamps, philatelic goods)
available on “The Stamp on Wheels” Facebook group page. The customer can also
refer to the stamp release archive found on the PHLPost website (http://phlpost.gov.ph).
This program hopes to encourage stamp collectors to go back to
their hobby now that they have time in their homes amid the threat of COVID-19.
The service is initially available in Metro Manila.
PHLPost continues to serve communities in the country by
delivering mails and parcels while keeping its post offices safe for employees
and the public.
3. UPS supports e-commerce growth with weekday-cost Saturday deliveries in Europe
July 15, 2020
UPS
has launched a service enabling deliveries on Saturdays at it’s top European
e-commerce markets: the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain
and Poland.
The
new delivery service enables customers to receive packages on Saturdays, at one
of UPS’s 17,000 Access Points in Europe, at the same cost of a weekday
delivery.
“UPS
Access Point locations are local businesses, such as neighbourhood convenience
stores with extended evening and weekend hours, giving customers the
flexibility to pick up their parcels when it suits their schedule,” the company
explained in a statement. “The new service complements existing UPS Express
Saturday deliveries, which now benefit from a pre-noon delivery.”
Mark
Vale, president, UK, Ireland and the Nordics at UPS, commented: “According to
the IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, retail e-commerce sales in the UK grew
nearly 33% in May as customers turned to online shopping during the lockdown.
“Traditional
delivery options limited to Monday through Friday no longer fit our customers’
expectations.”
Lou
Rivieccio, president, UPS Europe, added: “The pandemic has accelerated the
growth of e-commerce, with online retail sales in Europe growing by more than
60% at the height of lockdowns in mid-April.
“Introducing
Saturday deliveries for UPS Standard is one way that we’re helping businesses
adjust to the new environment, by offering them the services they need to meet
their customers’ expectations.
“Online
retailers can now benefit from cross-border Saturday deliveries with UPS,
reaching about 80% of the population in eight key European e-commerce markets.”
UPS
said it has recently invested $2bn in enhancing its network in Europe, enabling
it to provide businesses faster and more efficient solutions to its customers
in 220 countries and territories.
4. Product Demand Support workers: Friday 10am conference call
July 14,
2020
CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey is
urging members in Royal Mail Product Demand Support roles with questions and
concerns over the impact of traffic transformation to join a conference call
being jointly hosted by the union and the business at the end of this week.
Last month’s ‘switchover’ to the new system
means that jobs are reducing in this part of the operation and this coming
Friday marks the launch of a preference exercise, with the CWU working with
Royal Mail in accordance with the MTSF agreement and in line with the
over-arching policy of achieving the changes on a voluntary basis.
“Members are invited to submit questions to a
dedicated email address before Friday, and the conference call provides an
opportunity for people to quiz the Project Managers, along with Graham
Long, the company’s head of ER/IR, and me” explains Andy.
The preference exercise continues until
August 7 and to support this a joint set of ‘Q&As’ will be sent out to all
members in this function, setting out advice and information based on concerns
and enquiries received.
“Reassurance has been provided to members
with the publication of a Joint Statement which is designed to
explain how this exercise will be undertaken which first and forecast will be
conducted in a fair, consistent and transparent way.
“It’s a difficult time for some of our
members in this part of the company, but we’re absolutely determined to ensure
the reduction in jobs is on the basis of no compulsory redundancies and to seek
to ensure that redeployment to alternative roles is offered on a reasonable and
equitable basis,” Andy points out.
“Please contact your CWU rep, send your email
questions, and join us on Friday’s conference call – there are important
decisions to make and it’s absolutely critical that members have all the
necessary information and advice.”
Source :https://www.cwu.org/news
5. GeoPost / DPDgroup new Chairman and CEO, Boris Winkelmann and his vision for post Covid and beyond
July 10,2020
On 25 June 2020, Boris Winkelmann was
appointed Chairman & CEO by the GeoPost board of directors, following the
retirement of former-President Paul-Marie Chavanne.
Created in 1999, GeoPost has developed the
largest delivery network over the last 20 years in Europe under its commercial
brand DPDgroup.
Winkelmann became Executive Vice President at
DPDgroup on 1 February 2020 and has been the driving force behind the Group’s
agility and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanking the Group for its confidence in his
leadership, Winkelmann said:
“I would like to express my gratitude to
Paul-Marie Chavanne, my predecessor, for his 20 years of loyal service to this
company and recognise his exceptional talent in making the Group a leader in
our industry with a record of continued achievements and profitable growth.”
“Now, as we move forward from this crisis,
our businesses face considerable challenges and exciting opportunities to shape
the future of our sector. At DPDgroup, we are prepared for both high growth in
e-commerce and to be the leader in sustainable delivery. Our people and planet
are our priority, with commercial success and sustainability commitments
working hand in hand.”
Rapid
response to lockdowns
DPDgroup has emerged stronger from the
pandemic as lockdown demonstrated the essential nature of parcel delivery and
last mile services:
· E-commerce
surged beyond expectation during the crisis and still continues to grow.
Worldwide e-commerce share of global retail sales is being driven by Covid-19
in 2020 with an estimated market share of 20% against 14% in 2019 (source:
eMarketer study 2020).
· DPDgroup
was prepared for the strong shift to B2C volumes where more recent services
such as food and healthcare grew significantly. The Group’s hybrid B2B / B2C
model is built upon adaptability and so was naturally suited to responding to
the health crisis. In April and May 2020, when lockdown was in place across
most European countries, DPDgroup delivered in total more than 300 million
parcels in Europe, up by 30% vs last year.
· Thanks
to its network with strong domestic presence and understanding of national
markets and ability to adapt rapidly to every local situation, DPDgroup
maintained delivery services throughout the pandemic, ensuring the safety of
staff and customers. The Group implemented a contactless delivery process in
every European country and maintained 60% of its Pickup points (parcel shops
and lockers) worldwide. Drawing upon its Far Eastern connections with Lenton
Group in China,
DPDgroup also created an air linehaul that
supplied all employees and drivers in its subsidiaries with over 100 million
masks and 130,000 litres of hydroalcoholic gel.
· The
Group’s staff on the ground became and remain today the human face for clients,
as people across Europe have come to rely on delivery services for many
everyday needs.
· Praising
the commitment of the Group’s drivers, Boris Winkelmann stated:
“I’d like to thank once again our drivers
for being on the frontline to deliver to individuals, pharmacies, hospitals,
businesses and others during the pandemic.”
Deep
learnings from the crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has created the
opportunity for all businesses to reflect upon their operations and priorities.
Through its experience, DPDgroup appreciates to a greater extent than ever the
impact human activities have on the environment, especially in urban areas.
Under Winkelmann’s direction, the Group will continue to put considerable
effort into further broadening and deepening its technology stack to increase
efficiency and improve customer and consignee experience, while fulfilling its
commitments to sustainability through its DrivingChange™ programme.
In recent years, DPDgroup has invested in new
alternative vehicles and logistics technology to increase efficiency and
reduce, even eliminate, carbon emissions, while simultaneously retaining its leading
position in Europe’s voluntary carbon offset market.
The Group has also been a leader in
leveraging technology to increase client and consignee satisfaction, creating
new tools – to give shippers and consignees more control and transparency over
deliveries. These include Predict letting end-consignees know the exact
timeslot in which their parcel will arrive and a network of more than 46,000
Pickup points across the world.
Winkelmann says that one of the key
take-aways for the business over the COVID-19 crisis is that
“DPDgroup has proven that as well as
possessing the resilience expected of an organization of its size, it is also
extremely flexible and agile. This helped us keep the world in motion during
the pandemic, quickly creating and adopting new practices and coping with
increased volumes with standard efficiency. That flexibility and agility will
be key to swiftly seizing the new opportunities that await us in the months to
come.”
Skyrocketing
growth
This innovation and commitment to sustainability
have been accompanied by commercial success and expansion: the Group delivered
1.3 billion parcels in 2019, generating €7.8 billion revenue, a 6.7% increase
on the previous year.
In 2019 DPDgroup pursued its external growth
through several acquisitions predominantly in Europe. The Group acquired
majority stakes in Lenton (China) and then BRT (Italy) in January 2020,
extending its international reach still further. To continue with the
consolidation of the Group, DPDgroup is paying attention to growth
opportunities in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and
Africa.
The Group is also developing into new
markets, such as food and healthcare. It has already established itself in the
food segment with Chronofresh (by Chronopost France) and SEUR Frío (Spain); and
in healthcare with the acquisition of BioLogistic (by Chronopost France). These
strategic industries are a good fit thanks to DPDgroup’s existing network and
processes with a unique expertise in cold chain logistics.
The trends highlighted over recent months are
set to continue into the future with further growth in e-commerce and a
corresponding increase in demand for B2C delivery. DPDgroup’s network is ready
to take advantage with new facilities planned for France, the Netherlands and
the UK, as well as a recruitment programme for additional drivers.
Winkelmann notes:
“DPDgroup has worked to diversify its B2B
expertise with B2C activity since 2008. This strategic move has proven a key
asset to successfully managing the evolution of the market. Nevertheless, the
COVID-19 crisis has accelerated our plans by 3 to 5 years.”
Biography
Boris Winkelmann was appointed Executive Vice
President of GeoPost / DPDgroup on 1 February 2020 and Chairman of the Board /
CEO on 25 June 2020. As such he is Executive Vice President of Groupe La Poste.
Prior to his nomination, Winkelmann became
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DPD Germany in 2014. He has 25 years’
experience in the parcel and express industry, starting his career in 1994 at
TNT Express Worldwide where he held different management positions before
joining GeoPost in 1999. He coordinated the acquisition of a majority
shareholding of DPD in Germany up until its completion in 2001, equally taking
part in the international development of GeoPost.
Subsequently Winkelmann embraced
entrepreneurship and co-founded LetMeShip, an online shipping service,
CEP-Research, an information and market research service, and ITA Consulting,
an M&A consultancy service.
Boris Winkelmann’s personal and professional
careers have been both international and intercultural. The son of a Spanish
mother and a German father, he grew up in Toulouse, France. After studying
international business management at the European Business Programme in
Bordeaux and Münster, he completed a Master of Finance at Universidad
Pontificia Comillas in Madrid.
He speaks fluent French, Spanish, English and
German.
Born in Hamburg in 1970, Boris Winkelmann is
married and has two children.
About DPD group
DPDgroup is the largest international parcel
delivery network in Europe.
DPDgroup combines innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With its industry leading Predict service, DPDgroup is setting a new standard for convenience by keeping customers closely in touch with their delivery.
DPDgroup combines innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With its industry leading Predict service, DPDgroup is setting a new standard for convenience by keeping customers closely in touch with their delivery.
With 77,000 delivery experts and a network of
more than 46,000 Pickup points, DPDgroup delivers 5.3 million parcels each day
– 1.3 billion parcels per year – through the brands DPD, Chronopost, SEUR and
BRT.
DPDgroup is the parcel delivery network of
GeoPost, which posted sales of €7.8 billion in 2019. GeoPost is a holding
company owned by Le Groupe La Poste.