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Aschaffenburg, 16th of November 2009 – Following a longlasting partnership with the Swedish Post DPD has now become partner to the new Posten Norden in most Scandinavian countries.
Now that the final hurdles posed by anti-cartel legislation have been overcome DPD, the international provider of parcel and express services, is working closely together with the newly founded Posten Norden postal service in northern Europe.
Posten Norden has been created by a merger between the Danish and Swedish postal services, the latter of which was a longstanding DPD partner. “We now have an even stronger major partner for the big four northern-European countries and have effectively reinforced our position in Scandinavia”, confirms DPD CEO Arnold Schroven. “This opens up new and attractive prospects for the further expansion of our operations in this region, due to the broad range of services Posten Norden is offering.
In order to prevent any negative effects on free competition the European Commission had made it a condition for the merger that in Denmark DPD and the Danish postal service should dispose of a small number of specific assets and contracts in the B2B sector. This precondition was met with the recent disposal of customer contacts and one depot. DPD's operations in Denmark will be continued unchanged with its new partner, which has been strengthened by the merger. DPD Denmark will continue as before to implement its partner's B2B services in Denmark, with products, services and customer contacts remaining under the DPD brand.
International parcel and express service provider DPD has been operating in Scandinavia since 1996, and the cooperation with Sweden's postal service has been in place since 2001. Over the years the company has registered continuous growth in its parcel shipments to and from northern Europe.
"This initial merger between two postal services in Europe represents a ground-breaking development for the whole industry and may turn out to be the model for further mergers", comments Mr Schroven. "DPD has only benefited from the development and was involved as a partner throughout the entire process."
Courier Company DPD opened an Internet-based ordering service that provides easy and convenient ordering, payment via bank link, and sending of parcels also for non-contracted business and private customers. Parcels or envelopes can now be sent through the new web page www.pakivedu.ee to Estonia as well as Europe. DPD Estonia is continually investing in info-technological solutions for the transportation of goods in order to offer contemporary courier services to all, including private customers. ‘The newly opened Ordering Centre is an important part of the expansion of the new service portfolio,’ states Janek Kivimurd,
head of sales and marketing in DPD. DPD Ordering Centre is on one hand meant to offer quick online ordering for contracted clients; on the other hand it is there to help small and private customers order convenient and fast courier services,’ says Kivimurd.
DPD has developed an Ordering Centre which allows customers to send goods without leaving their home or office. ‘It couldn’t be easier to send goods to either Estonia or abroad – order the courier online, pay via bank link, and the courier will pick up the goods at specified location. In addition, the web environment permits one to manage both orders and invoices,’ explains Kivimurd.
The aim of the new online centre is to offer everybody, business as well as private customers, a contemporary and convenient courier service. ‘An envelope or a parcel may be sent from Võru to Kärdla, Tartu to London – and it can all be done online, fast and comfortably,’ Kivimurd illustrates. The development process of the Ordering Centre began with the specification and expansion of the business concept and a strong IT platform. ‘From the online Ordering Centre the orders pass to the couriers’ hand held scanners, and that will allow for effective and precise handling of the orders. A more contemporary, dependable and convenient courier service is now more accessible than ever,’ Kivimurd comments.
The online address of the DPD Ordering Centre is
www.pakivedu.ee
www.dpd.com
