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DPD's new environmentally-friendly parcel
sorting centre in Nuremberg begins
operations
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Investment of €20 million secures jobs at the location
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Important hub in the international DPD network
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Sorting capacity of 15,000 parcels an hour
Nuremberg/Aschaffenburg, 08 May 2012 – International parcel and
express service provider DPD has begun operations at a new,
environmentally-friendly parcel sorting centre in Nuremberg's
Bayernhafen district. The new facility, in which around €20 million was
invested, replaces the previous Nuremberg depot. Thanks to cutting
edge sorting equipment DPD can now process up to 15,000 parcels an
hour in Nuremberg –twice the volume of the previous facility. With rising
parcel volumes DPD will also be gradually increasing personnel
numbers.
"This investment of €20 million makes Nuremberg an even more important
hub in the international DPD network", states DPD CEO Arnold Schroven,
adding: "In addition, the environmentally-friendly construction of the
Nuremberg facility will act as a model for DPD's future building projects."
The Nuremberg facility has always been a major hub within the international
DPD network, acting for example as a centre for cross-border shipments to
the Czech Republic or Italy.
Focus on sustainable development
By applying sustainable building technology in the construction of the new
facility DPD has also committed itself to environmental protection. The heating
and air-conditioning of the office building is implemented by geothermal
energy, while the gables of the sorting hall are completely made of glass,
which reduces the energy requirements for electric lighting. A power
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management system ensures that savings potentials are identified and
decisively implemented. In addition the roofs of the buildings are ready for the
installation of solar panels, which will provide the energy for the depot.
DPD has been applying sustainable transport operations in Nuremberg for a
long time now. For example, in the city's pedestrian precinct the company has
been making deliveries with electric vehicles ever since the year 2000, and in
the year 2009 the one-millionth parcel within this project was delivered to its
consignee. And in long-distance transport, too, DPD attaches great value to
sustainability, with parcel transport operations between Nuremberg and
Hamburg being implemented entirely by rail since the autumn of 2010.
Compared to conventional transport by road this saves an annual 200 tonnes
of CO2. The new depot has even better rail links than before.
Throughout Europe DPD has set itself the target of continuously reducing CO2
emissions and, from July 2012, will be offering CO2-neutral transport for all
parcels on its main European markets (see www.dpd.de/totalzero). "The
construction methods used at the Nuremberg depot are an excellent example
of how we intend in future to reduce the emissions caused by DPD",
comments DPD CEO Arnold Schroven. "Thanks to pilot projects in the fields of
electro-mobility and rail transport Nuremberg has for many years been a
model facility in terms of sustainability."
New DPD depot in Nuremberg: facts and figures
Start of construction:
June 2011
Start of operations:
2 May 2012
Total investment:
20 million euros
Delivery vehicles:
approx. 180
Personnel:
approx. 380
Site area:
60,000 m²
Built-up area:
yard 37,200 m² and hall/offices 12,700 m²
Sorting capacity:
15,000 parcels/hour
Total length of conveyor: 5.597 kilometres
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Drive motors:
1,656
Photoelectric barriers:
2,158
Quantity of steel used:
493 tonnes
In addition to the Nuremberg area the depot serves the entire region, from
Bamberg in the north to Ingolstadt in the south, Amberg in the east and
Neustadt a. d. Aisch in the west.
High resolution photo motifs are available for download at
https://www.dpd.com/DPD-Portal/Press/Press-releases.
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About DPD
With the shipment of 2.5 million parcels a day DPD is a leading international provider
of parcel and express services. The company has the most efficient road network in
Europe and delivers to 230 countries worldwide. Customers can choose services from
an extensive product range of national and international parcel and express services
for business and home deliveries. A workforce of 24,000 and 18,000 vehicles operate
at more than 800 locations. The majority shareholder in DPD with 83,32 %
shareholding is the GeoPost Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French Groupe La
Poste. With a consolidated turnover of 3.440 billion euros in the year 2010 GeoPost is
currently Europe's second-largest provider of express parcel services.
In Germany DPD is the market leader in national and international B2B parcel
services. It has 75 depots country-wide and over 4,000 DPD Parcel-Shops, with a
workforce of 7,500 and 7,000 vehicles in daily operation on behalf of the customers in
B2B and B2C parcel shipping.
Press Contact:
DPD Dynamic Parcel Distribution GmbH & Co. KG
Peter Rey
PR Manager
Wailandtstraße 1
63741 Aschaffenburg
Phone +49 (0)6021 492-7066