Leading parcel delivery firm DPD has announced 6,000 new UK jobs and a major infrastructure investment in response to the unprecedented boom in online shopping caused by Covid-19. The firm, which delivers for many of the UK’s leading retailers, will invest £200m this year to expand its next-day parcel capacity,… Read more »
Surge in delivery volumes for medical and healthcare sectors
Amid a downturn in overall volumes, DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services, reports record volumes in its secure and courier deliveries for the UK’s medical and healthcare sectors as a result of the coronavirus emergency. DX Express, a division within the… Read more »
DPD staff donate 45,000 care items to NHS hospitals nationwide
Leading parcel delivery firm DPD has helped turn a palliative care nurse’s idea into a nationwide initiative to provide much needed welfare and treat packs for patients and NHS staff. The new initiative – called NHS Thursday – will see thousands of welfare packs and food and treat packs collated… Read more »
Food deliveries top 200,000 a week as DPD responds to Covid-19 emergency
Leading parcel delivery firm DPD says it expects food and NHS deliveries to increase rapidly in the coming weeks, following a new tie up with supermarket giant Morrisons and additional deliveries to hospitals and other health sector locations. The news follows the Department for Transport’s (DfT) clarification that the work… Read more »
Same day courier prioritises support to healthcare sector
As of recent days but as of weeks or even months ahead Crown Couriers’ focus is to continue to provide reliable and urgent same day deliveries, ensuring vital emergency services can focus on providing the care that is critical to patients and those self-isolating. We know there is an already… Read more »
DPD tops Money Saving Expert’s customer satisfaction poll for seventh year running
The UK’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has been voted the best in the business for the seventh year running, in Money Saving Expert’s customer satisfaction survey. Almost 9,500 people took part in the poll on Martin Lewis’ site to find the best (and worst) parcel delivery firms. Conducted just… Read more »
FedEx Works With PayPoint to Offer Convenient Package Pickup Solutions
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), the world’s largest express transportation company, announces a new collaboration with PayPoint (FTSE:PAY.L). Through the alliance with PayPoint, FedEx will join Collect+, the UK’s largest independent store-based delivery and returns service. The association with Collect+ offers added convenience to FedEx… Read more »
DPD UK records biggest ever Cyber Weekend
The UK’s number 1 domestic parcels carrier, DPD UK, has recorded its biggest ever Cyber Weekend, with parcel volumes up 13% on last year. The company experienced record volumes of parcels in its four giant, automated sorting hubs each night in the week running up to Black Friday and right… Read more »
DPD inks new five-year £multi-million UK contract with ASOS
Parcel delivery market leader DPD has signed a new five-year contract with the online fashion retailer, ASOS. The £multi-million new deal will see DPD supply delivery services to ASOS customers across the UK until at least September 2024. DPD has worked alongside ASOS for over ten years in a partnership… Read more »
Parcel freight firm sees £11m swing back into the black
DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services, has reported full year trading results that are slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations. The Company also unveiled a £10m investment programme in a move that signals its next phase of turnaround. Releasing results for the… Read more »
