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Parcel delivery firm DPD has confirmed a long-term trial of the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 lowliner.
The truck will be deployed to understand the real-world capabilities of the vehicle, including its range, payload and charging performance. The vehicle’s low coupling height will enable DPD to assess the eActros in a realistic configuration, pulling DPD’s double-deck trailers. DPD has operated double-deck trailers for many years.
The vehicle will be based at DPD’s Hub ...
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Express parcel delivery firm DPD has donated £50,000 to Gasworks Dock Partnership to support nature conservation work at Cody Dock on the banks of the River Lea, next to its Docklands sorting centre.Gasworks Dock Partnership is a registered charity and social enterprise for the community led regeneration of Cody Dock ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD has partnered with Army Cycling to encourage more service people to get on their bikes – whether to get around the base or to enter elite competitions.
The Army Cycling Union (ACU) was created in 1950 to encourage and promote all branches of the activity. As well ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD has officially opened a new £40m regional sorting centre in Bromley-By-Bow, East London that will deliver up to 80,000 parcels into the capital each day.
A 430 metre long conveyor system will automatically sort all intra-London parcels for next-day delivery on-site, instead of trunking them to the ...
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Parcels carrier DPD says its new £150m hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire is set to be fully operational ahead of an expected record peak season.
The new hub is DPD's fifth in the UK and one of the largest fully automated domestic parcel hubs in Europe, as well as most eco-friendly and ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD UK has appointed Elaine Kerr as chief executive, reporting to Yves Delmas, chief operating officer DPDgroup Europe. She has worked for DPD for over 28 years, lately as executive director, sales, customer relationships management and customer services.
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European parcels giant DPD says its revenue grew 42% during the Covid crisis. Publishing its 2020 results, it said its takings hit £11 billion, with 1.9 billion parcels delivered worldwide, or 7.5 million a day. Profits doubled to €800 million. DPD Group said that Covid 19 led to an unexpected ...
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Parcel delivery company DPD has restarted its European road services, which were temporarily halted because of Brexit-related problems. It said that the service became fully operational again from 06:00 on Saturday 16 January.
The company said that following close co-operation with the Government on its New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) it ...
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Problems with cross-Channel shipments in the first few days since Brexit, including week, parcel operator DPD’s temporary suspension of deliveries to the EU, are just the “tip of the iceberg”, according eCommerce trade expert Hurricane Commerce.
Hurricane says that the issues caused by lack of complete and valid customs data and ...
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Parcels company DPD has invested £10.2m in six new UK depots in Dartford, Feltham, Radlett, Reading, Liverpool and Lincoln. The facilities in Dartford, Feltham and Reading are replacements for existing DPD depots while Lincoln, Liverpool and Radlett are new locations.
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