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Olly Craughan's Vision for Sustainable Transformation at DPD UK
- Date: 29/02/2024 14:34
- Category: DPD
DPD UK recently unveiled their ambitious net zero goals for 2030 and 2040 in an interview with Olly Craughan, the Head of Sustainability at DPD UK. Craughan emphasised the company's commitment to sustainability, stating that...
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DPD opens new "eco-regional" sorting facility in London
- Date: 19/01/2024 11:41
- Category: DPD
The new "eco-regional" sorting facility for parcel delivery business DPD is now open. Situated in London's Bromley-By-Bow, the facility will enable DPD to deliver up to 80,000 'green' parcels per day. Mark Harper,...
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DPD join Forest Green Rovers in aims to become the most sustainable UK delivery service
- Date: 18/09/2023 11:54
- Category: DPD
DPD have joined Forest Green Rovers and have signed a two-year partnership deal. DPD aim to become the UK’s most sustainable delivery company and believe they can promote this endeavour by partnering with Forest G...
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DPD to use robot deliveries in 10 UK towns
- Date: 05/07/2023 11:59
- Category: DPD
Following a successful trial in Milton Keynes, DPD has announced that it will be using autonomous robots to make deliveries in 10 more UK towns over the next 12 months. DPD is working with robotics company Cartken, who speci...
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DPD plans all-electric service in five more towns, bringing total list to 30
- Date: 06/06/2022 12:09
- Category: DPD
Parcel company DPD has announced that it is now providing all-electric delivery service to ten towns and cities in the UK, with 15 more in progress and five new additions. DPD had an initial list of 25 towns and cities, whic...
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DPD signs deal with Ford for 1,000 E-Transit vans in 2022
- Date: 05/05/2022 13:13
- Category: DPD
DPD has bought 1,000 E-Transit vans from Ford, increasing the size of its electric fleet by around forty percent. The all-electric E-Transit vans weigh 3.5 tonnes and have a load space of 12.4 cubic metres. They can travel b...
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DPD UK completes acquisition of Citysprint
- Date: 27/01/2022 12:43
- Category: DPD
DPD UK has finalised its acquisition of delivery company Citysprint. The merger will allow the companies to pool resources and expertise for next day and same day delivery services. DPD first announced it was looking to acqu...
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Oxford becomes DPD’s first “all-electric” city in the UK
- Date: 29/07/2021 11:05
- Category: DPD
Oxford has become the first UK city where all DPD deliveries are made only with electric vehicles, the company has announced. The news comes as all Oxford deliveries are routed via DPD’s new Bicester eco-depot, whose c...
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DPD teams up with ENSO to trial new tyre for electric vehicles
- Date: 08/07/2021 09:10
- Category: DPD
DPD and tyre innovator ENSO are conducting a full road trial of a new tyre for electric vehicles that will reduce pollution from microplastics. Normal tyres are made mostly using fossil fuels, and cause air pollution through...
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DPD doubles its electric vehicle fleet with Maxus vans
- Date: 16/06/2021 15:21
- Category: DPD
DPD has sealed a deal with vehicle manufacturer Maxus for 750 e Deliver vans, doubling their e-vehicle fleet to almost 1,500. The courier company has purchased the 72kw and 88kw versions of the e Deliver 9 model, as well as ...
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DPD UK appoints Elaine Kerr as new CEO
- Date: 04/06/2021 15:33
- Category: DPD
Elaine Kerr has been appointed the new CEO of DPD UK, effective as of 1st June 2021. Kerr has been a part of the company for 28 years, starting as a Sales Executive in North West England and taking on customer relationship r...
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DPD rolls out Project BREATHE, an air quality monitoring programme
- Date: 14/05/2021 15:03
- Category: DPD
DPD has launched a new air quality monitoring programme across six cities in the UK. Project BREATHE, as it’s been dubbed, will put air quality sensors on top of DPD vans and pick-up shops close to school and play area...
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Massive increase in DPD and Royal Mail parcel delivery scams
- Date: 16/04/2021 13:27
- Category: DPD
The number of scammers impersonating parcel delivery companies such as DPD and Royal Mail has soared in the past 12 months, according to analysis by payment provider Dojo. The company measured the increase in Google searches...
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DPD announces record year of growth
- Date: 08/03/2021 12:49
- Category: DPD
DPD has announced a record year of growth, with a 42% increase in revenue between 2019 and 2020. The increase took total revenue to 11 billion Euros. Like many parcel companies, DPD has attributed its unprecedented boost to ...
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DPD adds 6,000 new UK jobs to meet e-commerce demand
- Date: 23/06/2020 12:25
- Category: DPD
DPD has announced 6,000 new jobs in the UK to help it meet new demand from online retailers. The courier company will be recruiting for 2,500 new full-time jobs in depot, hub and management positions, as well as 3,500 new dr...
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DPD's UK parcel volumes up 13% year-on-year for Cyber Weekend
- Date: 04/12/2019 12:33
- Category: DPD
DPD UK has announced its best ever Cyber Weekend, with year-on-year parcel volume growth of 13%. All four of its sorting hubs reported record volumes every night in the week running up to Black Friday. The company said it a...
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DPD leases huge warehouse as no-deal Brexit backup
- Date: 23/07/2019 10:00
- Category: DPD
DPD has leased a 71,000sq ft warehouse in Oldbury, near Birmingham, as a precaution against a no-deal Brexit on October 31st. According to DPD, the depot will be needed as imports from the European Union are impounded due to...
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DPD shows aerial view of new £150 million super hub
- Date: 21/06/2019 11:32
- Category: DPD
DPD has released aerial footage of its new £150 million super hub, which is under construction in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The 276,454 square foot facility will be the fifth DPD hub in the UK and the largest domestic ...
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DPD and e-cargo bike company team up to tackle pollution
- Date: 11/04/2019 15:34
- Category: DPD
DPD and e-bike manufacturer Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV) have teamed up to bring a new model of e-bike to city centres for zero-emission deliveries. The Project 1 (P1) e-bike operates like a traditional peddle bike with ...
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GMB union withdraws support for DPD drivers’ walkout
- Date: 23/11/2018 12:33
- Category: DPD
GMB union has retracted its support for a planned walkout of DPD drivers after the courier company threatened to sue. Dozens of drivers at the Cambuslag depot in Glasgow have planned a walkout over the Black Friday weekend&m...
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DPD opens first all-electric parcel depot in UK
- Date: 18/10/2018 15:46
- Category: DPD
DPD has opened the UK’s first all-electric parcel depot in London, with seven more planned for development. The new DPD Westminster facility measures 5,000 square feet and its all-electric fleet will be able to deliver...
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DPD leases last unit at Martlesham Heath Business Park
- Date: 23/08/2018 15:10
- Category: DPD
DPD has taken a five-year lease on the last available unit at Martlesham Heath Business Park near Ipswich. The 32,986 square foot Unit One Beardmore has been let by Redwood (Light Industrial) Propco SARL, jointly advised by ...
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DPD tests “intelligent mailbox” for online shoppers
- Date: 10/08/2018 15:15
- Category: DPD
DPD Germany is testing an “intelligent mailbox” function with email service providers WEB.DE and GMX, which helps shoppers to organise their parcel tracking emails. The system automatically identifies certain ema...
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New intra-European deliveries with Transglobal Express
- Date: 02/08/2018 11:16
- Category: DPD
We now offer international and domestic deliveries throughout Europe with our DPD Classic service. Send from Spain to Denmark, Germany to Estonia, the Netherlands to Austria, and more—or send from one address to anothe...