The archive 2008

According to the work code of the Republic of Lithuania dates of December 25-26, 2008 and January 1-2, 2009  are national holidays in Lithuania.
Value added service „Saturday delivery“ will be not rendered on December 27, 2008 and on January 3, 2009.
There will be done only parcels delivery but no pick-up offered on December 31, 2008.

Parcels delivery in Lithuania and to the neighbour countries will be done as follows:

Picked-up in Lithuania	Delivered to Lithuania	Delivered to Latvia	Delivered to Estonia	Delivered to Poland
December 23, 2008	December 24, 2008	December 29, 2008	December 29 - 30, 2008	December 29 - 30, 2008
December 24, 2008	December 29, 2008	December 30, 2008	December 30 - 31, 2008	December 29 - 30, 2008
December 30, 2008	December 31, 2008	January 5 - 6, 2009	December 31, 2008 - January 2, 2009	January 5 - 6, 2009

National holidays in neighbour countries:
Latvia: December 24-26 and 31, 2008 / January 1-2, 2009;
Estionia: December 24-26, 2008 / January 1, 2009;
Poland: December 25-26, 2008 / January 1, 2009.

Parcels delivery from neighbour countries to Lithuania will be done as follows:

Picked-up in Latvia	Delivered to Lithuania
December 23, 2008	December 24, 2008
December 30, 2008	December 31, 2008

Picked-up in Estonia	Delivered to Lithuania
December 23, 2008	December 24, 2008
December 30, 2008	December 31, 2008

Picked-up in Poland	Delivered to Lithuania
December 23, 2008	December 29, 2008
December 24, 2008	December 30, 2008
December 30, 2008	January 5 - 6, 2009

Please be so kind to pay attention to the information presented above while you will be sending your orders. We would be thankful if you pass this information to your colleagues who might be interested in it.

For more detailed information please contact Sales department by phone +370 5 2106 766 or by e-mail: sales@dpd.lt

Wishing you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

DPD Lietuva

“DPD Lietuva”, company which provides parcel delivery services in Lithuania and other European countries, launched new parcel sorting terminal which covers almost 4000 square meters, is the biggest in Lithuania and one of the most modern company’s specialized terminals in The Baltic states. New terminal is capable of sorting and distributing up to 40 000 parcels per working day.

“Our work experience shows that more and more companies choose professional logistics services for costs and time savings. This is very important in today’s economic environment, - says Vytautas Kudzys, Director General, “DPD Lietuva“. – We are certain our new parcel sorting and distributing terminal will satisfy the growing needs of parcel delivery services: parcels are sorted faster, so couriers can deliver them earlier. Established good working conditions will allow to maintain high quality of services even if the number of parcels rises significantly”.

There are 111 gates for couriers‘ cars to load and unload parcels in the new terminal. Furthermore, most modern parcel sorting and distributing technologies are implemented in terminal, conditions are made to control every parcel movement from unloading till loading. Total length of the conveyers is more than a half kilometer long.

According to “DPD Lietuva“ Director General, the parcel sorting and distributing technologies used in new terminal allow developing additional services especially dedicated to business-to-private customer (B2C) segment. “Thanks to the new terminal, we will be able to work even more intensively with the clients who require that ordered goods would be delivered directly to the customer”, - he confirms.

Vytautas Kudzys also says that the decision to open new parcel distribution terminal next to border of Vilnius and newly opened Southern Vilnius bypass hasn’t been made accidentally: this location establishes conditions for effective company’s work: cars can reach main roads faster and more efficiently without traveling through the city. Also “DPD Lietuva” contributes to reducing traffic jams and pollution. “We are not only trying to satisfy the needs of market, we are concerned about environment problems too”, - he emphasizes.

New “DPD Lithuania” administrational office is also established next to the new terminal. DPD Lietuva invested 21,8 million litas (more than 6,3 million euro) into new parcel sorting terminal.

Dear Partners,

We would like to inform you that starting with 24^th November 2008 DPD Lietuva office and our parcel sorting terminal will be located by new address - Liepkalnio str. 180, LT – 02121 Vilnius.
As regards contacts, they will stay the same - company details, email addresses, telephones and fax numbers.

Willingness to meet increasing customer demands and to be in time with business propel us to invest into latest equipment and facilities, constant improvement of technological parcel delivery process and service quality. Nowadays a special attention is pointed out to e-commerce and direct goods delivery to the end consumer which is called B2C (business-to-consumer service). The current business environment and future demands became the main driving force to increase our operational premises.

Sincerely yours,
DPD Lietuva

There were selected the best service companies and their subsidiaries in Lithuania. As a matter of fact, clients were selecting only companies participating in this action. There selected 10 the best service rendering companies in Lithuania.

Organizer of the action say they are not selecting one the best serving point and do not announce the sequence of the best 10 service. Aim of the action - to pay attention of society to service quality, to give a chance for clients to commend employees for a perfect service.

„There participated twice more Lithuanian enterprises than the last year - 53 enterprises actually, and client commendation can not be compared - we have received more than 80 thousand“- rejoices Project leader of „Geras aptarnavimas (eng. Excellent service) Project Agne Dičiūtė.

For the whole March clients were able to commend the service in the website gerasaptarnavimas.lt, as well by calling or writing sms or filling in forms in offices of the companies participating in this action.

DPD Lietuva was prised in a special nomination - For the best parcel delivery service.

DPD Lietuva is very proud of its employees and their commitment and wishes them to keep the same spirit and energy further by serving clients till the next year when the same action will take place.

In 2007, sales of GeoPost, subsidiary of the French La Poste Group and leader in the European BtoB express delivery market, topped the €3-billion mark. Its 2007 sales totalled 3.171 billion euros, an increase of 6.8% compared to 2006, on a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rate.

GeoPost consolidated its position in Europe by acquiring Seur’s Santander franchise, in Spain, and reinforced its partnership with the leading express delivery company in Turkey, Yurtiçi Kargo, by acquiring a 25%-stake in the company. In South Africa, a new joint venture with the Laser group has enabled GeoPost to move into the country’s domestic express market.

GeoPost has expanded its international brand DPD into Poland, Benelux, Russia and the Baltic States. Thanks to its subsidiaries, leaders in their respective countries, and to a first rate DPD European transport network, GeoPost is today, in terms of sales, the third leading express parcel service provider in Europe.

Agreements signed with Air France /SoDeXi and Aramex have given GeoPost access to intercontinental routes.

Hence, in terms of volume, 2007 saw GeoPost confirm its position as the second largest express company in Europe – 528 million parcels delivered, in 2007 – for 300,000 customers.

About GeoPost

The GeoPost Group regroups the Express subsidiaries of La Poste Group and is a major force in Express throughout Europe as demonstrated by its first rate DPD road network.

GeoPost serves more than 230 countries on behalf of over 300,000 customers in the world. GeoPost is positioned in 1st place in France and 3rd place in Europe for the CEP (Courier Express Parcels) market with a turnover of €3.1 billion in 2007.

Paris – 4 April 2008. GeoPost along with its partner Yurtiçi Kargo, acquired jointly the majority of shares in Pegasus, one of the most successful Courier and Express Parcel companies in Romania. All representatives finalised the acquisition on 27 March 2008.

“GeoPost is aiming to be a leading international player present in all European markets with its international brand, DPD. The discussions and operational partnership that we have had with Pegasus over the last years have proved to be very successful” stated Marek Rozycki, CEO of CSEE (Central and South-Eastern Europe) at GeoPost.

In 1997, Pegasus was established as a Registered Romanian Company and was the first company in Romania to provide intra-city door-to-door delivery services. From now on, Pegasus’ customers will be able to fully benefit from GeoPost´s first rate network in Europe, DPD. The DPD road based products and services in Europe have proven to be extremely popular within all the other European domestic and international markets.

“We want to congratulate the employees and partners of Pegasus Courier Srl who have really come together to reach this momentous occasion. I am optimistic about Pegasus´s development within GeoPost. I am also proud to represent a strong, new subsidiary within the GeoPost Group” stated James Gray-Cheape, Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Courier Srl.

About DPD

With the shipment of 2 million parcels a day in a seamless international network DPD is one of Europe’s leading providers of parcel services. DPD offers its customers a wide spectrum of domestic and international services. The product portfolio ranges from standard and express parcels via online shipping and shipping at Parcel-Shops down to individual solutions for business customers. At more than 500 depots in 39 countries a workforce numbering over 22.000 and 15.000 vehicles operate on behalf of 200.000 business customers as well as small-scale and private shippers. DPD is managed by its Chief Executive Officer Arnold Schroven. France's GeoPost Group, a wholly-owned La Poste subsidiary, is the majority shareholder in DPD. The minority shareholders are DPD Systemlogistik GmbH & Co. KG (10,47 per cent shareholding) and DPD Zeitfracht GmbH & Co. KG (6,21 per cent shareholding).

About GeoPost

GeoPost, a parcel specialist and a major player on the express market, groups together the Express subsidiaries of the Groupe La Poste. Active throughout Europe, it caters for more than 230 countries on behalf of over 300,000 customers throughout the world. Today, the GeoPost group boasts 1st rank positioning in France and 3rd rank in Europe with an annual turnover of 3,1 billion Euros in 2007.

Parceline, the British provider of standard and Express parcel services, is planning to relinquish its name and adopt the international DPD brand.

Aschaffenburg, 18 February 2008 – From now on the British provider of standard and express parcel services Parceline will be operating under the DPD brand. The company, which is part of France's GeoPost Group, intends to benefit from DPD's international strength in order to expand its share of international shipping, which is growing considerably faster than the domestic market. In the past two years DPD has significantly expanded its brand profile in Europe, with DPD partners in the Benelux countries, the Baltic states and most recently in Poland and Russia giving up their own brand in favour of the red and black DPD logo. In the UK the rebranding process is to be completed by March 31st.

Parceline has been DPD's franchise partner in the UK since 1995. The company operates 42 depots in the UK and has recently invested 75 million euros in the construction of a new hub in the Midlands. This new hub in Oldbury is the most modern and technologically most advanced in the UK, and is served by the largest fleet of vehicles in the industry. "The new hub will give us an excellent basis for the continued expansion of our parcels operations under the DPD brand," explains Kay Phillips, Chief Executive Officer in the UK.

Over the last few years DPD has developed into an integrated international system and today has the most efficient road-based network in Europe. "Under the DPD brand we will improve our recognition as an international service provider," confirms Kay Phillips.

Arnold Schroven, CEO of DPD GmbH & Co. KG in Aschaffenburg, is also convinced that "Parceline will benefit from the strength of the DPD brand, and at the same time our network will receive additional reinforcement from this new exposure on Europe's second-largest market for standard and express parcels."

About DPD

With the shipment of 2 million parcels a day in a seamless international network DPD is one of Europe’s leading providers of parcel services. DPD offers its customers a wide spectrum of domestic and international services. The product portfolio ranges from standard and express parcels via online shipping and shipping at Parcel-Shops down to individual solutions for business customers. At more than 500 depots in 39 countries a workforce numbering over 22.000 and 15.000 vehicles operate on behalf of 200.000 business customers as well as small-scale and private shippers. DPD is managed by its Chief Executive Officer Arnold Schroven. France's GeoPost Group, a wholly-owned La Poste subsidiary, is the majority shareholder in DPD. The minority shareholders are DPD Systemlogistik GmbH & Co. KG (10,47 per cent shareholding) and DPD Zeitfracht GmbH & Co. KG (6,21 per cent shareholding).