TNT Express plans to invest over US$ 1 million to expand its services in Saudi Arabia. Thecompany has recently opened nine additional depots, which also serve as walk in centres, and plans
a further 22 in other major cities across the country within the next 18 months. The new depots arein Jeddah, Riyadh, Dhahran, Madinah, Tabuk, Khamis Mushayt, Jubail, Yanbu and Buraidah.“Our ambition is to expand TNT’s nationwide coverage, offer an integrated product range and,by providing extra support and facilities to our customers, become the third largest domesticexpress player by 2015,” said Taha Al-Harazy, Country General Manager, TNT/SAB Express. “Our mainfocus is to increase our mid and large size business to business customers and we will targetindividual customers through our walk in centres.”
“We will expand in a phased manner, which would enable us to cater to the needs of medium andlarge scale customers demanding end-to-end logistics solutions. The aim is to make TNT moreaccessible within the Kingdom and our recent ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications are officialrecognitions that we are doing this with the highest quality possible.”
“Saudi Arabia is strategically located and bordered by eight countries, serving as agateway to the Middle East. Therefore it is vital for a company wanting to develop its regionalbusiness to have a strong presence in the Kingdom,” added Al-Harazy.
The expansion will also complement TNT’s Middle East Road Network, which currently covers 11destinations including Dhahran, Riyadh and Jeddah. “The road infrastructure in Saudi is welldeveloped with highways stretching over 152,000 kilometres. Thus investing in domesticinfrastructure would also enable and support the Middle East Road Network, which is the backbone ofTNT’s regional strategy,” explained Al-Harazy.
