GLS France announced today that it has managed to speed up its European business parcel service tosix European countries by one day, due to swifter sorting at the group’s European hub and a
reorganisation of its long-distance transport plans across the continent.Its EuroBusiness-Parcel was already deliverable in 48 hours from France to the Beneluxmarket, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and the UK. But now GLS has been able to addDenmark, Austria and the Czech Republic to the two-day service, thanks to earlier sorting times,between 11.00 and 14.00, at its European hub in Neuenstein, Germany, allowing it to gain 24 hourson parcels destined to cross two borders.
GLS also says its faster network means French parcels can now also be delivered to Hungary,Slovakia and Slovenia within 72 hours instead of the 96 hours needed previously.
“Thanks to the reorganisation of the plan for long distance transport in France and theoptimisation of the GLS network and its processes across Europe, French clients can benefit fromaccelerated international deliveries,” the company said in a statement.
GLS’ network covers 35 European countries, including all members of the European Union.Deliveries from France to towns and cities in any of these countries varies between 48 hours and120 hours, depending on their location and customs clearance times at the borders of non-EUmembers.
Earlier this month, GLS said it had changed the names of its products and services in Franceto bring them in line with the standard offers in 12 other countries on the continent.
The Royal Mail subsidiary is expanding its European network further and reportedly has a EUR250 million acquisitions chest, with Spain top of its shopping list. In February, it signed up aBulgarian partner, Interlogistica.
