DHL Express France said it will again provide express delivery of winter clothes and skiingequipment to retail outlets in France and Europe this year, including international shipments for
skiing equipment manufacturer Eider.From now on until the end of March, DHL teams will handle more than 100,000 parcels amountingto 1300 tonnes and deliver them to the summits of more than 90 major mountain resort areas inFrance as well as to big European cities.
In extreme winter and difficult traffic conditions, the DHL Express teams of Annecy,Chambéry, Voreppe, Grenoble and Besancon will handle volumes that could be more than 60% higherthan normal business. DHL said it will support its clients by recruiting additional staff,providing additional vehicles, adapted routes and longer opening hours.
The biggest manufacturers of winter sports equipment like Rossignol, Dynastar and Eider relyon this service, DHL said. This winter, Eider has chosen DHL France for international expressdelivery of its sports equipment and winter clothes to European stores in 48/72 hours. DHL Expressteams from Annecy and Besancon will deliver more than one tonne of winter clothes and skiingequipment for Eider, picking up the goods at its production site to transport them via lorries toEnglish, Belgian, Spanish, Swiss, Italian, Dutch and Austrian retail outlets.
Patrick Aguirregaviria, head of courier services of DHL Express in France, commented: “Duringthe period of supplying retail stores with winter equipment, we handle vital peak periods for ourclients and manufacturers. Our logistics has to be perfectly organised to handle numerousconstraints, especially those related to difficult weather conditions.”
