Deutsche Post is spending €420 million on a new generation of mail sorting machines from SiemensAG.
By 2012, Siemens will supply a total of 288 sorting machines for standard letters(Standardbrief) and compact letters (Kompaktbrief), as well as up to 97 sorting systems for largeletters (Großbrief) and maxi letters (Maxibrief). The investment volume amounts to €420 million,Deutsche Post DHL announced today.
“This is the biggest investment in new mail technology since the construction of the mailsorting centres in the mid-nineties and thus represents a clear commitment to the future of mail”said Jürgen Gerdes, Deutsche Post DHL Board Member for MAIL. “We clearly stated as part of Strategy2015, which we recently introduced, that mail will remain a strong pillar in Deutsche Post DHL andthat we want to consolidate our strong position as Germany’s mail service provider. This is along-term investment in the quality and reliability of our mail service.”
With this modernisation, Deutsche Post is increasing the speed at which mail is processedbecause the number of sorting steps is reduced and the degree of automation is significantlyincreased. At the same time, customers can benefit from a higher quality and speed of delivery.This is because the new machines will sort mail more accurately and reliably by the recipient’saddress.
The new generation of machines is also environmentally-friendly thanks to state-of-the-arttechnology. Through this measure alone, Deutsche Post will reduce its annual CO2 emissions byalmost 5,000 tonnes. The new machines also require 22% less electricity. As part of its “GoGreen”climate protection program, Deutsche Post DHL has set itself the task of improving its CO2efficiency by 10 per cent by 2012.
