Parcel operator GLS generated strong growth in Denmark in the first half of this year with a 19 percent increase in volumes.
The double-digit volume growth was well ahead of general economic growth in the country,which was a moderate 2.1 per cent, GLS said.
GLS, the second-largest parcel operator in Denmark, said that a 22 per cent rise in itsexports to Germany, the country’s main trading partner, was a key factor.
“The bulk of the volume increase was based on new customers that we gained,” commentedKarsten Klitmøller, General Manager GLS Denmark. Volumes from existing customers also increased, headded.
In addition, GLS said it benefited from short transit times, with deliveries from Denmark toall of Germany and many destinations in Scandinavia and Central Europe within 48 hours. “We areworking on extending this lead,” Klitmøller said. The company is in the process of cutting transittimes to Sweden and Norway to 24 hours through direct connections between selected depots.
GLS has also invested in its Danish network in the first half of this year. Sorting capacityat the Aarhus depot, which went into service last May, has been doubled at a cost of DKK 8.5million (€1.1 million). The company has also introduced a new IT system to speed up data transferbetween depots and customers.
The company expects further growth in the second half of the year.
