UPS has unveiled plans to expand its Canadian network by opening its own operations in AtlanticCanada next year, creating some 250 new jobs.
The company will begin to perform pickup and delivery services for its customers in Monctonand Halifax beginning in April 2012, replacing its current agent. Additional cities in the Atlanticprovinces will be added to the network later in the year.
The expansion will further enhance UPS’s already strong Canadian network and reputation forreliability while bringing the UPS brand to the Atlantic provinces, including the iconic browntrucks and uniforms worn by UPS drivers.
“We’re truly excited about this expansion because it means we’re extending to Atlantic Canadathe superior level of service and shipping and logistics options for which UPS is recognised aroundthe world,” said UPS Canada President Mike Tierney. “The introduction of brown trucks to the region– driven by men and women who I believe represent the best service providers in the industry –strengthens our position in the Canadian market while supporting the needs of our customers.”
The expansion, which represents a multi-million dollar investment and approximately 250 newUPS jobs, builds on the commitment UPS has shown to the Canadian market particularly in recentyears with investments in Vancouver, Burlington, Toronto and Calgary. UPS has been a long-standingemployer in New Brunswick with its customer contact centre, accounting and brokerage functionslocated in the province. The UPS Store network also operates locations in Nova Scotia, NewBrunswick.
UPS began the expansion of its global network into Canada in 1975. Over the past 36 years,that network has grown to include a delivery fleet of 2,500 vehicles, almost 10,000 employees andmore than 85 daily airline flight segments. Another 1,900 employees provide logistics anddistribution, freight forwarding and customs brokerage services to Canadian customers.
