DPD Germany recorded high single-digit revenue growth of 8% in 2015 and is targeting double-digit growth this year with plans to invest a further €100 million in infrastructure and technology, following various investments in its network last year.
"I am very pleased that DPD Germany could contribute with the highest growth over the last 20 years to an excellent group result," DPD Germany CEO Boris Winkelmann said. Parent company GeoPost (DPDgroup) increased revenues by 15.3% to €5,675 million and volumes by 16.4% to just over one billion parcels last year.
"Especially in terms of B2C parcel deliveries, we have increased our market share thanks to the consistent digitalisation of our services. For the current year, we expect accelerated growth for DPD Germany at a double-digit rate,” Winkelmann said.
DPD Germany, number two in the German parcels market, delivers some 350 million parcels a year with a workforce of 8,000 employees and 9,000 delivery staff. It has a network of 76 depots and 6,000 Pickup parcel shops.
With a market share of 13.2%, DPDgroup is currently the second largest player in the European parcels market. B2C parcels now make up 30% of DPDgroup’s volumes and the company claimed that it is growing faster in this segment than any other parcel operator.
Growth was supported last year by the rollout of the Predict service with the delivery time-slot of one hour having been introduced in 22 European countries by now. DPDgroup’s cross-border Pickup parcel shop network now covers 22,000 locations in 14 countries.
In Germany, the further development of digital services has been accompanied by a nationwide expansion of Saturday deliveries. In August 2015, DPD completed the roll-out of the Saturday delivery service across Germany turning Saturday into a 'normal delivery day' for 100% of private recipients in the country.
In terms of network expansion, DPD launched operations at its €11 million depot at Dinkelsbühl, southern Germany, in the beginning of 2015. In June last year, it started the construction of its €30 million parcel sorting centre in Nagold (south of Stuttgart) which will become the company’s major hub in southern Germany.
This year, DPD Germany wants to invest a further €100 million in infrastructure and technology.
In March last year, DPD Germany acquired its franchisee DPD Systemlogistik from rival GLS with around 600 employees and seven depots in southern Germany and Saxony, enabling GeoPost to increase its stake in DPD GmbH to 93% and contributing to DPDgroup’s overall growth.
