Christmastime is also parcel time. To make sure your parcel reaches its recipient on time, we have put together a few tips – for reliable and secure dispatch with GLS.

Most important: the dispatch deadlines. We recommend the following deadlines:

• No later than 20 December 2019 for parcel shipment within Romania
• No later than 18 December 2019 for parcel shipment to neighbouring European countries
• No later than 12 December 2019 for parcel shipment to other European countries

GLS Romania’s schedule for the upcoming holiday season is as follows:

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From packaging tips to shipping prices

Sturdy packaging is very important when sending parcels. The parcels travel along conveyor belts in depots and are loaded onto various lorries and delivery vehicles. Here are a few important tips:

1. Use a sturdy cardboard box.

2. Fill it completely with padding.

3. Carefully seal the parcel with packing tape.

4. Do not use ribbons or other Christmas decorations that could get stuck on conveyor belts.

Secure packaging

GLS Romania’s work schedule for St. Mary’s Day Holiday provides you with information and helps you plan your shipments accordingly, so that they reach recipients in time.

National holiday schedule

During St. Mary’s Day holiday, August 15, 2019, parcels will not be collected nor delivered and all GLS locations in Romania will be closed.

Parcels picked up by GLS on August 14 (Wednesday) will be taken for delivery starting on August 16 (Friday).

Please plan your shipments and inform your partners accordingly.

The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.

Estafeta is the second-largest logistics, courier and parcel service provider in Mexico and covers the fifth-largest country in the Americas with an extensive network and over 6,500 employees. The company’s infrastructure includes three hubs and 57 depots. Six airplanes and 3,600 vehicles are deployed for transportation and delivery.

GLS customers in Europe and North America will benefit from the connection to the modern and high-performance network in Mexico, that complements the existing operation in the US and Canada. With North America and Europe, GLS connects the world’s biggest trade regions.

Due to technical problems, GLS applications and online services are currently non-functional. GLS Online, GLS Connect and Track&Trace are affected.

All GLS applications, i.e. GLS Online, GLS Connect and the online Track&Trace tool on www.gls-romania.ro, are unavailable.

GLS is working to solve the issue and apologises for any inconvenience the outage may cause to our customers.

Sibiu will host the Informal Summit of Heads of State or Government of the European Union on 9 May. Due to the event, traffic restrictions apply to the central area of Sibiu. Delays in parcel deliveries may occur starting on 7 May.

The central area, historical centre and the adjacent streets cannot be accessed during this period due to security measures initiated for this event. All parking places in the centre and the surrounding areas will be closed.

The most affected streets in Sibiu are:

• Alba Iulia Street,
• Andrei Șaguna Street,
• Arhivelor Street,
• Gheorghe Lazăr Street,
• Gen. Magheru Street, from the crossroads with Filarmonicii Street to the Small Square
• Al. Odobescu Street,
• Cetății Street,
• Avram Iancu Street, from the Small Square’s exit to School No. 2

This information is subject to change; you can find updates on https://www.sibiu.ro/index.php/summit (Romanian only).

Parcels in the areas mentioned above will be delivered as soon as the situation allows it.

GLS Romania’s work schedule for Easter provides you with useful information and helps you plan your shipments accordingly, so that they reach recipients in time.

National holiday schedule

During the Easter holidays, GLS Romania will be closed on the following days:

(1) international bank holiday

No deliveries or pick-ups will be performed during these three non-working days and all GLS locations will be closed.

International holiday schedule

Across Europe, the bank holidays for all GLS locations are as follows:

Friday, April 19th – catholic and protestant Good Friday in the following countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Monday, April 22nd – catholic and protestant Easter Monday in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Friday, April 26th – orthodox Good Friday in the following countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia.

Monday, April 29th – orthodox Easter Monday in the following countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia.

International parcels will not be in transit during the non-working days.

Please plan your shipments and inform your partners accordingly.

GLS Romania wishes you a happy Easter!

International e-commerce simplified further

Italy, Portugal, Finland and Bulgaria have recently been added to the international FlexDeliveryService. The number of countries connected across borders via the service thus rises to 21.

Web shops and their customers, in particular, benefit from the international connection via the service, as delivery according to the recipient’s choice rounds off a shopping experience abroad. No matter in which of the affiliated countries online shoppers order goods – GLS will inform them about the delivery in their native language.

Delivery according to choice

Depending on the country in question, recipients will then have various options to manage the time and location of their delivery. GLS or the network partner in the country adapts flexibly to the needs of recipients. This includes, for example, parcel delivery on a desired day, forwarding to a different address or the delivery to a selected ParcelShop.

A pan-European service

In addition to the 21 countries connected in all directions, the FlexDeliveryService has already been set up for export parcels to Greece. GLS is preparing to connect further countries.

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Following continuous growth and increasing parcel volumes, GLS Romania expands the central hub in Sibiu County, thus becoming more competitive on the parcel service market in Romania.

GLS Romania moved the central hub to the Industrial Park Șelimbăr, in the beginning of August. The construction of the new location began in September 2017 with a total investment of over 5 million euros. It occupies over 4,000 m², three times the size of the previous hub, and has 55 loading gates, allowing for twice the parcel processing capacity. The installation of new conveyor belts ensures that up to 50,000 parcels can be processed on a daily basis.

A welcoming workplace environment

The construction with state-of-the-art technology translates into speed and quality of service for customers and recipients. The location in Sibiu was built with a modern setup, improving the work environment of employees. Furthermore, modern technology allows new employees to get familiar with the work at GLS much faster and easier.

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