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.
Christmas deliveries 2018
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 19th December 2018 for parcel shipment within Slovakia and Hungary
No later than 18th December 2018 for parcel shipment to neighbouring European countries
No later than 17th December 2018 for parcel shipment to other European countries
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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.
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GLS acquires Canadian parcel delivery company
The GLS Group has acquired the parcel delivery company Dicom Canada and is thus entering the Canadian market.
GLS acquires Canadian parcel delivery company
The GLS Group has acquired the parcel delivery company Dicom Canada and is thus entering the Canadian market.
Dicom Canada mainly provides business-to-business parcel services, as well as freight and logistics services. The company offers high quality services across Canada, focusing on the eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec – where 57 percent of the country's GDP is generated.
Focused growth
GLS acquires Dicom Canada for a total price of C$ 360 million (about €238 million). The acquisition does not include Dicom’s US business. It is in line with GLS' strategy to grow through targeted and focused acquisitions to capture higher growth segments outside Europe. In the US, the GLS Group is present in eight states.
Dicom Canada operates a network of 28 depots and works with partner carriers across Canada to provide pan-Canadian logistics services. The company employs around 1,400 people directly. It will continue to be led by Rick Barnes, President, together with Dicom Canada’s existing management team.
The ISO certificates for quality and environmental management at the GLS Group have been renewed for the next three years. GLS has also achieved GDP certification for the transportation of medicinal products in two more countries.
GLS Group renews and expands certification
The ISO certificates for quality and environmental management at the GLS Group have been renewed for the next three years. GLS has also achieved GDP certification for the transportation of medicinal products in two more countries.
GLS operating companies in 18 countries had their quality and environmental management systems recertified in accordance with ISO 9001 and 14001. The certification contributes to the transparency of GLS products and services in the eyes of the customers. The management systems help the national organisations to achieve their environmental and quality goals.
GDP-certified medicinal transport
GLS also obtained GDP (Good Distribution Practice) certification in Denmark and Ireland. The GDP guideline is binding for pharmaceutical wholesalers across the EU. Following Germany and France, GLS companies in four countries now meet the stringent safety and hygiene requirements for the non-temperature-controlled transport of medicinal products for human use.
GLS contracted DQS – one of the largest international providers of management system certification – for almost all the certificates.
