UK Mail has joined the European distribution network Eurodis, as a shareholder, enabling it to offer customers parcels and palletised goods customers deliveries across Europe.
UK Mail will provide collection and delivery services for the UK and Ireland and the line haul that connects it to the Eurodis network.
Eurodis consortium shareholders include: Sernam in France, trans-o-flex Logistics Group in Germany and Benelux, Redur in Spain and Portugal, as well as Osterreichische Post which further strengthens the network with its parcel and logistics subsidiaries, mainly in South Eastern Europe.
Guy Buswell UK Mail’s chief executive has become vice chairman of the Eurodis Supervisory Board. He said: “In times of globalisation, no logistics company will be able to fulfil customers’ requirements without being connected to a powerful international network.”
Carsten Siebe, managing director of Eurodis said: “We see this partnership as a giant leap in continuous service and international tracking for our customers in today’s fast-paced global economy.”