22/2/2010

GEODIS CALBERSON LAUNCHES E-BOOKING SERVICE

Geodis Calberson, the UK road transport and logistics division of Geodis, the global logistics solutions provider, has launched an advanced electronic booking service for all its network shipments – Geodis 24-7

Geodis 24-7 is built to handle bookings for domestic and export business – both for parcels and pallets. The web-based system will enhance Geodis Calberson’s service to customers by offering them a “one stop shop” where they can book all their business online and produce labels for the various products allowing for tracking and avoiding any misroute dangers.

The e-commerce initiative is being rolled out to complement the new Eurotop parcel service into Europe which links to the Geodis Calberson domestic networks across Europe.

Jamie Cuthbert, Managing Director of Geodis Calberson UK, said: “This is an exciting development which will give our customers an even more seamless service and keep Geodis Calberson at the forefront of the industry.

“Many customers are keen to book online and the new system will enable us to reduce warehouse and routing errors even further.

“Geodis Calberson prides itself on offering every customer the very best transport and logistics solution, and the e-commerce system is the latest example of our determination to exceed our customers’ expectations.”

Geodis Calberson’s UK network of 11 own sites with 340 employees linked with the 65 independent licensees in the Fortec Pallet Network enables it to provide a wide range of transport and logistics solutions to a huge variety of businesses across the country. It is already the logistics company of choice for many household names.

About Geodis and Geodis Calberson

A global logistics provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF Group, Geodis is a European group with a worldwide scope, ranking number four in its field in Europe. The Group’s ability to coordinate all or part of the logistics chain ( air and sea freight forwarding, groupage, express, contract logistics, transport of part and full truck loads, reverse logistics) enables it to support its customers in their strategic, geographical and technological developments, providing them with solutions tailored to optimising their physical and information flows. Geodis offers a range of logistics services that meet the specific needs of each sector of the economy. Across a network covering 120 countries, the Group’s 27,000 employees offer a wealth of multicultural experience, a genuine local service to their customers and outstanding flexibility. Geodis reported revenues of nearly €5.2 billion in 2008. Geodis Calberson UK is Geodis' groupage division in UK