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logistics

locations in South Africa and marks the establishment of a world- be measures put in place in the facility to reduce overall energy
class material handling facility. The construction has commenced consumption and make use of water recycling and solar power
on site and completion is scheduled for April 2023.” systems.
Once completed, the facility will receive, process and “We believe that, to achieve growth, we need to ensure that
transport inbound and outbound shipments to their intended we have world-class facilities. The upgrades to our network
destinations. The development will include an increase in floor operations and ongoing expansion will assist us in meeting these
space and advancements in technology and processes as well as expectations while maintaining our excellent service standards,”
material handling equipment, which will omit manual handling concludes Michaletos.
and facilitate direct loading of shipments. DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, which generated
The facility will be constructed in line with the Deutsche Post revenues of more than 81 billion euros in 2021. With sustainable
DHL Group’s goals to reduce all logistics-related emissions to net business practices and a commitment to society and the
zero by the year 2050, and will meet DHL’s global requirements environment, the Group actively makes a positive contribution
from an operational and future expansion perspective. There will to the world.

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