Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL Group), visited South Africa and Nigeria last week.
The visit demonstrated the overall importance of emerging markets in
the Group’s Strategy 2020, and in specific the encouraging development
of Sub-Saharan Africa.
During his stay in South Africa and Nigeria, Frank Appel met with
employees and customers, and visited several logistics facilities.
Affirming the Group’s focus on emerging markets, Frank Appel said,
“Today, emerging market revenues contribute over 20 percent to Deutsche
Post DHL Group’s revenues, but by 2020 the Group expects this figure to
climb to 30 percent. Therefore, we will continue to concentrate on
organic growth by investing into promising present and future markets.
DHL already has a strong footprint in Africa, but we see some
excellent opportunities to further increase our presence in the
Sub-Saharan region. South Africa’s exceptional geographic location as
the gateway to Africa, and Nigeria’s growing gross domestic product
(GDP) and diversifying markets are only two of the many important
indicators for this.”
DHL continues to significantly invest in Sub-Saharan Africa. DHL
Express, which operates across 51 countries and territories in the
region, has a planned investment in excess of EUR 17 million in 2015.
Major projects underway include upgrades to facilities and shipment
handling systems throughout the region.
In October 2014, DHL already announced investments totaling EUR 30.5
million in South Africa, by both its Supply Chain (EUR 14.5 million
investment) and Global Forwarding divisions (EUR 16 million investment).
These commitments signal the Group’s long-term growth plans for the
region as they bring state-of-the-art infrastructure, IT systems and
world-class services to support businesses operating in Africa.
For DHL Global Forwarding, the leading provider of air, ocean and
road freight services, the EUR 16 million facility, located at the
Plumbago Business Park boasts 12,000 square meters of warehouse space
and 5,500 square meters of office space. A TAPA ‘A’ certified warehouse,
the new premises are a world-class facility in South Africa,
strengthening the country’s growth capabilities as the hub for
distribution into the region.
With a EUR 14.5 million investment, DHL Supply Chain’s 25,000m²
multi-user warehouse facility caters to its technology client portfolio,
as well as some key fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) clients.
Frank Appel noted, “Staying close to the market and being responsive
to customer needs are DHL’s fundamental principles. We have established
world-class facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa to support our global
network, and I am delighted to witness first-hand the sustained efforts
of our employees to deliver best-in-class services. We are committed to
Sub-Saharan Africa and will continue to build on our successful
four-decade legacy in the region.”
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