Deutsche Post DHL Group expect its revenue contribution from emerging market to increase by 30 percent by the year 2020, from the over 20 percent contributed presently.
Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of the Group, said this when he visited South Africa and Nigeria last week. The visit demonstrated the overall importance of emerging markets in the Group’s Strategy 2020: Focus. Connect. Grow, 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.
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. 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 sq 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’sfundamental principles. We have established world-class facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa to support our global network, and I am delighted to witness first-handthe 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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