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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
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2yearpostie
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aiden01
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
Why are we screwed
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2yearpostie
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
They are investing and taking staff on and growing the business, meanwhile at Royal Mail towers....aiden01 wrote:Why are we screwed
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POSTMAN
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6,000 new UK jobs as DPD scales-up to meet 'new normal' demand from online retailers
The new jobs will include delivery and HGV drivers, warehouse staff, management positions and support staff, including mechanics.
Even before lockdown restrictions were announced in March, demand for DPD's seven day a week, nationwide next-day delivery service had risen significantly as people started increasing their reliance on online shopping. The trend has continued, with existing retail customers experiencing an online sales boom and new customers developing online propositions to maintain sales during lockdown.
DPD is forecasting the growth to continue this year, despite shops reopening, as households continue to rely on online deliveries for a greater proportion of their shopping, including food and drink.
The new infrastructure investments and recruitment will be in place before Black Friday as the firm prepares for what it predicts will be the busiest Cyber Weekend and Christmas period, in its history.
Dwain McDonald, DPD's CEO commented, "We are experiencing the biggest boom in online retailing in the UK's history and we are making this unprecedented investment in our infrastructure and people to ensure we can continue to meet the high levels of demand for our services.
"DPD has been one of the fastest growing major companies in the UK in the last 10 years, due to the growth in e-commerce. But what we have seen in recent months is potentially a much more significant shift in behaviour, and we believe elements of it will be permanent. As a company, we've been dealing with rapid growth and ongoing investment cycles for a long time, but this is a very significant moment.
"I do think the High Street will bounce back from where things are now, but we have to base our modelling on our conversations with retailers and their projections. It looks like there will remain a much greater reliance on e-commerce in the future - that's going to be our 'new normal'. This investment and expansion mean that we will continue to be right there for our retail customers, alongside them, with the capacity to cope with the demand they are seeing online.
"Since this began, we have been handling parcel volumes more akin to the festive seasonal peak than this time of year. For example, volumes over Easter were double last year. The business has performed incredibly well, with service standards at record high levels, as more people have been at home to receive parcels and the roads have been quieter. All this while the operation has had to start scaling-up and adapt to social distancing and contactless deliveries.
"I'm incredibly proud of what our team has delivered during this crisis, including our work with the NHS and food retailers, and I have no doubt that they will continue to provide our customers with a market leading service."
6,000 new UK jobs as DPD scales-up to meet 'new normal' demand from online retailers
- £200m of new investment includes vehicles and 15 new regional depots,
2,500 new full-time jobs including depot, hub and management positions,
3,500 new drivers being recruited nationwideLeading parcel delivery firm DPD has announced 6,000 new UK jobs and a major infrastructure investment in response to the unprecedented boom in online shopping caused by Covid-19.
The new jobs will include delivery and HGV drivers, warehouse staff, management positions and support staff, including mechanics.
Even before lockdown restrictions were announced in March, demand for DPD's seven day a week, nationwide next-day delivery service had risen significantly as people started increasing their reliance on online shopping. The trend has continued, with existing retail customers experiencing an online sales boom and new customers developing online propositions to maintain sales during lockdown.
DPD is forecasting the growth to continue this year, despite shops reopening, as households continue to rely on online deliveries for a greater proportion of their shopping, including food and drink.
The new infrastructure investments and recruitment will be in place before Black Friday as the firm prepares for what it predicts will be the busiest Cyber Weekend and Christmas period, in its history.
Dwain McDonald, DPD's CEO commented, "We are experiencing the biggest boom in online retailing in the UK's history and we are making this unprecedented investment in our infrastructure and people to ensure we can continue to meet the high levels of demand for our services.
"DPD has been one of the fastest growing major companies in the UK in the last 10 years, due to the growth in e-commerce. But what we have seen in recent months is potentially a much more significant shift in behaviour, and we believe elements of it will be permanent. As a company, we've been dealing with rapid growth and ongoing investment cycles for a long time, but this is a very significant moment.
"I do think the High Street will bounce back from where things are now, but we have to base our modelling on our conversations with retailers and their projections. It looks like there will remain a much greater reliance on e-commerce in the future - that's going to be our 'new normal'. This investment and expansion mean that we will continue to be right there for our retail customers, alongside them, with the capacity to cope with the demand they are seeing online.
"Since this began, we have been handling parcel volumes more akin to the festive seasonal peak than this time of year. For example, volumes over Easter were double last year. The business has performed incredibly well, with service standards at record high levels, as more people have been at home to receive parcels and the roads have been quieter. All this while the operation has had to start scaling-up and adapt to social distancing and contactless deliveries.
"I'm incredibly proud of what our team has delivered during this crisis, including our work with the NHS and food retailers, and I have no doubt that they will continue to provide our customers with a market leading service."
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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POSTMAN
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
'Others' have been investing for a few years now, especially Amazon.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Woody Guthrie
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
Technically government owned as well.
Vive la difference.
Vive la difference.
Only dead fish follow the current
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2yearpostie
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
Meanwhile Royal Mail are telling staff, sod it roll that walk over another day it wont matter..
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Phantom
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
I told you in another post "RM plan to fail"2yearpostie wrote:Meanwhile Royal Mail are telling staff, sod it roll that walk over another day it wont matter..
CUT OFF!!!
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Post69
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
What just roll over for another day? My local office (I don't work there I drop off and pick up) I know for a fact some of the delivery round only go out at best once a week my round that I live on if we (residents of that area) get a delivery once a week I been told by the delivery guys think yourself lucky! It's an absolute disgrace! The wife is working from home and she has quite a lot of legal paperwork that need signed and returned just local! one item was was about a mile away and it took a week to get to her! This week we haven't had any mail since last Monday!2yearpostie wrote:Meanwhile Royal Mail are telling staff, sod it roll that walk over another day it wont matter..
So go on dpd fill ya boots because royal mail is handing it to you on a plate because of the incompetent unprofessional management royal mail seems to breed! 
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Chitchat
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
Problem with royal mail is, it doesn't position it's self well price wise with medium to large parcels. I sent a parcel with RM and it cost £21 but could have used hermes etc and it would have cost £9-10. I know a few people who have eBay businesses and none of them use Royal mail for anything other than Dvd size parcels. If our future is parcels we need to agressivly compete on price because quality wise we are one of the best.
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deltaforce
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DPD recruitment, We're screwed then.
Biggest cost to Rm is staff wages , Pension costs and maintaining the infrastructure of our network and the many hundreds of D/Os we work from. To compete we would have to pare some of this away.Chitchat wrote:Problem with royal mail is, it doesn't position it's self well price wise with medium to large parcels. I sent a parcel with RM and it cost £21 but could have used hermes etc and it would have cost £9-10. I know a few people who have eBay businesses and none of them use Royal mail for anything other than Dvd size parcels. If our future is parcels we need to agressivly compete on price because quality wise we are one of the best.