UPS Makes Largest-Ever Investment In France With $100 Million Advanced Technology Paris Hub
June 26 2018 - 10:00AM
- 30,000 m2 facility in Corbeil-Essonnes/Évry spans four soccer
fields, signals UPS’s confidence in French economy & growing
cross-border trade;
- Advanced technology Paris Hub is part of UPS’s ongoing $2
billion investment plan through 2019 to enhance its European
network;
- Highly efficient tech-enabled building placed at strategic
point in UPS’s smart global logistics network.
Today UPS® (NYSE: UPS) officially opened a new
30,000-square-meter, advanced technology package sorting and
delivery hub outside Paris in Corbeil-Essonnes/Évry. The French
Minister of Transportation, Elisabeth Borne, the mayors of both
Corbeil-Essonnes and Évry, and other dignitaries attended the
opening ceremony. The new Paris Hub facility, which employs nearly
1000 people, facilitates cross-border trade and enhances package
delivery service in the Île-de-France area.
“This $100 million advanced technology facility spans four
soccer fields. And it’s the single biggest investment UPS has ever
made in France,” said Nando Cesarone, president of UPS
International. “With modernization and growth initiatives like this
new Paris Hub, UPS is helping businesses in Europe – small and
large – connect with customers faster and with greater efficiency.
Placed at a strategic point in Europe, the building is as modern as
it is efficient. UPS’s enhancements to its European network
combined with leading technology help us plug France into the
global trade arena. We are especially grateful for the
business-minded support from the government partners who share our
growth-oriented view of France’s role in international trade.”
The building is equipped with advanced technology, automated
sorting equipment and has the potential to sort up to 37,000
packages per hour, which is more than twice the capacity of the two
facilities in Chilly-Mazarin and Savigny that it replaces.
French Minister for Transport Elisabeth Borne, present,
said:
“This exceptional investment, UPS’s largest ever in France, is a
sign of confidence: the attractiveness of France and its place in
global trade also extends to our capacity in the logistics sector.
This is a crucial issue for the government, which is acting with
resolve to build a logistics sector for our country that is
greener, better connected, better organized, and that can rely on
an outstanding infrastructure network.”
The new $100 million facility is a part of the company’s
multi-year, $2 billion European investment plan, which aims to
modernize and expand the UPS network across the continent.
Since 2015, UPS has invested in new hubs in Lyon and
Montpellier, a new facility in Dijon and a combined package
center/UPS France headquarters in Paris. Better connecting France
to UPS’s enhanced European network offers customers in Asia
Pacific, Latin America and the Indian Sub-continent, Middle East
and Africa attractive access to European markets.
“UPS has been serving French businesses for more than thirty
years. This new Paris Hub facility improves efficiency and service
for our customers. Last quarter, we grew our export volume in
France by over 10% thanks to an increasingly cross-border
business,” said Rob Burrows, country manager, UPS France. “With
advanced, automated sorting technology, Paris Hub is part of our
national network of nearly sixty facilities that connects French
businesses to their customers across UPS’s enhanced European
network - and around the world.”
As part of its transformation strategy, UPS is prioritizing
resources and directing investment for the greatest strategic
benefit and long-term shareholder return. Early in 2017, the
company announced plans for extensive upgrades to its smart global
logistics network, enhancing capacity and efficiency through the
use of state-of-the-art processes, information technology and
automation.
UPS has been offering services in France since 1985 and
established its own operations in 1988. The company currently has
56 operating facilities in France, has a fleet of more than 800
delivery vehicles, and serves six airports – Bordeaux, Lyon,
Marseille, Paris-Roissy, Rennes and Toulouse.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web
at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To
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Twitter.
Gregg Svingen
+32 (0)476 49 06 03
gsvingen@ups.com
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