InPost Group has acquired Iberian delivery and fulfillment services provider Sending, strengthening its logistics network in the region.
According to InPost, the acquisition will enable the company to broaden its addressable market by integrating Sending’s 24-hour, next-day to-door capabilities with its existing OOH network of lockers and PUDO points to enable fast volume growth.
It will also strengthen InPost’s cross-border activity, with Sending’s service area including Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, the Canary Islands and the Azores. It also provides daily transportation services to Iberia from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.
“In Iberia, InPost is already the second-largest parcel locker network, and we continue to expand dynamically. The acquisition of Sending will enhance our offerings with to-door capabilities and accelerate the adoption of our Automated Parcel Machine lockers,” said InPost Group founder and CEO Rafał Brzoska.
“We are pressing forward with our strategy of expansion across Europe, through both organic growth and acquisitions of attractive targets in key markets. Following up on our recent takeovers in the UK, this strategic move will not only expand our reach but also accelerate the growth of our innovative out-of-home delivery solutions.”
According to InPost Group, it had 3,000 APM locker sites and 9,000 pickup/drop-off points in Iberia at the end of the second quarter, and plans to add another 1,000 locker sites around Iberia by the end of the year.
In related news, in April InPost announced its acquisition of parcel delivery company Yodel in a bid to accelerate its growth in the UK market