The shortlist for the Parcel and Postal Technology International Awards 2019 has been announced. This year’s shortlist is dominated by robotic parcel delivery solutions, automated sorting and fulfillment technology and new environmental programs aimed at making the postal industry more sustainable.
Nominations for the Awards are open to anyone working in the postal and parcel industry and this year the awards proved extremely popular, with nominations coming from around the world and covering all parts of the industry.
The Last Mile Delivery Innovation (The Journey) category was particularly popular, with several self-driving solutions making the shortlist.
The judging panel, made up of leading industry experts from around the world, is currently voting on the shortlist to decide which nomination will triumph in each category.
The winners will be announced during the Awards Ceremony on October 1 at Parcel+Post Expo in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
For more information on Parcel+Post Expo including details on how to attend, visit: https://www.parcelandpostexpo.com/en/
The full shortlist:
Environmental Achievement of The Year
- Qatar Post
- Austrian Post Group’s letter box roll container
- UPS and TerraCycle’s Loop
- DPD Group Driving Change sustainability program
- An Post
Final Mile Innovation of The Year (The Final Delivery)
- Omnic and Modern Expo’s Brandshub
- SwipBox Infinity
- Bpost in-home delivery
- Cleveron 501
- Kyburz and Buddy Mobility Auto eTrolley III
Service Provider of The Year
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Hermes Group
- Australia Post
- An Post
- Royal Mail
Sorting and Fulfillment Hub Technology of The Year
- GreyOrange’s Flexo
- Dematic’s PackMyRide
- DHL Supply Chain’s digital twin warehouse
- Solystic’s Compact Slide Tray Solution
- PrimeVision’s Chinese Address Reader
- Kern’s PackOnTime
Last Mile Delivery Innovation (The Journey)
- OnTrac and BoxBot self-driving parcel lockers and delivery vehicles
- SingPost LAMP
- Scandit’s MatrixScan-AR
- Miami International Airport and the Brazilian Post Office’s (Correios) Compra Fora
- Cleveron’s self-driving parcel delivery robot
- FedEx’s SameDay Bot
- Renault Ez-Flex
New Business Development of The Year
- UPS My Choice for Business
- Liban Post government services
- Bibimoney Global’s secure mobile money wallet services
- An Post’s Address Point Service
- La Poste’s Ma French Bank
- Royal Mail parcel postboxes
- Australia Post Workforce Verification service
Supplier of The Year
- Renault
- Starship Technologies
- Cleveron
- Solystic
- Prime Vision
Retail/Customer Service Innovation of The Year
- Escher’s Riposte Cross Platform
- Aramex WhatsApp Business solution
- The Post Office’s simplified returns solution
- Posti Finland’s Unmanned Postal Kiosk
- Hermes app
