The highly anticipated final shortlist for this year’s Parcel and Postal Technology International Awards has been unveiled!
Currently in their 15th year, the awards attracted a record of number nominations, reflecting the continued strength of the sector and its burgeoning capacity for innovation and diversification.
Nominations covered a plethora of cutting-edge developments including solar-powered parcel lockers, digital IDs with a permanent GPS address, road-worthy autonomous delivery robots, digital twins of sorting centers, and robotic induction systems.
The awards also attracted several nominations from organizations that have excelled in reducing the environmental footprint of delivery operations, from deploying the latest green vehicles and right-size packaging solutions, to sustainable sending services and recycled EV batteries.
The full shortlist for the 2023 awards and this year’s judging panel, can be seen below.
The 2023 winners will be announced during a live awards ceremony at Parcel+Post Expo 2023 on October 24, 25 and 26, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information and to register for the event, visit: www.parcelandpostexpo.com/en/. Full coverage of the awards will be included in the December 2023 issue of Parcel and Postal Technology International magazine.
The 2023 judging panel
Abdulla Mohammed Al Ashram, group CEO, Emirates Post Group
Bernhard Bukovc, chairman, Postal Innovation Platform
Cyril McGrane, director of international trade, An Post
Damy Gustavo, Innovation and Partnership Development, UPU
Dan Symonds, editor, Parcel and Postal Technology International
Derek Osborn, business coach, Whatnext4U
Elena Fernandez-Rodríguez, deputy director, international affairs and sustainability, Correos Spain
Elmar Toime, former postal CEO and director, E Toime Consulting
Henning Gaudszuhn, vice president – customer experience, DHL eCommerce
Holger Winklbauer, CEO, IPC
Ian Kerr, founder, Postal Hub podcast
Joseph Gafa, CEO, MaltaPost
Krunoslav Loina, head of business development, Hrvatska pošta
Marek Różycki, managing partner, Last Mile Experts
Michel Defloor, vice president marketing, bpost
Patrick Keefe, executive director strategy and planning, Qatar Post
Paul Donohoe, manager, digital economy and trade program, UPU
Sven Kukemelk, VP international business, Omniva
The 2023 shortlist
Business Diversification of the Year
Kazpost – Diversification of the product line
Geomain Inc – Universal Digital ID
Modern Expo – Loko App parcel locker software
Qatar Post – Lost & Found Service during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Tiramizoo – Diverse SaaS-platform for the last mile
Cainiao Group – Regional EHubs for global connectivity
Last-Mile Delivery Innovation of the Year
Cleveron – Cleveron 354 with 24/7 online capabilities
Parcel Pending by Quadient – the Drop Box
PopVault – LED electronic smart locker
Scurri Track Plus – post-purchase experience software
ARKA – AK 500 EKO Solar Powered Autonomous Battery Locker
Mily Technologies – Out-of-Home Delivery Analytics
Transport Innovation of the Year
SEW – Truck Tower, with more parking spaces for trucks and trailers
CEVA Logistics and Toyota Motor Europe – hydrogen truck trial
Royal Mail – launch of fully electric drone deliveries in Orkney
DPD – deployment of mobile EV charging solution with OnCharge Energy
Clevon – launch of Europe’s first autonomous delivery robots on public roads
VUF Bikes – VUF XXL Valeo Transporter E-trike for large parcels
Environmental Achievement of the Year
PostNord – Green Corridors initiative
DHL Express UK & Ireland – Sustainable Aviation Fuel deals
Bpost – Sustainable sending service
Team Global Express (TGE) – Project Cobra, the world’s largest trial of electric trucks
SICK – Monitoring Box FTMg Premium, compressed air monitoring (warehouse)
Kyburz Switzerland – New battery made partly from recycled material
Sorting and Fulfillment Technology of the Year
PostNord – Digital Twin – Sorting Terminal
Vanderlande – Auto Induct, robotic singulation solution
Cainiao Group – RFID tags and IATA One Record platform
Wayzim – Algorithm based on a deep learning network and RGB-D camera positioning
SICK – Pallet Classification System
Packaging Innovation of the Year
CMC – CMC Hybrid Advance right-size packaging solution
SwipBox – Intelligent labeling to enable circular packaging
Nova Poshta – Packaging service at parcel lockers
Swiss Post – Acquisition of sustainable packaging company Kickbag
Sparck Technologies – CVP Everest support for ultra-slim boxes
Macfarlane Packaging – Rapid box assembly system
Service Provider of the Year
Correos Spain – Supporting Rural Development initiative
Cainiao Group – DHL Group partnership to launch largest out-of-home (OOH) delivery network in Poland
Qatar Post – Digital transformation and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 initiatives
Omniva – Streamlining operations and upgrades to private customer platform my.Omniva
Bpost – Launch of free sustainable sending service
Kazpost – Diversification of the product line
Supplier of the Year
Bloq.it – Deployment of a Smart Locker network for Vinted Go
Vanderlande – New projects and installations in North America, Europe and Asia
Anansi – Goods-in-Transit Insurance
Modern Expo – Launch of Loko App software and Conveniq locker
Scurri – Scurri Track Plus post-purchase experience software
FarEye – Grow self-serve merchant portal