Parcel locker manufacturer Keba has partnered with the Faroe Islands’ postal operator Posta to improve last-mile delivery with a new parcel locker network.
The new lockers will help Posta address the challenging last-mile road network on the 18 islands, most of which run along fjords and coasts, according to Edvard Remberg, CIO at Posta.
“In the past, when the number of letters was higher, we delivered to most households anyway, so it did not make sense to set up a parcel locker network. We also knew that the payment and printing processes caused the greatest support effort in our postal logistics. Now that fewer and fewer letters are being sent and not all homes or areas are being delivered in the same way, parcel lockers have become important.
“We have also developed a customer platform where everything can be done in advance. This eliminates the need to print labels, weigh and pay on-site and simplifies the shipping process for customers – payment terminals and printers are not required.”
Through the partnership with Keba, 10 parcel lockers are already in use on the Faroe Islands and an additional 10 are planned. The feedback from customers has been very positive and Posta is also looking forward to being able to offer even more benefits in the future with the expansion of the network.
Daniel Sichmann, sales director at Keba, confirmed, “We are very proud to be partnering with Posta to contribute to highly efficient logistics on the Faroe Islands.”