3PL/Logistics

Parcelforce Worldwide has launched a new cost-effective international service, Global Bulk Direct, enabling businesses of all sizes to deliver low-cost tracked exports to overseas customers

Global Bulk Direct allows businesses to package multiple overseas deliveries into a single pallet in order to achieve significant cost-savings without compromising on security or losing tracking capability

The new Global Bulk Direct service combines Parcelforce Worldwide's global reach with its local expertise in overseas markets through its network of international partners, and expands on the company's existing range of export services

Exporters can now send multiple parcels to different addresses in the same country on a single pallet Each pallet is broken down on arrival, with individual parcels then dispatched to their respective addresses

Delivery takes between two and eight days, providing a cheaper alternative for deliveries where price is more important than speed And businesses receive the benefits of priority services such as product tracking and signature on delivery

Parcelforce Worldwide's membership of the Kahala Postal Group (KPG), a coalition of leading postal providers, has helped to strengthen export services to major destinations across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US

Apart from the new Global Bulk Direct service,Parcelforce Worldwide's other international services include:

• Global Express - a fully trackable service from next-day delivery to Europe and North America and two-day delivery to the rest of the world
• Global and Euro Priority - delivery in two days to Europe and three days to destinations outside Europe
• Global Value - a low-cost parcel delivery service with full tracking capabilities to major destinations outside Europe, taking between five and ten days