DHL Express: Service Centre in Sriperumbudur

DHL Express inaugurates a new modernized Service Centre facility in Sriperumbudur

• The investment in a new facility is to add capacity and support growth in international time definite delivery volumes to and from Sriperumbudur
• The new facility will serve the belts of Sembarmbakkam, Meelnalathur, Irrugatukottai, Padappai, Gowrivakkam, Sunguvachathram, Madambakkam, Maraimalai Nagar and Mahindra World City

 DHL Express, the world's leading logistics company, is investing in infrastructure and today inaugurated a new, modernized service centre facility in Sriperumbudur. The new Service Centre is spread over 8,000 square feet and has a capacity to handle a volume of over 100,000 shipments a year. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. RS Subramanian, SVP & MD, DHL Express India, Mr. George Cherian, MD, Raj Impex and Mr. G. Jayakumar, MD, Amalgamations Valeo Clutch Private Limited.

On the occasion Mr. Subramanian said, “DHL has had presence in Chennai since over 25 years and was servicing the Sriperumbudur area through the Chennai service centre. Over the past few years due to rapid industrialization Sriperumbudur has grown in prominence as an auto and manufacturing hub. The new Service Centre is our commitment to our customers in this belt and will provide reliable service to support these industries by facilitating trade and making them globally competitive.”

DHL Express services a wide variety of customers in Sriperumbudur across industries like auto, manufacturing, engineering, software, telecommunication and leather goods. The Service Centre facility will serve as a DHL's local pickup, delivery and sorting centre and will also cater to customer requirements of same day delivery in Sembarmbakkam, Meelnalathur, Irrugatukottai, Padappai, Gowrivakkam, Sunguvachathram, Madambakkam, Maraimalai Nagar and Mahindra World City. All Sriperumbudur shipments now get the same day connection to Chennai, which means customers can look forward to an improved service offering for international shipments and therefore faster processing and reduced transit time.

DHL Express has maintained its leadership position in India for more than 35 years, and provides access to 650 cities and over 33,000 locations in the country. DHL India has approximately 60,000 customers including importers, exporters, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, wholesalers and small and medium sized units. DHL has a robust network of over 350 fleet vehicles on road, 19 dedicated DHL network flights and 100 commercial flights per week. This gives DHL customers all over India and in Sriperumbudur unmatched access to an international network of 220 countries and territories where DHL has a presence.

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