Press release
New Express product for Small-Medium Sized EnterprisesTNT Launches Creative Easy Box
China, May19– TNT, the leading global provider of Express, Logistics and Mail services, kicked off its new Express product called "Easy Box". The unique box packaging comes in a Chinese-inspired design and has a name that rhymes with the traditional Chinese auspicious word "ruyi". Easy Box is offered in weights of either 8kg or 20kg and it is tailored to the needs of customers shipping electronics, garments, or other time-critical products.
The 8kg and 20kg Easy Box has been designed to help customers reduce Express shipping costs by 40% or 50%. In addition to the creative, Chinese-inspired design and the cost saving element, the Easy Box is also constructed to protect customers'goods from damage during the shipping process.
With the introduction of Easy Box, TNT offers customers with a wider selection of Express services in China. Typically, customers in China can only choose either 10kg or 25kg shipping packages which could result in wastages if the weights of the goods they ship fall below these weights. The 8kg and 20kg Easy Box is a customer-tailored solution for small to medium-sized businesses wanting a more flexible and value-for-money service offering.
Being a leading service provider, TNT places highest priority on customer care and localised service. The newly launched Easy Box fully embodies this spirit, especially with the addition of the beautiful painting of the horse, a symbol of speed and reliability. TNT also provides customers world-class service with a door-to-door tracking system and simplified shipping procedure.
"Easy Box is an embodiment of traditional Chinese good wishes such as "immediate success" and "good fortune," said Mr Bryan Chan, Managing Director of TNT International Express, "Through our distribution network to over 200 countries, TNT acts as a cultural ambassador for China to the world. We believe TNT's personable and respectful service will continue not only to attract more customers but expand TNT's influence and business opportunities as well."
China is expected to be the world's sixth largest Express market by 2010. As the largest Express provider in Europe, TNT considers China a strategic market for development. Business in the overall Express industry grew by 10.5% in 2004. During this same period, growth in China exceeded 40%. To further consolidate and heighten its competitive advantage in Express, Logistics and Direct Marketing, TNT will continue to invest over 200 million Euros in China for the next few years.
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TNT is the leading global provider of Express, Logistics and Mail services. The group employs around 164,000 people in 63 countries and serves over 200 countries. TNT provides customers with integrated business solutions covering the entire range of services, from direct marketing solutions, to door-to-door delivery services and supply chain management. The company focuses on a diverse range of market sectors including automotive, electronics, consumer goods, utilities and telecommunications, publishing and media. As a Global Fortune 500 company, TNT is headquartered in the Netherlands and publicly listed in the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges. The global revenues in 2004 are 12.6 billion Euros.
TNT Express has the biggest air and road delivery network in Europe and provides fast, reliable door-to-door express delivery service for more than 200 countries internationally with 187 million times deliveries annually. As the second largest logistics provider globally, TNT Express is the first logistics provider which was authorized ISO in agreement and management. And also, TNT is the world's leading third party logistics provider to the automotive industry and a key provider of Logistics services to the electronics and pharmaceuticals sectors. TPG Post is a market leader in international business mail that has been established for over 200 years. It runs mail networks in seven European countries and deals with 7 billion mails every year.
TNT China is the Chinese branch of TNT Express. TNT China provides integrated business solutions through three main business sectors such as Mail services, Logistics and Express, which covers from direct marketing solutions, door-to-door delivery services and supply chain management. It currently employs over 3,000 skilled professionals across its network of 25 branches and services more than 500 cities in China. TNT China has developed over 2,000 service stations and currently operates seven gateways to China which includes: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, Xiamen and Shenzhen
With its corporation with Shanghai Automotive Logistics Co., -- Anji – TNT Automotive Logistics Co., Ltd., TNT China has become the largest third party auto motive logistics provider in China
For more information, reporters may contact:
Ivy Wang
TNT China
Tel: 86 (21) 5352 4688 Ext. 6411
Fax : 86 (21) 6340 3657
Ivy.wang@tnt.com
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