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Transportation / Storage 53 - Postal and courier activities 53 - Postal and courier activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 June 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 9 June 2006, Hermes, one of the leading post and courier operators in Germany, announced the creation of 130 jobs at its logistic centre in Hückelhoven. Hermes will handle the parcel services for the shopping channel QVC Germany. Hermes employed an overall number of 13,000 persons and its gross sales amounted up to 908 million Euro in 2005.
Sources
9 June 2006: Handelsblatt
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Hermes, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 63612, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63612.