Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Location of affected unit(s)
Hückelhoven
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53 - Postal and courier activities

130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63612.