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<blockquote data-quote="packagemanuk" data-source="post: 266588" data-attributes="member: 11380"><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Yes UPS bought Lynx out for around 70 million GBP a couple of years ago if I remember rightly from the PCM.</span></p><p><span style="color: black">The aim is to merge us altogether in the future, special integration teams have been formed to make the process as smooth as possible.</span></p><p><span style="color: black">There is a centre at Dartford (close to London) that is fully operational.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">As far as UPS Southampton goes, we have a Lynx depot across town and they are at present running as two separate units. </span><span style="color: black">We were supposed to begin the merging process early next year, but the jungle drums suggest that it has slipped into June/July 2008.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">The UPS depot is far too small to handle both operations, although in a superb position with easy motorway access in all directions. </span><span style="color: black">The Lynx depot appears dilapidated though much bigger than the UPS building, so much so that Lynx do not use parts of it. </span><span style="color: black">There were rumours that a forklift truck was discovered a few months after the buy-out, covered in dust that had simply been forgotten about! </span><span style="color: black">Its location is not the best; in the middle of a busy town and access in/out can be a big problem.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">IMO it would appear that two Southampton centres will have to run alongside each other, at least for the forseeable future with service areas split between the two. Long term, new premises surely!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">As far as the other couriers go, DHL vans are very plentiful and are probably UPS' main 'local' rival here, TNT and Fedex are fairly rare in comparison.</span></p><p><span style="color: black">There are other UK-based couriers aside from Royal Mail that seem to do good business, such as CityLink and Parceline.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="packagemanuk, post: 266588, member: 11380"] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Yes UPS bought Lynx out for around 70 million GBP a couple of years ago if I remember rightly from the PCM.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]The aim is to merge us altogether in the future, special integration teams have been formed to make the process as smooth as possible.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]There is a centre at Dartford (close to London) that is fully operational.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]As far as UPS Southampton goes, we have a Lynx depot across town and they are at present running as two separate units. [/COLOR][COLOR=black]We were supposed to begin the merging process early next year, but the jungle drums suggest that it has slipped into June/July 2008.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]The UPS depot is far too small to handle both operations, although in a superb position with easy motorway access in all directions. [/COLOR][COLOR=black]The Lynx depot appears dilapidated though much bigger than the UPS building, so much so that Lynx do not use parts of it. [/COLOR][COLOR=black]There were rumours that a forklift truck was discovered a few months after the buy-out, covered in dust that had simply been forgotten about! [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Its location is not the best; in the middle of a busy town and access in/out can be a big problem.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]IMO it would appear that two Southampton centres will have to run alongside each other, at least for the forseeable future with service areas split between the two. Long term, new premises surely![/COLOR] [COLOR=black]As far as the other couriers go, DHL vans are very plentiful and are probably UPS' main 'local' rival here, TNT and Fedex are fairly rare in comparison.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]There are other UK-based couriers aside from Royal Mail that seem to do good business, such as CityLink and Parceline.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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