Cargus estimates an increase of 13% of its Poland business for the next two years

Cargus, one of the largest players in the Romanian courier industry, has enhanced its footprint on the Polish market and estimates a 13% growth in the next two years of business. Poland it’s the first international market where Cargus has extended, in 2022, and one of the most important in terms of the e-Commerce players and cross-border export in the Central-Eastern part of Europe. For this market, Cargus provide inbound and outbound services, connecting large e-Commerce players and marketplaces to Romanian customers and supporting domestic businesses reach international consumers.

Cargus has already put in place a cross-dock facility in Poland, that facilitates shipping operations and has a sales team on site. More, offers a maximum capacity of over 15 million parcels per year, in accordance to its existing portfolio of large customers – such as LPP, Bonprix, Vinted, and the cross-border export growth estimations.

According to European market estimations, the cross-border e-Commerce will reach this year 200 Billion euros, with a 12% increase, compared to 2022.

“We are witnessing an important effervescence in the cross-border segment. Large international e-Commerce players increased their exports to this part of Europe, Romania included, big marketplaces continue to launch, and the connectivity between countries is starting to reach unprecedented heights. More, Romania is an attractive country with an important growth potential. Now it’s the time for Cargus to seize this momentum and start building its international business, and to become a respected international courier.”, says Yannick Mooijman, CEO Cargus.

In the short and medium term, the company will extend its business to other countries in the region – Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.

Services for the Polish market

With a leading expertise of over 30 years on the Romanian market, Cargus offers customers and consumers modern logistics solutions of the highest quality and an excellent delivery experience.

In the last two years Cargus has invested intensively in its operational and logistic excellence – built to suit warehouses in strategic areas in the country, optimizing its operational flows, implementing data driven technological solutions that offer a better and more transparent parcel tracking, developing its portfolio of products and services and reinforcing its expertise with highly-skilled professionals. More, Cargus offers customers e-fulfilment integrated solutions through QeOPS, a services provider with more than 10 years on the market.

In terms of delivery options, Cargus has developed an out of home national network of 3.000 points, consisting of lockers and pick-up/drop-off points and covering both urban and rural areas. The out of home network is fully equipped to help consumers pick-up / drop-off their parcels, but also pay for it, offering cash, card and Pay by Link options, and perfectly completes Cargus’ delivery portfolio. This year the network is expected to reach 3,800 points nationwide.

For the Polish market, Cargus offers a 24-72 hours delivery time, depending on the shipment injection setup. More, Cargus offers Polish customers a rich portfolio of solutions, covering first and middle mile delivery services and for large and medium companies.

Cross-border services include delivery parcels to one of Cargus hubs, using the cross-dock facility in Poland or using delivery partners to reach Romanian consumers. More, Cargus delivers a wide range of parcel types, from small (up to 15kg), to large and pallets.

Also, all Polish customers will benefit from the technological and digital ecosystem Cargus has put in place, such as Cargus Shipping Manager, a web-based app that supports partner companies in the delivery process, from sales support to delivery and returns management, and e-Commerce integrations.

About Cargus

With over 30 years of experience, Cargus is the first courier company on the Romanian market. Currently, the company has over 5,000 employees and collaborators, offers a wide range of courier services: door to door delivery, but also through the out of home delivery network, SHIP & GO (partner points and lockers), which offers customers the opportunity to pick up or send parcels from over 3,000 points across the country. Cargus owns 5 national sorting centers, 45 operational centers and handles more than 50 million parcels per year.

Moreover, in 2022, Cargus was awarded at The Courier & Postal Services Business Awards for Excellence 2022 event, organized by GOVNET Romania, with two awards for the Most Impressive Business Evolution and Best Web Application for Delivery Services.

In 2021, Cargus acquired QeOPS, one of the most important providers of e-fulfillment services and customized logistics solutions in Romania, complementing its services offered to customers.

From the beginning of 2019, Cargus is part of Mid Europa Partners Investment Fund, one of the most active investors in Romania. For more details, visit Cargus website and Facebook page.