TNT Express, the world's leading B2B express delivery company, has delivered 10 tonnes of Sony broadcasting equipment to Showtime Arabia, the leading Pay TV network in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, in a record time of less than seven hours.
The delivery to Showtime's regional headquarters in Dubai Media City was managed through TNT's Special Services department, which offers tailor-made flexible solutions to unusual customer needs, with no size or weight restrictions, anywhere in the world.
"This is the second time Sony Professional Solutions has called TNT Special Services to undertake the difficult task of delivering equipment, which includes servers, furniture, cabling and other media apparatus, to the studio," said Dirosh Amarasinghe, Product Manager, Special Services.
"The large, heavy and expensive equipment was delivered using a specially contracted telescopic forklift, through a window on the first floor, as no other entrance could accommodate the dimensions of the consignment."
With four departments - Time Critical, Freight, Special Handling, Storapart and Distribution, TNT Special Services is becoming a tool increasingly utilised by its clients, delivering any consignment, anywhere, anytime, whether it be Christmas, Eid or New Year.
"Sony Professional Solutions often requires express shipping and delivery services that cannot be provided by standard air, road and sea networks," said Ms. Manal Kadri, Supply Chain Manager, Sony Professional Solutions Middle East .
"The latest delivery took nearly a third of the time it took previously, which shows us that TNT Special Services is striving to set new industry standards in efficiency."
TNT is the only company that has a dedicated special services team at every office in its entire global network.
"Since the Gulf launch of TNT Special Services in 2004, it has become the company's fastest growing service with a two-fold increase in business," added Amarasinghe.
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About TNT's express division
TNT's express division is one of the world's leading business to business express delivery services providers. It delivers 4.1 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of over 1,200 depots, hubs and sortation centres. The division operates over 23,400 road vehicles and 44 aircraft and has the biggest door-to-door air and road express delivery infrastructure in Europe.
TNT's express division employs over 54,000 staff worldwide (as per the end of 2006). It is the first organisation to have achieved global recognition as an Investor in People. The division reported revenue of € 6.01 billion in 2006. The operating income was € 580 million, up 21.8 % compared to 2005. Visit the TNT express division online: http://www.tnt.com/express
TNT provides businesses and consumers worldwide with an extensive range of services for their mail and express delivery needs. Headquartered in the Netherlands, TNT offers efficient network infrastructures in Europe and Asia and is expanding operations worldwide to maximize its network performance. TNT serves more than 200 countries and employs around 159,000 people. Over 2006, TNT reported € 10.1 billion in revenues and an operating income of € 1,276 million. TNT N.V. is publicly listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam and New York. TNT recognizes its social responsibility, and has formed partnerships with the United Nations World Food Programme and the United Nations Environmental Programme to fight hunger and pollution in the world.
For further information please contact:
Sabrina Pinto
Marketing Coordinator
TNT Express Gulf Commercial and Marketing Department
Tel : +971 4 2109620
Fax : +971 4 2949615
Email: sabrina.pinto@tnt.com
© Press Release 2007
