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DPD and Direct4.me signed a strategic partnership that will bring significant changes in last-mile parcel delivery
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DPD and Direct4.me signed a strategic partnership that will bring significant changes in last-mile parcel delivery

We are pleased to announce that we signed a strategic partnership with DPD, to install over 700 Direct4.me MultiSpace parcel lockers with over 15.000 parcel spaces in Slovenia and Croatia.

We are pleased to announce that we signed a strategic partnership with DPD, a member of the Geopost group, which is the largest parcel delivery network in Europe, to install over 700 Direct4.me MultiSpace parcel lockers with over 15.000 parcel spaces in Slovenia and Croatia. This will further strengthen the existing partnership between the companies and enable DPD’s additional capacity to deliver parcels not only to Direct4.me operated courier-agnostic public network but also to DPD proprietary locker network.

As a global provider of innovative solutions in the last-mile industry, Direct4.me has always been committed to the best possible user experience, which ensures an improved service for DPD end-users. In addition to parcel locker network deliveries, DPD will also deliver to personal parcel lockers (Direct4.me D-Spaces) installed either in front of houses or shared in the residential buildings among all tenants. A new service will enable the user to pick up or drop off parcels even easier than ever before.

One of the main advantages of Direct4.me technology is parcel lockers (Direct4.me MultiSpaces) and personal parcel lockers (D-Spaces) can be installed virtually anywhere as there is no wiring necessary (no external power supply and no internet connection). This ensures the best user experience and easy integration with a wide range of customers and partners who use our services. When we were designing our parcel lockers, the focus was always on green delivery, therefore all our products are now a key element in the transformation to environmentally friendly last-mile logistics. Unattended delivery ensures AI powered optimized route delivery for logistic companies and virtually cuts end-users trips to pick up the parcel, which contributes to a reduced carbon footprint and a cleaner environment.

With this enhanced cooperation, both companies - Direct4.me and DPD - demonstrate their commitment to improving the user experience, finding more sustainable, green solutions, and achieving the goals of the EU Commission, which advocates for completely green last-mile delivery.

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OPTIMIZING last-mile LOGISTICS

WITH:

  • Package No more missed deliveries.
  • Data over voiceNo Contact handovers.
  • Payment Payment at pickup.
  • Battery 24/7 delivery.
  • Data over voice 24/7 pickup.

Out-of-Home stretched to Home delivery – one solution does it all.

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No external power required.

Battery-powered lean parcel lockers can be placed virtually anywhere, with no infrastructure required. Energy efficiency by design can be further extended with optional solar panels to provide years-long operations.

Setup in minutes.

Direct4.me parcel spaces can be either placed on a firm ground, mounted on the wall, or installed in stands. Limitless possibilities to adapt to any situation. Deliveries can start immediately after installation.

Accessible to anyone with a phone number.

Any mobile phone can be used to pick up or drop a parcel – with or without a mobile app. A single phone call or a mobile app will do the job.

MANY OPTIONS of stackable spaces to fit customers’ needs.

 

Start small. Go BIG.

Optimize your last-mile logistics with D-Spaces, no integration is required.
Start deliveries instantly, no IT integration is required.

Get your delivery network up and running in a matter of minutes.

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Direct4.me Ecosystem

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Cloud Native Processing System

Backend system to manage parcels, sites, users, and spaces

Encrypted access token generator

Parcel Delivery Tools

Parcel redirect services

Business Portal for parcel management and customer support

Business Mobile App for parcel delivery and pick-ups

Network Management Tools

Business Portal to manage network – sites, permissions, rules, and reports

Manager Mobile App to manage Direct4.me spaces in the field – activation, geopositioning, rearranging spaces

Integration Interfaces

Direct4.me functionalities are available through a public Open API

Mobile app deep-linking

Custom APIs

End users

Direct4.me Customer App to handle parcels seamlessly and manage private parcel spaces

IVR Phone Service to handle parcels without an app (or even without a smartphone)

Parcel Spaces

A whole range of parcel spaces to adapt to any situation – from single space @home to MultiSpaces as part of a public network

The possibilities are LIMITLESS.

Delivery services
Delivery services
Small and medium companies
Small and medium companies
Corporations
Corporations
Startups
Startups
Organizations
Organizations
Municipalities
Municipalities
Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods

We have all the touch points COVERED.

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Multiple Access Options

  • Anyone can pick up a parcel – with or without a mobile app, and with or without an account.
  • Access options include PIN codes, barcodes, Bluetooth and our patented Data-Over-Voice (DoV) technology.

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Any courier, any eCommerce - with or without integration

  • Couriers and logistic companies, virtually anyone can deliver to private D-Spaces using the ”anyone can deliver” method. Simply scan the QR code on D-Space and if the locker is free, initiate the delivery process. No dedicated mobile app or other devices are required.
  • eCommerce using D-Spaces as a Click & Collect solution can start using Direct4.me immediately, with no integration needed. All tools from Direct4.me Business Portal to the Business Mobile app are ready-made and come with D-Spaces.
  • Integration via APIs to optimize processes, especially when the number of parcels, couriers, and D-Spaces grow. Even integration can be done gradually. Integrated Direct4.me with your IT systems brings additional benefits like reservation of spaces, full parcel traceability, as well as reporting and analytics.

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Igor Jakovljević, CEO, DPD Croatia and DPD Slovenia

"DPD Croatia and Slovenia use an open courier-agnostic network of Direct4.me parcel lockers and private boxes for home deliveries and for out-of-home deliveries. This technologically advanced solution that provides consignees flexibility and convenience greatly supports last-mile parcel delivery in both countries. The network of self-service Direct4.me parcel lockers enables our consignees to quickly and discreetly pick up their parcels 24/7, wherever and whenever it suits them best."

Igor Jakovljević, CEO, DPD Croatia and DPD Slovenia
Post of Serbia

"Unattended delivery is the key in last-mile delivery transformation to follow the requirements of parcel volume growth. Pošta Srbije is deploying Direct4.me lean parcel lockers throughout Serbia, to create a high density network and enable our customers to receive parcels where it is most convenient for them. Simple to use and install along with full feature software package is Direct4.me biggest advantage."

Post of Serbia
Rudolf Gartner, CEO, Express One SI (Post Austria Group)

"Convenient and flexible 24/7 parcel pickup possibilities for the recipients are the goal of Express one as quality leader. Meantime we offer, together with Direct4.me - courier-agonsitc network of parcel lockers in public spaces as well as private home parcel lockers – our pick-up and drop-off service on various locations throughout Slovenia. The soultion is simple for the couriers, convenient for the recipients and contributes to the sustainable parcel delivery - the reduction of our a carbon footprint."

Rudolf Gartner, CEO, Express One SI (Post Austria Group)
Igor Salopek, CEO, PowerMode

"It all started by ordering one D-Space for testing purposes. Now, PowerMode is a Direct4.me partner in Slovakia and the Czech Republic developing a new, digital infrastructure for last-mile parcel delivery. Direct4.me flexible technology enables us to set new business models such as »parcel locker as a service« and gain a unique competitive advantage. It is exciting to participate in last-mile industry (r)evoultion!"

Igor Salopek, CEO, PowerMode
Aleš Klemen, MA, Mestna knjižnica Ljubljana

"At the city Library we now have a network of several parcel pick-up points in urban areas. Cooperation with Direct4.me is exemplary, all problems are solved quickly, proposals for improvement are regularly reviewed and most of them are implemented in a very short time. We look forward to further cooperation."

Aleš Klemen, MA, Mestna knjižnica Ljubljana

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