GLS Ireland is continuing its commitment to Triathlon Ireland by serving as official delivery partner. In its third year of sponsorship, GLS staff will also be present at five events. The opening event was already a great success.

With merchandise and an ice cream truck, the GLS tent and van proofed to be a popular attraction at the TriAthy in Athy, Co. Kildare, which kicked off the season on the June bank holiday. Support for four more events will follow over the summer.

The events will include social media competitions under the hashtag GoingTheDistance. The main price, a Fitbit watch, will help the winner get started or continue on their own fitness journey.

Creating a healthier Ireland

The sponsorship, which will last until the Olympic year 2020, is in line with GLS’ goal of helping to create a healthier Ireland. Besides developing elite athletes, Triathlon Ireland encourages people of all fitness levels to become more active. Overall, the organisation has more than 20,000 members that participate in over 200 races annually.

The upcoming event dates:

• Saturday 13th July – Two Province Triathlon, Lanesborough, Co. Longford
• Sunday 4th August – Loughrea, Co.Galway
• Saturday 17th August – Dublin City Triathlon
• Saturday 24th August – Jailbreak Triathlon, Cobh, Co. Cork

The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.

Estafeta is the second-largest logistics, courier and parcel service provider in Mexico and covers the fifth-largest country in the Americas with an extensive network and over 6,500 employees. The company’s infrastructure includes three hubs and 57 depots. Six airplanes and 3,600 vehicles are deployed for transportation and delivery.

GLS customers in Europe and North America will benefit from the connection to the modern and high-performance network in Mexico, that complements the existing operation in the US and Canada. With North America and Europe, GLS connects the world’s biggest trade regions

At GLS Ireland’s Dublin depot, employees have been meeting regularly for joint training sessions. With the support of mentors provided by Triathlon Ireland, the team has built a fitness momentum in light of GLS’ recently introduced well-being programme.

GLS Ireland is committed to doing its part in creating a healthier Ireland and has in the past supported Triathlon Ireland. As part of the company’s well-being programme, the GLS team has been working out with trainers to raise the overall fitness level of the participants. Along with physical activities, the initiative is accompanied by healthy cooking demonstrations at the Dublin depot and monthly blog posts around healthy living.

Couch to 5K

Come rain or shine: the team has been training in a Couch to 5K effort every Tuesday since March. The fitness routines have been coordinated for all fitness types – beginners, intermediate and advanced. This has built up the confidence of the team in getting started or continuing on the fitness journey. Sessions vary from high intensity interval training (HIIT) to jogging and fast-paced walks.

“It started as an initiative about health, but it has been great for team spirit as well”, says Jennifer Harper, HR Business Partner at GLS Ireland and in charge of its well-being programme. “I for one look forward to my Tuesday runs with the team.”

International e-commerce simplified further

Italy, Portugal, Finland and Bulgaria have recently been added to the international FlexDeliveryService. The number of countries connected across borders via the service thus rises to 21.

Web shops and their customers, in particular, benefit from the international connection via the service, as delivery according to the recipient’s choice rounds off a shopping experience abroad. No matter in which of the affiliated countries online shoppers order goods – GLS will inform them about the delivery in their native language.

Delivery according to choice

Depending on the country in question, recipients will then have various options to manage the time and location of their delivery. GLS or the network partner in the country adapts flexibly to the needs of recipients. This includes, for example, parcel delivery on a desired day, forwarding to a different address or the delivery to a selected ParcelShop.

A pan-European service

In addition to the 21 countries connected in all directions, the FlexDeliveryService has already been set up for export parcels to Greece. GLS is preparing to connect further countries.

More about FlexDeliverService

To the press release