DPD partners with Asos for another five years

DPD has signed a new contract with Asos which will see it supply delivery services to the pureplay’s customers across the UK until at least September 2024.

The two have worked together for over ten years, with many of DPD’s services such as Follow My Parcel, Precise and its real-time, in-flight delivery options, informed by and often trialled first with Asos.

The new contract includes a provision for at least 50% of deliveries within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone to be served by electric vehicles only. DPD opened the UK's first all-electric parcel depot in Westminster last October and is investing in a network of all-electric micro depots across the capital. It expects to have almost 600 electric vehicles on the road by 2021.

"The next five years will see the delivery landscape transformed again with greener, more sustainable deliveries, more geo-location innovation and of course Brexit,” says DPD's CEO Dwain McDonald.

“We're ahead of the game on all three fronts, but the investment in our all-electric fleet and depot network is key for us. We expect to have the largest EV fleet in the industry and plan to double the number of electric vehicles year on year. Being able to provide customers like Asos with smarter, cleaner and more sustainable parcel deliveries is a top priority for us."