22 August 2023 | Background

Tour de Suisse: our management team goes on tour

To mark our 30th anniversary, our management team is taking a ‘Tour de Suisse’ and visiting all Swiss depots. The aim of this initiative is to strengthen our bonds with our drivers and depot employees and to show our appreciation to everyone.

The Tour de Suisse is split into two legs. Our management team visited five depots in April, May and June 2023, while the second half of the tour will take place in September. As a small token of our gratitude, we will be giving our colleagues energy drinks and apples during these visits.

Here are a few facts about our depots:

Bern depot:
- The newest depot at DPD Switzerland
- 125 employees
- Approx. 10,000 parcels per day

Vilters depot:
- Supplies the entire Graubünden region
- 90 employees
- Approx. 5,500 parcels per day

Wittenwil depot:
- Parts of Frauenfeld, Winterthur and St. Gallen will also be operated electronically from summer 2023
- 130 employees
- On average approx. 10,500 parcels per day

HUB / Buchs depot:
- The largest depot and headquarters of DPD Switzerland
- 300 employees
- Approx. 65,000 sorted parcels per day / around 18,000 delivered parcels

HUB / Möhlin depot:
- Our customs clearance base
- 170 employees
- Approx. 12,100 parcels per day

City HUB in Basel:
- The first completely green depot, where the entire city of Basel is supplied electrically
- 10 employees
- Approx. 1,100 parcels per day

Meyrin depot:
- Our first depot with 100% of our own drivers
- 45 employees
- Approx. 4,200 parcels per day

Saillon depot:
- The longest route covers almost 300 km per day
- 80 employees
- Approx. 4,000 parcels per day

Bussigny depot:
- Over 25% of our own drivers who deliver parcels in the Lausanne area
- 120 employees
- Approx. 13,000 parcels per day

Tavannes depot:
- Our bilingual depot in the canton of Bern
- 80 employees
- Approx. 7,100 parcels per day

Giubiasco depot:
- According to our NPS consignees, DPD Switzerland’s most successful depot
- 60 employees
- Approx. 3,500 parcels per day

The first visits have been very enjoyable and positive. We asked some of our colleagues what they thought:

‘Every day, we see in the reports what an extraordinary job is being done – it was a great pleasure to visit some of the everyday heroes and say thank you.’

says Marco Kaiser, Marketing & Customer Experience Director.

‘We at the depot, and of course the TU and drivers, were very pleased that we received the visit and also the small thank-you gift in the form of energy drinks, apples and a card.’

Our depot manager in Vilters, Barbara Leischner, is also thrilled.

Ana Cardoso from the Communication team is responsible for the Tour de Suisse of our depots.

‘The management team on tour was a milestone that undoubtedly took the bond between the drivers and us (the administration) to a new level. Our aim was to show the drivers the respect they deserve, because without them our 30th anniversary would not have been possible. I’m incredibly grateful that I had the opportunity to plan and coordinate this epic journey and I’m very much looking forward to seeing what awaits us on the next leg of the tour.’

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Written by:

Jasmine Zurbuchen

Digital Marketing

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