DHL Express Philippines targets double-digit growth in revenues

Global express services and logistics provider DHL Express, through its Philippine operations, is expecting to achive double-digit growth in its revenues and volume this year until next year as it banks on its planned retail expansion and re-fleeting program.

DHL Express Philippines country manager Nurhayati Abdullah said in terms of percentage, the company sees its revenues and volume to grow by double digit this year until next year.

She said the company has been posting “strong growth” over the years, which makes the Philippines as the fourth strongest market in Southeast Asia.

“We have seen a strong growth over the years and we are still expecting more growth. Usually, it is [going to be] double digit both for revenues and volume,” Abdullah said in an interview with reporters held in Las Piñas.

“We are growing and we continue to look for other areas [for expansion],” she added.

On Friday, the company’s 79.2million new facility in South Luzon already opened.

During the inauguration, Abdullah said the new DHL Express South Service Center will cater to the growing logistics demand of businesses, particularly those based in South Luzon.

“The opening of the new South Service Center marks the continued commitment of DHL Express in Philippines following the successful opening of Clark Service Center in Northern Luzon area in February,” she said.

Covering a land area of 3,068 square meters, the DHL Express South Service Center is expected to serve the needs of customers in the cities of Las Piñas, Pasay, and Parañaque, as well as the province of Cavite specifically in General Trias, Trece Martires, Tanza, Bacoor, Imus, Noveleta, Kawit, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, and Silang.

It will also cater to customers located in Free Trade Zones in South Luzon area, such as those in Gateway Business Park in General Trias, Cavite; Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) in Rosario, Cavite; and First Cavite Industrial Estate (FCIE) in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

“DHL takes a long term view in the Philippines market as it holds great potential for growth and trade with GDP [gross domestic product] forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 5.9 percent in 2015-2019,” Abdullah said.

Aside from the expansion to South Luzon, Abdullah said the company is banking on its planned re-fleeting program and retail footprint expansion for more growth in the future.

Currently, DHL Express has eight service center facilities and 195 service points in the country.

Worldwide, DHL Group operates in more than 220 countries and territories.