GLS

General Logistics Systems (GLS) is Royal Mail Group’s continental European parcel carrier, operating across 42 countries, including Germany, France and Italy.

 

The company delivers more than 360 million parcels a year for 220,000 customers.

GLS is one of Royal Mail’s most important assets, and is a significant revenue and profit contributor to the group. The strength of its European network, its focus on productivity and efficiency and continued investments in physical and IT infrastructure make it one of the most profitable parcel businesses in the world.  

European leader

GLS one of the biggest ground-based parcel service providers in Europe. Its core business provides high-quality parcel and express parcel services, as well as value-added logistics solutions, to its customers.

Founded in 1999, it has strong historical roots in each of the European country’s domestic market in which it operates.

GLS operations across Europe comprise:

  •          38 central transhipment points
  •          656 depots and 17,100 vehicles
  •          13,167 employees