Company Profile

DPD Local is a member of one of Europe's leading parcels groups, DPDgroup, which is wholly owned by France's La Poste, the second largest postal group in Europe. A leading operator in the UK express parcels sector, DPD Local offers a range of specialist solutions and services.

DPD Local began life in the UK in 1979 as a motorcycle courier, becoming an overnight parcels carrier in 1981. We became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mayne Nickless in 1991, and since 2000 have been wholly owned by La Poste.

DPD Local has a reputation for being the most innovative carrier in the express parcels sector. Thanks to Predict, customers receive a one hour delivery window via SMS or email, so they don't need to wait in all day. What's more, Follow My Parcel allows customers to watch the progress of their parcel on a real-time map, and it also supplies a final 15-minute time slot.

DPD Local also has a sister company in the UK, DPD, that delivers over 400 million parcels a year.