Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous
16.06.2008
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Francotyp-Postalia Extends Direct Distribution in Germany
- Company strengthens market position in the Rhine-Main region
- Takeover of a further 1,700 corporate customers
- Strategic move to strengthen customer loyalty
Birkenwerder, 16th June 2008. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, a worldwide
service provider for the outgoing mail market, is strengthening the
high-margin direct distribution of its franking machines business. The
Company's German distributor, Francotyp-Postalia Vertrieb und Service GmbH,
has just taken over around 1,700 customers in the Rhine-Main region from
its former trading partner MW Mailtec. The new clients are concentrated
around Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
This is a strategically important step for Francotyp-Postalia, enabling it
to expand its direct distribution presence in Germany. Last year, the
Company successfully took over direct distribution in the Northern Region
in Germany. 'Eliminating trader margins, together with the reorganisation
of our distribution network in Germany, will increase profit margins for
the FP Group overall,' explained CEO Dr. Heinz-Dieter Sluma, in office
since 1st January 2008. 'At the same time we will have a direct line to
our customers'.
This close customer loyality is seen by the FP Group as an area of
additional potential in the high-growth market for mailstream services.
The German mail market has already been liberalised, and the FP Group is
pushing its tailored solutions for outgoing mail to corporate customers.
The Company is systematically extending its value added chain by offering
services such as consolidation and outsourcing. In Q1 2008, the FP Group
nearly doubled revenues in this area compared to the same period of the
previous year.
Contact:
Francotyp Postalia Holding AG
Sabina Prüser
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410
E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com
The FP Group in brief
With its products and services, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG covers the
whole value added chain in the outgoing mail market. Its products and
services range from franking and inserting machines, the collection,
sorting and consolidation of outgoing mail to electronic hybrid mail
solutions providing 21st century mail processing. With its headquarters in
Birkenwerder near Berlin, the FP Group offers businesses of all sizes
individually tailored mailstream services. Today, the Group has its own
branches in many industrialised countries and a worldwide market share of
over 9 % for franking machines. With a history stretching back 80 years,
today the FP Group is profiting from the increasing liberalisation of mail
markets and the growing interest among businesses to hand over outgoing
mail operations to professional service providers. In financial 2007, the
Company employed around 1,100 people and reported sales of 145.1 million
euros and an EBITDA of 26.3 million euros.
Contact:
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Media Relations
Telefon: +49 (0)3303 525 777
Telefax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-Mail: pr@francotyp.com
DGAP 16.06.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Triftweg 21-26
16547 Birkenwerder
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail: ir@francotyp.com
Internet: www.francotyp.com
ISIN: DE000FPH9000
WKN: FPH900
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf
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