“2018 is the year with the largest investments in the history of our company: over EUR27.5 million, over 50% higher than estimated at the end of 2017. We completed the largest investment in a warehouse – the second in Stefanesti and one of the largest in technology, the parcel sorting belt in the new HUB”, said Adrian Mihai, one of the company’s three founders.
The HUB in Stefanesti comprises a 14,000-square meter warehouse, an automobile repair shop, a 6,000-sqm parking garage for trucks and vehicles. The sorting belt within the new warehouse has a capacity of 39,000 parcels per hour, compared with 6,000 parcels per hour at the old warehouse. The new hub employs more than 600 people.
FAN Courier serves more than 50,000 customers, has more than 6,150 collaborators, of whom some 3,000 couriers, and a car fleet of over 3,900 vehicles.
During 20 years since inception, FAN Courier founder have approved investments of over EUR135 million.
Over the last ten years, FAN Courier has boosted its investments 14 times and for 2019, the company plans to continue its projects, with over EUR15 million being already budgeted to this end.
The company expects the local courier services market to reach EUR500 million in 2018.