€11m Boost for DHL Express Ireland

Genie Insights Partners with Stratio to Deliver Real-Time Predictive Maintenance Technology

Fleet and workshop technology specialist Genie Insights has partnered with Stratio, the leading predictive fleet maintenance platform, to implement and support the rollout of real-time predictive maintenance technology to Irish transport fleets.

County Antrim-based Genie Insights helps transport operators to manage compliance, improve safety and reduce costs by digitising fleet management processes. The Stratio Platform allows transport companies to understand what is happening to vehicle components without physically looking at them. By harnessing the power of data, Stratio provides real-time insights to fleet managers through a platform that collects, analyses and explains vehicle errors, component failures and fluid or wear levels that are outside of safe tolerances to predict defects or breakdowns before they happen. Genie Insights is already working with other technology partners, including the fleet maintenance software provider, Freeway Fleet Systems, which now integrates with the Stratio platform. Genie Insights has supported many of Ireland’s largest fleets to adopt Freeway, including Go-Ahead Ireland, McBurney Transport, Calor Gas, McCulla Transport, P&O Ferries and Agro Merchants (Americold). For Freeway customers choosing to integrate with Stratio, fault codes and maintenance metrics are automatically pushed into the Freeway system if a defect or out-of-range parameter is detected. Whether using Freeway and Stratio combined, or using Stratio as a standalone platform, fleet managers can get alerts at the early signs of malfunction so action can be taken. Matt Reeve of Genie Insights said: “This partnership was a logical next step for Genie Insights since Stratio integrates fully with Freeway, a system that we have been proud to represent for five years now. When we first found out about Stratio during its implementation at our mutual customer, Go-Ahead Ireland, I knew it was something we wanted to be involved with. Predictive maintenance is the future of fleet management and Stratio’s disruptive platform is really blazing a trail. We are excited to bring Stratio to other fleets across Ireland.” “Genie Insights’s expertise is invaluable for Stratio. They are staying ahead of the curve when it comes to new technologies and their expertise in consulting fleet managers on how to optimise their operations and reduce downtime is an asset for us”, said Tobias Schenck, VP of business development at Stratio. “Genie Insights will be instrumental in expanding our presence in Ireland. We are excited for this next chapter and confident that we’ll see the fruits of this partnership soon.”

€11.7 million investment further enhances the DHL Express operations in Ireland

DHL Express has officially opened its new purpose-built facility in Blarney, Co. Cork. Minister of Public Expenditure & Reform Michael McGrath officiated at the opening of the premises in Blarney Business Park, Cork.

The new facility, which has been successfully operating since April represents an investment of over €11.7m and will service DHL Express customers across Cork and the south western region. DHL has been operating its express service in Cork since 1979 and the investment into this new facility is a testament to the company’s long-term commitment to the region. Despite a challenging few years, DHL’s focus on maintaining operations and service levels to customers has remained constant and this significant investment into the new purpose-built Cork facility will allow the company to more efficiently service and deliver for customers across Ireland. The state of the art facility is strategically located to connect exporting and importing companies across the region with the more than 220 countries serviced by DHL. Bernard McCarthy, Managing Director of DHL Express in Ireland said at the official opening, “We’re delighted to open our new purpose built facility in Blarney Business Park which provides a great base to service our many customers in Cork and across the South-Western region. Through the pandemic with pressure and congestion in global supply chains, access to international express services has become even more important for Irish businesses trading internationally. In that regard this new facility provides further scope and capacity to manage the volume growth that we are experiencing and in so doing further improve our service offering to our local customer base.” This facility in Blarney Business Park sees a significant increase in terms of sorting capacity, from 2,308 total usable sqm in the current facility, to over 14,980 sqm in the new facility. This will facilitate significant growth in the DHL business, as well its customers, with the capability to handle 60 routes at a time. This state of the art facility comes just 3 and half years after the opening of a similarly impressive facility in Shannon, Co. Clare in November 2018 and it was built in full compliance with the latest guidelines of the Deutsche Post DHL Group GoGreen strategy for new facilities, inspired by sustainability, safety and efficiency.

MD Bernard McCarthy and Minister McGrath cut the ribbon to officially open the new state of the art facility.