DDL Express is an exceptional family-run company
DDL: DELIVERING THE GOODS FOR 20 YEARS Providing unrivalled courier / delivery services throughout the greater Dublin area, DDL Express is an exceptional family-run company that has gone from strength to strength since its inception at the start of the millennium. We sat down with founder / managing director John Daly to find out more about the full range of high-quality services provided by this outstanding, industry-leading operation.
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enowned for consistently delivering prompt and professional solutions, DDL Express has forged a stellar reputation as one of the capital’s premier transportation companies. With a fleet of 19 immaculately-maintained and -presented vehicles on the road, from small vans up to flatbeds, curtainsiders and trucks ranging from 7.5 to 18 tonnes, all fitted with GPS tracking, DDL is West Dublin’s fastest-growing courier company, providing a flexible and all-compassing range of delivery services throughout Dublin and surrounding counties. The quality and dependability of the services consistently provided – including same-day, express, specialised, nationwide and out-ofhours deliveries; part-load or full-load – has enabled DDL to develop lasting, long-term relationships with up to 55 regular customers, including prestigious partners like Newbridge Silverware, Irish Pipeline, DID Electrical, Fitzpatrick
& Henry and Lyreco, to mention just a select handful. The family business – fronted by MD John Daly, whose brother Charlie is sales manager – has grown exponentially down through the years, nay decades, and was enjoying a phase of sustained expansion before the Irish economy was knocked sideways by the novel coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown and restrictions. “We’re expanding all the time,” John notes. “Naturally, we were down a bit with the Covid, but we’re gradually taking the lads back on and getting back closer to where we were at the start of the year. Demand fell for some of the products we were delivering – such as the Nespresso coffee range, which we deliver all over Dublin for Lyreco – and we’re still down about 30% at the moment, but it has been a difficult time for everyone and we’re gradually building it back up again.” The Daly family are synonymous with the transportation sector. Following
in the footsteps of his father Charlie, John has been involved in trucks all his life, going right back to when he was a teenager… “My Dad was a trucker – he worked for almost 3o years in Arnotts and then worked for McArthur Steel - and all my brothers are involved in trucking, too,” he confirms. “I left school at 15 and went straight into work – I’m 48 now and have been involved in transport and logistics all my life. Myself and my brothers used to argue over who’d go with my father in the back of the truck during the summer holidays when he
DDL Express Ltd., Hazel Hatch Road, Newcastle, County Dublin. Tel: 01 4124079 Mobile: 086 8098666 Web: ddlexpress.ie
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