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23
September October November December
Wüstenrot, a new part-
ner of Postbank
The Wüstenrot savings and loan
association becomes a Postbank
product partner. Deutsche Post’s
cooperation with Postbank is an-
other step to ensure full utiliza-
tion of its retail branch network.
IPZ into operation
After 24 months of construction
and trial operation, the Interna-
tional Postal Center (IPZ) at
Frankfurt airport goes into oper-
ation. IPZ, the main hub of
Deutsche Post’s international
operations, is the platform for
quick and reliable cross-border
delivery.
Deutsche Post and
Postbank meet the press
Dr. Dieter Boening, Chairman of
the Board at Deutsche Postbank
AG, and Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel,
Chairman of the Board of Man-
agement of Deutsche Post, meet
with journalists to discuss the
two companies’ common future.
One highly visible sign of this
shared future is the launch of a
joint advertising campaign
aimed at stimulating new busi-
ness for Postbank products
throughout Deutsche Post’s
branch network.
Cooperation with McPa-
per
Market research confirms that
customers prefer more opportu-
nities for one-stop shopping. In
response to the demand, Deutsche
Post offers postal services in
selected shops of the McPaper
stationery store chain.
Still more letter pro -
cessing centers
The opening of another 13 letter
processing centers increases their
total number to 58. Today,
nearly all of Germany’s metro-
politan areas are serviced by
new state-of-the-art production
facilities.
Launch of Deutsche Post
Express
Deutsche Post Express begins
operations with a new product
range geared to customer needs.
The new company has set its
sight on gaining market leader-
ship in the growing market for
courier and express-mail
services.
HDI becomes a Postbank
partner
Postbank gains another product
partner in the universal financial
services field – the HDI insurance
company. This partnership
marks yet another important
step in ensuring full utilization
of Deutsche Post’s branch
network.
The Postal Act
The new Postal Act is passed on
December 22, 1997. It
introduces competition in two
stages and moves Germany into
a front-runner position in the
liberalization of Europe’s postal
markets.
Acquisition in
Switzerland
Taking another step toward
establishing its own logistics
network in Europe, International
Parcel Post acquires the Swiss
GP Paketlogistik.