You may know that DHL is a leading logistics company, but did you know that with operations in over 220 countries, we’re the most international company in the world?
Here are some more fun facts to help you get to know us better...
Our scale
- We currently deliver over 24 million parcels in our e-commerce operations
- DHL warehouses in the UK store 2 million doses of clinical trial medication which is shipped worldwide
- ½ of the chocolate consumed in the UK passes through our warehouses
- Our specialist drink business delivers 1/3 of pints served in UK pubs
- Annually we deliver more than 7 million tyres
Our operations
- Our employee base is over 40,000
- In the UK we operate in over 40 million square feet of warehousing
- We have a fleet of over 5,000 vehicles in the UK alone
Corporate Social Responsibility
- 38,000 hours were volunteered by our colleagues last year
- £239,000 of payroll was given in the past year to help others
Sustainability
- Currently, we operate at 44% CO2 efficiency improvement over 2007
- 88% of our electricity is renewable globally
- At group level, we will reduce CO2 emissions to under 29million tonnes by 2023
- We are trialling electric vehicles across the world and are expanding our fleet in 2023
Our achievements
- Ranked number 4 in the best super large place to work in the UK
- We are number 1 in end to end supply chain
- Graduate Employer of Choice for Transport & Logistics in The Times Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021
Our actions
- We partner with and sponsor the British bobsleigh team – bring on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
- In 2014 we shipped 2 giant pandas Hao Hao and Xing Hui
Interested in finding out how you could join us? Check out the live opportunities on our profile – here.