GLS cooperates with A2B Express in the Balkan countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia.
Second sustainability report
The GLS Group publishes its sustainability report for the fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15. The report titled “ThinkGLS. ThinkResponsible.” provides information about the growing commitment in environmental and social issues.
February
GDP certification in France
As the first GLS company, GLS France is certified according to the European GDP guideline (2013/C 343/01) for the transportation of pharmaceuticals.
March
Start of the parcel partnership with DB Schenker in Germany
DB Schenker and GLS launch their planned partnership. GLS Germany now delivers national parcels for Deutsche Bahn’s logistics subsidiary and handles international parcels.
GLS Germany is certified for the transport of pharmaceuticals according to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines and launches a PharmaService.
Regional expansion in an attractive market
GLS acquires the regional next day parcel delivery company Golden State Overnight Delivery Service Inc. (GSO), based in California.
November
Parcel partnership with DB Schenker in Italy
The parcel partnership between GLS and DB Schenker is also launched in Italy. GLS Italy delivers parcels for Deutsche Bahn’s logistics subsidiary across the country.
Further expansion of FlexDeliveryService
GLS Denmark launches the FlexDeliveryService. The service is now available in 14 countries.
December
ISO certificates in 2015 standard
GLS Group raises the ISO certificates of the quality and environmental management system of operative subsidiaries in 18 countries to 2015 standards (ISO 9001:2015 und ISO 14001:2015)