DX (Group) PLC Joins consortium to deliver COVID-19 testing kits
09 July 2020 - 4:00PM
RNS Non-Regulatory
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DX (Group) PLC
09 July 2020
9 July 2020
DX (Group) plc
("DX" or "the Company")
Joins consortium to deliver COVID-19 home-testing kits
DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel
freight, secure, courier and logistics services, is pleased to
announce that its DX Express division, which provides secure,
tracked and express delivery services, has joined a consortium of
leading UK parcel delivery providers to manage the nationwide
collection and delivery of COVID-19 home-testing kits.
The consortium, The Carrier Consortium, brings together over
10,000 vehicles, 200 facilities and in excess of 16,000 employees
in a highly co-ordinated effort to deliver a strictly-controlled
operation, ensuring the secure transportation of testing kits from
pick-up to delivery at testing laboratories. Organised by The
Delivery Group, the operation will run seven days per week across
England.
The results of the testing programme will feed into a study
coordinated by Ipsos MORI, in partnership with Imperial College
London, for The Department of Health and Social Care ("DHSC") to
assist in understanding the prevalence of the coronavirus across
England.
Lloyd Dunn, CEO of DX (Group) plc, commented:
"We are proud to be supporting this important collaboration with
our fellow delivery operators. Scaling up testing for COVID-19 is a
critical task and the logistical support required is considerable.
Our DX Express operation is ideally placed to help, with its long
track record in medical and pharmaceutical deliveries. The response
from our people throughout the coronavirus crisis has been
outstanding, and this is another example of the DX team stepping up
to the plate in a time of national emergency."
James Wilkins, Operations and IT Director, The Delivery Group
commented:
"Our Consortium members and service suppliers have reacted
magnificently and achieved the impossible, creating a new UK
service from scratch and against the clock. Together, we will
continue to improve processes and create an even better consumer
experience as we progress through the next phases."
Kelly Beaver, Managing Director, Public Affairs, Ipsos MORI,
commented:
"The Consortium has been a fantastic partner to Ipsos MORI,
Imperial College and DHSC. With a solutions-focused, innovative
team at the helm they have rapidly ensured delivery of what is a
new and incredibly challenging logistics process at scale."
Enquiries:
DX (Group) plc T: 020 3178 6378 (c/o
Ronald Series, Chairman KTZ Communications)
Lloyd Dunn, Chief Executive Officer
Beverley Weston, Marketing and Communications
Manager
KTZ Communications T: 020 3178 6378
Katie Tzouliadis
Dan Mahoney
About DX (Group) plc
www.dxdelivery.com
DX is a well-established provider of a wide range of delivery
services to both business and residential addresses across the UK
and Ireland. Established in 1975 as a Document Exchange service to
the legal sector, DX now provides one of the widest ranges of
overnight delivery services in the market, as well as comprehensive
logistics services. The business transports items ranging from
confidential documents to large, awkward-to-handle freight that is
unsuitable for standard conveyors.
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