# DPD opens new parcel distribution hub in Loures, Portugal

DPD officially opened a new 12,000-square-meter parcel distribution hub in Loures, Portugal, on June 5, 2024. The hub, equipped with a Fives automated sorting solution, can sort up to 10,000 parcels per hour.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-06-05
- Where: Loures, Portugal, Portugal
- Starts operating: 5 Jun 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 parcels per hour
- Products: automated sorting solution, cross-belt sorter, conveyors
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [DPD](https://endata.com/companies/78554.md)
- [Fives](https://endata.com/companies/4605.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [fivesgroup.com](https://www.fivesgroup.com/newspress/detail-view/fives-supports-dpds-growth-in-Portugal), 2024-07-11: "In less than two years, Fives has delivered a brand new turnkey material handling system that enables us to sort up to 10,000 parcels per hour, boosting the delivery service we can offer to our clients."

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