The final shortlist for the Parcel and Postal Technology International Awards 2020 has now been announced.
The awards, which are in their 12th year, attracted an unprecedented number of nominations this year following what has been a challenging first six months of 2020.
Nominations have covered everything from biometric and contactless delivery technologies to new apps, tracking solutions, click and collect offerings, smart postal boxes, and AI and augmented reality tech for sorting centers.
The awards have also attracted a number of nominations this year from companies which have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and supported their local communities and charity organizations through innovative solutions.
The full shortlist for the 2020 awards and this year’s judging panel, which is currently scoring the nominations, can be seen below.
The results of the awards will be announced exclusively in the January 2021 issue of Parcel and Postal Technology International magazine. Full coverage will also be featured on www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com.
The 2020 judging panel
- Faris Fallouh, global express and ground services director, Aramex
- Derek Osborn, business coach, Whatnext4U
- Elmar Toime, director, E Toime Consulting
- Ian Kerr, founder, The Postal Hub
- Khalil Daoud, chairman and managing director, LibanPost
- Marek Różycki, managing partner, Last Mile Experts
- Ansi Arumeel, chairman of the board, Omniva
- Holger Winklbauer, CEO, International Post Corporation
- Bernhard Bukovc, chairman, Postal Innovation Platform
- Joseph Gafa’, chief executive officer, MaltaPost
- Alan Gairns, chief transformation officer, Qatar Post
- Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief operating officer, Ukraine Post
- Andreja Bekavac, executive director for strategy and business development, Croatian Post
- Rod Barnes, general manager, deliveries, Australia Post
- Michel Defloor, vice-president, marketing, bpost
- Abdulla Mohammed Al Ashram, group CEO, Emirates Post Group
- Richard Fan, vice president of JD.com and head of JD Express, JD Logistics
- Cyril McGrane, director of International Trade, An Post
- François Copigneaux, director of industrial development, logistics and information systems, Le Groupe La Poste
- Stefan Heiglauer, head of parcel logistics, Austrian Post
- Paul Donohoe, manager, digital economy and trade program, Universal Postal Union
- Cynthia Wee, communications manager, PostEurop
The 2020 shortlist
Environmental Achievement of the Year
- DPD UK
- Asendia
- New Zealand Post
- Posten Norge
- Notime, Swiss Post and Digitec Galaxus
- bpost
Final Mile Innovation of the Year (The Final Delivery)
- iParcelBox
- Parcel Pending Lite by Quadient
- OmniCAR by Omnic
- Nuggets biometric delivery
- Bring’s contactless delivery solution
- Posti’s Box
Last Mile Delivery Innovation of the Year (The Journey)
- ParcelFinder by Prime Vision
- bpost Postman Tool
- Parcel Perform’s Premium Tracking Page
- Australia Post and Doddle – Collect and Return solution
- Urbantz and the French Red Cross
- Poste Italiane’s Smart Boxes
Sorting and Fulfilment Technology of the Year
- Leopard Systems’ Leopard Cube
- ProGlove’s MARK Display
- Siemens Logistics’ Hub Booster
- Photoneo’s singulation and sorting system
- Prime Vision’s Asset Tracking
- Zebra FulfillmentEdge
- CVP Everest by Quadient
New Business Development of the Year
- Posten Norge grocery delivery
- Grocery delivery by Posti Group and FarEye
- Saudi Post’s pharma initiative
- Hurricane Commerce’s Zephyr
- DPDgroup and Seur’s air quality monitoring program
- bpost’s SME webshop
Retail/Customer Service Innovation of the Year
- Escher’s complete retail solution
- DHL Express’s pop-up Service Point
- Purolator Quick Stop Kiosk
- Swiss Post’s Home Delivery Service Order Pen
- Aramex Smart
Supplier of the Year
- Hurricane Modular Commerce
- HypaShip
- Keba
- Blue Yonder
- Beumer Group
Service Provider of the Year
- JD Logistics
- Australia Post
- Omniva (Estonia Post)
- DPD UK
- LibanPost