We support the fight against coronavirus by carrying out further logistics orders for RARS
67,000 pallets and 36,000 courier shipments of medical equipment and safety measures – this is how Poczta Polska is supporting the fight against the coronavirus, providing logistics services to institutions fighting the pandemic for a year now. The company is providing, among other things, essential personal protective equipment, equipment for medical facilities and pharmacies, and logistical support for the creation of temporary hospitals. Currently, masks are being distributed to provincial governors' warehouses, and pallet shipments of equipment are also being delivered to hospitals.
Postal workers are transporting pallets of masks and equipment to help COVID-19 patients from the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves' depots to provincial warehouses. These are being used in the "Mask for Citizens" campaign. The Polish Post recently completed such deliveries to warehouses in four voivodeships: Warmian-Masurian, Pomeranian, Masovian, and Lubusz. Pallet shipments of equipment are also being delivered to hospitals, including temporary hospitals, across the country. A pharmaceutical wholesaler is being continuously supplied, preparing packages for vaccination centers.
" The logistical challenges we face daily require efficient supply chain organization and reliable partners who, together with the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves, can meet these challenges. Poczta Polska is undoubtedly such a partner, with whom we collaborate on many levels and are constantly deepening this cooperation. I am pleased that the agreement concluded several months ago allows us to expand our cooperation, allowing us to effectively carry out the tasks entrusted to us in the fight against the pandemic. We are currently collaborating not only on the distribution of personal protective equipment and medical equipment, but also on organizing the material resources necessary to maintain the critical supply chain of COVID-19 vaccines, " Michał Kuczmierowski, President of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves, said.
To date, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (formerly the Material Reserves Agency), Poczta Polska has delivered over 67,000 palletized shipments of medical equipment and personal protective equipment. This year alone, the company has processed 1,290 orders totaling nearly 11,000 palletized shipments. The height of the transported materials (pallet-on-pallet) is equivalent to over 500 Palaces of Culture and Science, and its length (pallet-on-pallet) is equivalent to the length of the route from Krakow to Katowice.
"Poczta is the largest infrastructure and logistics company in the country. During the epidemic, we are a partner for government institutions fighting the threat of coronavirus. We operate continuously, providing postal, logistics, and financial services to citizens, companies, and institutions, ensuring efficient and professional handling of even the most demanding and non-standard orders, which we fulfill for RARS and the Ministry of Health, " says Tomasz Zdzikot, CEO of Poczta Polska.
Since the outbreak of the SARS-Cov-19 virus, Poczta Polska has been supporting the Ministry of Health in distributing protective equipment. The company performs a range of tasks, including warehousing, packaging, pallet transport, and parcel services. It delivers to hospitals (including temporary hospitals), provincial government warehouses, primary healthcare facilities, social welfare homes, blood donation centers, fire departments, police, the Polish Army, and pharmacies. Poczta Polska also delivered disinfectants to schools and kindergartens.
" Poczta Polska leverages its logistics infrastructure and experience in handling a variety of shipments, both standard parcels and pallet shipments. Providing services to the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves is an important task for us, demonstrating that even during the pandemic, we can comprehensively serve customers requiring non-standard services, " says Andrzej Bodziony, Vice President of Poczta Polska.
Poczta Polska began fulfilling its first orders as part of the fight against COVID-19 in mid-March 2020. Initially, the company delivered only disinfectants to: PSSE, POZ, hospitals, the National Health Fund, the police, the border guard, pharmacies, MOW, and MOS RSKiK. Within approximately two weeks, over 40,000 bottles (5 liters) of disinfectants were delivered. Due to the constantly growing number of orders and a change in the specifics of orders from the Ministry of Health, it was decided to create dedicated warehouses within its own infrastructure in Łódź and Grodzisk Mazowiecki for this project. Since the warehouses were established, tasks related to the packaging and distribution of protective packages have begun, including disinfectants, masks, gloves, face shields, coveralls, and goggles. To date, over 50,000 orders and approximately 1,000 pallets have been delivered.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Poczta Polska has completed over 8,000 transport orders for the Ministry of Health. Transports were carried out 24/7, including on weekends. Furthermore, as part of the DOM project, over 500,000 pulse oximeters have already been delivered to patients not requiring hospitalization.