First International Licence

RNS Number:2563L
Business Direct Group Plc
08 January 2008


Tuesday 8 January 2008


                           BUSINESS DIRECT GROUP PLC

      Business Direct Issues its First International ParcelXchange Licence


Business Direct Group plc (AIM:BDG), the UK's leading in-night distribution
provider and operator of the ParcelXchange intelligent "drop-box" logistics
solution, has signed its first international licence of the ParcelXchange, with
DHL Same Day Ireland.

The licence, which is for a six year term and with territorial exclusivity, is
for 40 ParcelXchanges in the newly-developed modular configuration of both box
sizes and number of columns, thereby addressing the specific needs of individual
locations. DHL Same Day will initially be supplied with 10 ParcelXchanges to be
located in major towns and cities throughout the Republic of Ireland, with the
roll-out beginning in the first quarter of 2008.

DHL Same Day plans to use the ParcelXchanges for in-night deliveries for field
service engineers and B2B sameday solutions. The ParcelXchanges will offer
higher levels of customer service whilst permitting consolidation of deliveries
and cost reduction in the supply chain.

Sean Moran, Director of DHL Same Day Ireland, stated, "The intelligent
ParcelXchange is the most exciting opportunity to happen in the in-night
real-time inventory management sector in Ireland for a long time. "This is
another example of DHL Same Day's continuous investment in the business and this
new service will ensure we are well positioned to constantly meet the growing
needs of our customers".

Business Direct's worldwide ParcelXchange licensing business has been under
development since February 2007, under the direction of Tim Houstoun, and was
launched officially in October 2007 at the Post-Expo Exhibition in Barcelona.
Considerable interest has been expressed by national Post Offices and major
logistics companies in many countries around the world. Trials are currently
taking place in mainland Europe and East Asia and discussions are being held
with regard to several other territories.


Photograph:

A photograph of Sean Moran of DHL and Tim Houstoun of Business Direct is
available from Rose Oddy of Bankside on 020-7367 8853/rose.oddy@bankside.com.




Enquiries:

Business Direct Group plc                    +44 (0) 1788-821-200
Paul Carvell (Chief Executive)               +44 (0) 7702-916-000
Martin Wright (Chief Financial Officer)      +44 (0) 7949-079-580
Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                             +44 (0) 20-7367-8851



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