Pony rides in to Paris
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• Sameday courier Pony Express has moved into France as part of the Continental expansion plans of parent company Securicor.
A branch has opened in Paris which will operate the same services which Pony offers in the UK. A fleet of light vans and motorcycles has been purchased and Securicor hopes to have 20 vehicles operating by the end of the year. More branches are planned in Paris which will be joined by sites in cities throughout France, including Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseilles.
Pony Express was established in the UK in 1980 by Securicor and now has 22 British branches with a fleet of more than 150 light commercial vehicles and 600 motorcycles. The move into France follows the formation by Securicor of a security cash-in-transit firm in Holland last month. The company, called Geldnet, is a joint venture between PTT Post By, Nederlandse Veiligheids and the UK overnight parcels firm. Geldnet starts with a 30% share of the Dutch cash transportation market and it hopes to boost turnover to more than i'9.5 million la 1992.
il Securicor has launched a community charge collection service called Securicor Community-Link.