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Nova Poshta

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Nova Poshta
Native name
Нова пошта
Nova Poshta
IndustryCourier and parcel delivery
Founded13 February 2001 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
Area served
Ukraine
Moldova
Poland
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Romania
Germany
Slovakia
Estonia
Latvia
ServicesPackage delivery, EMS
Number of employees
32,000 (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
ParentNOVA Group
Websitenovapost.com/en-ua

Nova Poshta (Ukrainian: Нова пошта), called Nova Post outside Ukraine, is a private Ukrainian postal and courier company that provides logistics and related services for individuals and businesses. Its main competitor is the country's post office, Ukrposhta.

A branch of Nova Post in Prague, Czech Republic

History

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The company was founded in 2001 by Vyacheslav Klymov and Volodymyr Popereshnyuk.[1][2]

In 2018, the company delivered over 174 million shipments, through the company's 6,000 branches throughout the country. In 2015, the company expanded internationally to the nearby countries of Georgia and Moldova.[3] However, it left Georgia in 2021 without explaining the reasons.[4] As of October 2022, Nova Poshta Global currently has offices in Kyiv, London, and New York, as well as operations centers in Poland, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, France, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, Canada, China, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, and Philippines.[5][non-primary source needed]

In 2020 The "Nova Poshta" brand became one of the TOP-3 most expensive in Ukraine.[6]

The company has 32 thousand employees[7] and is among the best employers of Ukraine in 2020–2021.[8]

On 24 February 2022, on the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nova Poshta donated ₴25 million for the needs of the Ukrainian army.[9] Also, the company launched Humanitarian Nova POSHTA project which is intended for free delivery of parcels to the military and victims of war.[10][11]

In July, the main company announced that it would be opening non-Global branches in nearby European countries, planning to open in Poland before the end of 2022.[12][13] In October, the first office opened in Warsaw, with another in Kraków,[14] as well as Wrocław, Rzeszów, and Poznań[15][non-primary source needed], on the way. In October 2023, a new branch opened in Bratislava, Slovakia.[16] In 2024, Nova Poshta opened its first branches in France (Nice),[17] , Italy (Rome),[18] Spain (Barcelona),[19] and the UK (London).[20]

Finances

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As a result of 2019, Nova Poshta paid over ₴2.7 billion in taxes and was ranked 27th in the list of the top 100 largest companies in Ukraine by the amount of tax payments.[21]

Nova Poshta is among the TOP-20 largest taxpayers in Ukraine. In 2020, the company paid 5 billion hryvnias.[22]

Services

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Nova Poshta truck in Dnipro.

Nova Poshta is the group of companies that provide clients - both businesses and individuals, logistics and related services, including express delivery of documents, freight and parcels. The group includes Ukrainian and foreign companies, in particular, NovaPay, Nova Poshta Global and Nova Poshta Moldova.

Nova Poshta has more than 8,700 branches throughout Ukraine - in all cities and in every fourth village. The Company continues to open new branches in the villages and builds the network of automated parcel terminals in the cities. For November 2021, the network of automated parcel terminals of Nova Poshta has more than 8,500 devices.[23]

In 2020, the company delivered 327 million parcels and cargo for 14 million of its customers.

Infrastructure

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Nova Poshta has the modern sorting infrastructure in the million-plus cities and regional centers of the country. The largest of them are in Kyiv, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Kharkiv and Dnipro. The terminals are equipped with automated equipment and can sort from 8.5 thousand to 50 thousand parcels per hour. In addition, the 1/3 of Nova Poshta's terminals use robots to sort small parcels and cargo.

The Nova Poshta also tests innovative delivery methods. In the summer of 2021, the company delivered cargo by drone from Kyiv to Kharkiv, covering the distance of 480 km.[24][25]

Russia-Ukraine war impact

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On October 21, 2023, Russian forces hit the Nova Poshta terminal in the Kharkiv region, killing six employees and injuring 17. A week later, two victims died in the hospital.[26]

On May 1, 2024, a Russian missile strike in Odesa destroyed 904 parcels valued at UAH 3 million, weighing over 15 tonnes at the Nova Poshta depot. Employees weren't harmed.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Нова Пошта сьогодні – "Нова Пошта"| Доставка майб��тнього". novaposhta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ "Власники та бенеціфіціари компанії ТОВ "НОВА ПОШТА"". opendatabot.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Nova Poshta - Principală". Nova Poshta Moldova.
  4. ^ "Nova Poshta to return to Georgia". LIGA. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ^ "About Us".
  6. ^ Андрій Кузьмін (4 May 2021). "Топ-100 найдорожчих брендів України" (in Ukrainian). Главком. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ^ "Нова Пошта сьогодні" (in Ukrainian). «Нова Пошта». Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  8. ^ "Рейтинг найкращих роботодавців України 2020-2021" (in Ukrainian). European Business Association. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  9. ^ Zaxid.net (24 February 2022). ""Нова пошта" передала 25 млн грн на потреби армії". ZAXID.NET (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  10. ^ ""Нова Пошта" запустила глобальний проєкт допомоги Humanitarian. Гайд про те, як можна відправити або отримати допомогу". dev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  11. ^ Конопльова, Марина (2022-03-03). "З Нової пошти можна безкоштовно відправити допомогу військовим і постраждалим". ШоТам (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  12. ^ "Нова Пошта планує вийти на європейський ринок, у Польщі запрацює до кінця року". ЛІГА.Бізнес (in Ukrainian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Nova Poshta Polska". nova-poshta.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  14. ^ Скрипін, Володимир (October 7, 2022). ""Нова пошта" відкрила відділення у Варшаві — на черзі Краків". ITC.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  15. ^ @NP_official_ua (October 7, 2022). "Звісно, протягом 2 тижнів плануємо відкрити ще 4 відділення у Кракові, Вроцлаві, Жешуві та Познані)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Aktuality.sk (2023-10-05). "Na Slovensku otvárajú Novú poštu. Stoja za ňou Ukrajinci". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  17. ^ novaposhta.ua https://novaposhta.ua/news/rubric/2/id/11943. Retrieved 2024-08-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ novaposhta.ua https://novaposhta.ua/news/rubric/2/id/11978. Retrieved 2024-08-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Nova Post has expanded to the Spanish market". Nova Post Germany. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  20. ^ "Ukrainian logistics operator Nova Post has entered the UK market". Nova Post Germany. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  21. ^ "TOP-100 companies in Ukraine by the amount of tax payments in 2019" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Rating - business in official numbers. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  22. ^ "ТОП-200 найбільших компаній України за сумою сплати податкових платежів за 2020 рік" (in Ukrainian). Рейтинг. Бізнес в офіційних цифрах. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  23. ^ "Nova Poshta will expand the network of parcel terminals to 17 thousand units". The Odessa Journal. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  24. ^ "Вперше в Україні пошту доставили безпілотником" (in Ukrainian). BBC News Україна. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  25. ^ "Nova Poshta tests delivery of parcel by drone from Kyiv to Kharkiv". Interfax. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  26. ^ "Number of victims of attack on Nova Poshta terminal in Kharkiv region up to 8: another victim dies in hospital". Interfax-Ukraine. 2023-11-03.
  27. ^ "Russia destroys depot of Nova Poshta delivery company in Odesa, hundreds of parcels incinerated". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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