Blue Dart Express Limited
Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Company typePublic
ISININE233B0101
IndustryCourier
FoundedNovember 1983; 40 years ago (November 1983)
Founder
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Countrywide, South asian
Products
ParentDHL[1]
SubsidiariesBlue Dart Aviation
Websitewww.bluedart.com

Blue Dart Express is an Indian logistics company that provides courier delivery services.[2][3][4] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[5] It has a subsidiary cargo airline, Blue Dart Aviation that operates in South Asian countries.[6] In 2002, Blue Dart had a business alliance with DHL Express and on 8 November 2004, DHL Express invested €120 million in it, and since then has been a major shareholder in the company.[7][8][9][10]

History

Blue Dart was founded by Tushar Jani (chairman) and his friends Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper in November 1983.[11][12] In its early years, Blue Dart had a business agreement with Gelco Express International, UK, for the operations of international air package express services from India.[13]

In 2010–11, it introduced ′cash on delivery (COD)′ to its customers as an additional payment option for its courier services.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ forbesindia.com. "Blue Dart: Providing customer satisfaction @express speed". Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ inkakinada.com. "Blue Dart Express LTD, Kakinada". Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ dynamiclevels.com. "BLUE DART History". Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ justdial.com. "Blue Dart Express Ltd". Archived from the original on 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ NDTV. "Blue Dart Express Buys Majority Stake in Blue Dart Aviation". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Blue Dart Express buys majority stake in Blue Dart Aviation". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. ^ DHL. "DHL Global Press Release". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  9. ^ "DHL to pay Rs 730 cr for Blue Dart stake". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ nseprimeir.com. "COMPANY PROFILE". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  12. ^ fffai.org. "FFFAI Hall Of Fame". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
  13. ^ executiveaccess.co.in. "EA RESEARCH EXECUTIVE VIEW ANIL KHANNA". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.

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