The context
Like many European postal operators, Poșta Română faces steady growth in parcel volumes driven by e-commerce. Its historic sorting centres still relied heavily on manual operations, and they were reaching their limits in both throughput and delivery times.
Challenges
- Handle rapidly growing parcel volumes
- Shorten delivery times across the country
- Improve sorting accuracy and reduce missorts
- Reduce the physical workload of sorting teams
- Modernise existing sites rather than build from scratch
The Isitec International solution
As Poșta Română’s strategic automation partner, Isitec International integrated and commissioned sorting solutions tailored to the profile of each site:
Narrow belt sorters in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, for high-volume regional hubs
Isisort+ wheel sorters in Oradea, Timișoara and Galați
Focus: the Bucharest Regional Logistics Hub
The Bucharest hub occupies the former Giulești transit centre, opened in 1975 and now fully renovated. Across almost 12,000 m², the sorting system serves 118 destinations at the same time: by county, by region or directly by locality. Operators place parcels on the conveyor, and the system identifies each one and sends it to the right outlet.
Results
7,000 parcels per hour in Bucharest, compared with around 2,000 with the former installation: 3.5× more capacity
118 sorting destinations handled at the same time
24-hour delivery anywhere in Romania from Bucharest
Error-free sorting and time saved across sorting, loading and delivery
Less manual handling for operators
What our client says
“It brings efficiency. We can sort a much larger volume of items without errors. The sorting speed is very high, which saves us time in distribution, loading and delivery.”
Alexandru Lazăr, Delivery Operations Manager, Poșta Română
As seen on national TV
The launch of the Bucharest hub was featured in TVR1’s “Ora Regelui” programme, during the visit of Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and Prince Radu to Poșta Română. It was the first royal visit in the company’s history.