Blue Dart wins ‘NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2008’

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia’s No.1 express air and integrated transportation, distribution and logistics company, has been conferred the ‘NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2008’ in the Logistics sector at a glittering function at Delhi in the presence of chief guest Hon’ble Union Finance Minister – P. Chidambaram on 6th October 2008, against other nominated major players – TCI, All Cargo, Safexpress and Gati. The award was received by Anil Khanna, Managing Director – Blue Dart.

The NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards’ selection procedure involves a meticulous process, wherein the NDTV Profit content team along with Grant Thornton, the Business Process Advisor for the awards, develops a nomination universe of 21 verticals. These verticals represent high growth industries that form a significant part of India’s GDP.

The Jury for the Award consisted of some of the most prominent names of the industry including Dr. Bimal Jalan, Former RBI Governor & MP – Rajya Sabha, Suman Dubey, Consultant – Dow Jones India, Narayan Murthy, Non-executive Chairman & Chief Mentor – Infosys Technologies, Dorab Sopariwala, Consultant Editor – NDTV Profit, T.N. Ninan, Editor & Publisher – Business Standard, Rajiv Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and NDTV Chairman Dr. Prannoy Roy.

Anil Khanna – Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Ltd, said “We are delighted to receive this recognition and standby our promise of delivering peace of mind for all our customers. Validations, such as this, only prove the commitment we have towards our customers and motivate us to go the extra mile. As we are in our 25th year of operations, we remain dedicated to our vision of ‘being the best and setting the pace’ and delivering growth for Indian businesses.”

About Blue Dart:

Blue Dart, South Asia’s premier No.1 express air and integrated transportation, distribution and logistics company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 21,044 locations in India.

As part of the DHL Group (DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding & DHL Exel Supply Chain), Blue Dart accesses the largest and most comprehensive express and logistics network worldwide, covering over 220 countries and offers an entire spectrum of distribution services including air express, freight forwarding supply chain solutions and customs clearance.

Blue Dart was selected as a Business Superbrand from over 1,699 brands and received the Readers Digest’s Most Trusted Brand Gold Award, both for three years in a row and has been listed twice in the Dun & Bradstreet top 500 companies in India. The Blue Dart team drives market leadership through its motivated people force, dedicated air capacity, cutting-edge technology, innovation, and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers. For further information, please visit our website at www.bluedart.com

For further information contact:

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