Parcel delivery technology company Quadient has announced plans to install its Parcel Pending by Quadient parcel lockers in Ireland.

The new parcel lockers will be focused on new property developments as the country experiences a boom in house building. Quadient say in a statement, they “will help property developers and property management organisations transform parcel pickup: providing a secure location for residents’ parcel deliveries with 24/7 access; in turn freeing up time for building management to deal with other tasks; and reducing the physical and environmental footprint of parcel delivery.”

“Property is a highly competitive marketplace in Ireland, and high-density housing will be crucial to meeting the country’s housing needs,” said Ian Caminsky, SVP and MD Parcel Locker Solutions, UKI & DACHIT at Quadient. “This demands a new approach for processing parcels and packages. An Post alone delivered 56 million packets and parcels in its last reporting year – an average of 29 per household. Combine that figure with deliveries from other carriers, and management teams at high-occupancy communities will be faced with a flood of parcels every week. Employees will either need to receive, log, store and distribute these parcels, taking time away from other tasks, or run the risk of unwatched parcels potentially being stolen. Automated lockers can reduce the pressure on management teams, while creating a more pleasant, liveable service and environment for residents.”

The company already has a strong presence in Ireland with its mailing and customer experience services. It envisages that the new parcel lockers will provide more opportunities to the property industry to realise the benefits of automated parcel lockers.