Beating the slowdown blues, integrated transportation, distribution and logistics company Blue Dart Express is planning an investment of Rs 100 crore to upgrade its infrastructure by the end of next year. The company also plans to pump in Rs 1,000 crore in the medium to short term towards providing quality service in facilitating growth in trade and commerce.

The company, as a part of its mega expansion plan, has launched 25 new initiatives to upgrade its product range and improve service quality. Some of these products are designed specifically for industries with time definite requirements to allow flexibility to the shipper and consignee.

Some of the products include time definite delivery services and vertical specific solutions in pharma and Automotive. The new initiatives also envisage quality enhancement, which includes technological enhancement and automation (Hand-held Scanners & WDL machines). A customer feedback programme is also a part of the initiative.

?This is just another effort to serve our customers even better as an integrated logistics service provider. We would continue to innovate and reinvent ourselves to provide best-in-class services. We stand committed to our role of a trade facilitator and would continue to bring people and markets together for a greater India,? said Anil Khanna, MD of company.