Poste Italiane’s parcel and express subsidiary SDA Express Courier S.p.A. has become an official shareholder of the Eurodis transcontinental distribution network. The company has taken a 12.4% share of the holding company Eurodis GmbH from the main shareholders Austrian Post and its international subsidiary trans-o-flex. NetworkThe Eurodis network can handle parcels and palletised goods from 1kg up to 800kg in weight, including hazardous goods and express shipments. SDA Express Courier brings the network a presence throughout Italy with 89 terminals, 11 hubs and two gateway facilities, a workforce of more than 3,100 employees and contractors, and about 3,500 vehicles. The company has been operating as an express courier since 1984, joining the Poste Italiane Group in 1998, and had a turnover in 2010 of EUR 440m.