Every day the Heppner teams work to offer you an optimal experience, whatever the operating conditions. In this context, we have anticipated how the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will impact your business. This website listes all the expected consequences and the actions that have been implemented by Heppner. We will also include some tips to support you to be best prepared for this global event.
Logistics,
a new Olympic game
The Olympic and Paralympic Games will have a major impact, not only in the daily lives of Ile-de-France residents, but also in the delivery of goods to the Paris region. Two types of distribution issues have been specifically highlighted:
- Major slowdowns are expected throughout the Paris region due to:
– reserved lanes (180km dedicated to athletes and Olympic staff)
– increase in the number of commuters and shipments
– blocked access to specific areas (need to bypass entire neighborhoods)
– accreditations and controls by French Public Authorities - In several areas, regular delivery vehicles will be restricted or simply prohibited. Alternative means must be found accordingly:
– “Blue zones” around the Olympic sites: access authorized only with a proof such as the delivery slip.
– “Red zones”, closest to the Olympic sites: access prohibited to any motor vehicle, unless derogation.
These areas will change from one day to the other based on the schedule of events. For further information on this topic, please refer to the interactive map of Ile-de-France travels.
Heralding your colours
near the Olympic venues
Because each delivery is unique, we adapt our delivery methods in real time to adapt to the nature of your freight and to the regulatory constraints. Several schemes will be combined:
- Standard deliveries by light or heavy vehicle to areas outside secure perimeters (blue zones and red areas)
- Cyclo-logistics deliveries directly from our Parisian hubs, for shipments weighing less than 30kg
- Deliveries by cyclo-logistics from secured parking points located in blue areas, for shipments weighing more than 30 kg, up to one pallet
Logistics are a long-lasting competition
The Logistics impacts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games extend over a much broader period than just the duration of these actual events. The venue assembly and dismantling operations cover a period from March to October. In April, the impacts are as follows:
Place de la Concorde
Gradual extension of the closed area to occupy the entire place by the end of June.
Champ de Mars
The assembly of the “Eiffel Tower Stadium” began in March. Gradual extension of the venue across all of the gardens by the end of June.
Trocadéro
Gradual extension of the closed zone towards the Iéna bridge by the end of June.
Invalides
Start of assembly on the lawns of Place des Invalides. Gradual extension on Avenue du Maréchal Gallieni.
Grand Palais
Closure of the Cours de la Reine (along the Seine) from April 26th
