De Buren

De Buren is a Dutch self-service parcel delivery brand that operates a network of automated parcel lockers (pakketautomaten) across the Netherlands. The service allows consumers to collect, return and send online orders at any time, with many lockers accessible 24/7. The company positions its lockers as a sustainable, service-oriented alternative to traditional attended parcel points, and states that placement can often be arranged free of charge and without a subscription, requiring only a flat surface and a power point. De Buren markets its lockers to a wide range of sectors, including shopping centres, petrol stations, village centres, city centres, student housing, business parks, apartment buildings, new residential districts, pharmacies, offices, libraries, municipalities, mobility hubs, educational institutions and sports centres. The brand emphasises that its open network is uniquely connected to multiple parcel carriers, making it a multi-carrier solution rather than a single-carrier locker. The company's website provides a map-based locator so users can find nearby lockers, and it invites locations to become a parcel point. Lockers can be installed quickly, in small or large configurations, indoors or outdoors, and can be branded either in De Buren's own house style or in the partner's. De Buren presents itself as innovative and focused on making life easier for both consumers and location partners.

De Buren is a Dutch self-service package delivery service. Public information about the company's founding date, founders and corporate history is limited. The brand operates automated parcel lockers (pakketautomaten) in the Netherlands, allowing consumers to pick up, return and send online orders. According to its website, the lockers are often accessible 24/7 and are placed at a variety of locations, from shopping centres and petrol stations to village centres, city centres, student housing, business parks, apartment buildings and new residential districts. The company states that its open network is uniquely connected to multiple parcel services, positioning it as a multi-carrier solution. It also offers to place lockers quickly, in small or large sizes, indoors or outdoors, and in either its own branding or the partner's branding. The website includes a map-based locator for users to find nearby lockers and a section for locations interested in becoming a parcel point.

Sustainable, user-friendly, multi-carrier self-service parcel lockers that can be placed quickly and often free of charge.

• Pakketautomaat (parcel locker)

  Automated self-service locker for picking up, returning and sending online orders, often accessible 24/7.

• Open multi-carrier network

  A parcel locker network connected to multiple parcel services, allowing users to use different carriers.

1. 1De Buren: Pakketautomaten voor iedereen!deburen.nl
2. 2De Burenwikidata.org