CTT has inaugurated a new operational centre in Rio de Mouro, in the municipality of Sintra, representing an investment of approximately two million euros and the creation of 350 direct and indirect jobs, the company announced this Monday, the 9th. The new unit supports the preparation of up to 300 distribution routes and processes up to 6,000 objects per hour, equivalent to around 126,000 items daily. The infrastructure is intended to serve nearly 900,000 residents in the area, according to CTT. João Bento, the administrator of CTT, highlights that “this investment allows us to respond with greater efficiency and quality to the needs of our customers, clearly demonstrating our ongoing commitment to the modernisation and innovation of operations”. This is the second opening of an automated operational centre in Portugal in the last year — following the launch of the Algoz centre in July — while in Spain, centres have been put into operation in Malaga, Murcia, and Valencia. Currently, the network on the Iberian Peninsula includes 75 operational centres, 31 of which are fully automated and 17 with coverage for both Portugal and Spain. CTT begins a programme to repurchase up to 5.5 million shares.