Gebrüder Weiss builds new logistics terminal in Aldingen

Modern logistics terminal to supplement handling facility in Aldingen (Baden-Württemberg) / Investments amounting to 3 million euros / scheduled for completion in early 2017.

Lauterach / Aldingen, 14 October 2016. Gebrüder Weiss held the ground-breaking ceremony for a new logistics terminal at its branch in Aldingen/Tuttlingen in Southern Germany on 13 October. The terminal is set to supplement the existing handling facility at the location. "We have been offering logistics solutions since 2014. and demand is constantly increasing," says Fabian Lubitz, Branch Office Manager at Gebrüder Weiss Aldingen, in explanation of the expansion. Approximately three million euros have been invested in the expansion project.

Trend toward the outsourcing of warehouse logistics

A modern logistics terminal with a total floor area of about 30,000 square metres is to be built by early 2017. The facility covering 3,000 square metres can accommodate a further 2,500 pallet bays and 1,500 square metres of warehouse space for especially bulky goods. "The new storage area enables us to cater more specifically for the precise needs of our customers. More and more companies want to outsource storage and concentrate solely on their production operations," says Lubitz. The customers come mainly from the automotive, mechanical engineering, electronics and electrical sectors, as well as from the food industry.

Nationwide delivery in 24 hours

The Swabian branch has been operating since 2013 and has direct transport routes linking it with the Gebrüder Weiss branches in Esslingen and Memmingen. Through its general cargo cooperation Cargo-Trans-Logistics (CTL), the transport specialist delivers to all destinations throughout Germany within 24 hours. Regular transports to Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and the whole of Eastern Europe are also included in the transport services provided by Gebrüder Weiss in Aldingen. The company currently has about 60 employees at the location and, in view of the expansion of the logistics operation, is creating further jobs.

About Gebrüder Weiss
With over 6,000 employees, 150 company-owned locations and an annual turnover of 1.28 billion euros (2015), Gebrüder Weiss ranks among Europe's leading transport and logistics companies. In addition to its core business of overland transport, air & sea freight and logistics, the company also operates a number of highly specialised industry solutions and subsidiaries under the umbrella of Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG, based in Lauterach (Austria).

This includes logistics consultancy firm x|vise, tectraxx (industry specialist for hi-tech businesses), inet-logistics (software solutions for TMS transport management), dicall (communications solutions, market research, training), Rail Cargo (railway transport) and the Gebrüder Weiss parcel service GWP, a shareholder in the Austrian firm DPD. This bundling of services allows the Corporate Group to respond to customer needs quickly and flexibly. Having implemented a variety of environmental, economic and social initiatives, the family-run company with a 500-year history is today a pioneer in sustainable business practices.

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