Schenker streamlines UK activities
The new firm generated by the merger of Schenker-BTL and Schenker Ltd operates a total of 18 branches in the United Kingdom with a staff of approximately 490. The company has stated that it is targeting an annual turnover of over GBP 92 millionIhe new firm has been named Schenker Limited.
One-stop shop
Overland transport activities, air-/scafreight and all the related logistics services are now offered by the same provider. Hans Schlausch, managing director of Schenker Ltd. commented: <>.
<<The new UK structure is rapidly taking shape and
will mean that we can offer even better services for our customers, particularly when it comes to comprehensive supply chain management projects. Our organisation offers an efficient worldwide network with one local contact point. As a result of our
integration, all customers can now enter our worldwide tracking system through the e-Schenker portal via the internet, regardless of which mode of transport they employ.>> he added.
Schenker’s UK customers now have convenient
access to the company’s wide and expanding range of services through its 18 office nationwide network stretching from Glasgow in Scotland to London in the south. The latest addition to that network is the Logistics Centrer at Laindon in Essex which is a purpose-built facility designed to cater for every conceivable customer requirement.
With annual sales of EUR 6 billion, nearly 32,000 employees and about 1,000 offices around the world, the Stinnes subsidiary Schenker is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land transport, air- and seafreight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source.
