Tag: Geodis

Geodis enhances China forwarding services

Posted by | Jun 19, 2007 | |

Geodis has strengthened its services to Hong Kong and China, following the recent acquisition of TNT Freight Management (TFM) which doubled Geodis’ exporting capacity in Asia. The company intends to incorporate Geodis Overseas, its existing air and sea freight activities, under the Geodis Wilson umbrella before the end of this year.

“Geodis has traditionally had a strong presence in Hong Kong and China,” said Jamie Cuthbert, managing director of Geodis UK, “and the scope of our organisation has grown significantly since the acquisition of TFM. We now have 210,000 square feet of warehousing space and 620 employees across our nine offices throughout the region. With the pooled volumes this has brought, we have further enhanced our offering to the market-place. The deal has allowed us to implement an even more competitive pricing structure, increase the frequency of our services and provide a greater coverage of the region.

Geodis Wilson’s air freight service out of the region operates direct consolidated air shipments on a daily basis. For sea freight, the company functions as a Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier (NVOCC).

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Christian Salvesen and Ulustrans announce strategic alliance

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

Leading Turkish freight forwarder, Ulustrans and European logistics specialist, Christian Salvesen, have announced a strategic alliance which will combine the respective strengths of the two companies to meet customers’ requirements for transportation between Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Christian Salvesen PLC will be able to offer Turkish freight forwarding services to its customers as part of its distribution and logistics services via Ulustrans’ freight capability.

Ulustrans will utilise Christian Salvesen’s extensive networks in Europe to facilitate distribution services for its customers. This alliance enables Christian Salvesen and Ulustrans to meet their customers’ needs by providing an integrated transport capability between Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Christian Salvesen CEO, Stewart Oades, said: “This strategic alliance increases our transport network capability into an important market, enabling Christian Salvesen to provide customers with transport services between Turkey and Europe. Turkey was identified as an important country in our plans and this represents a significant increase in our capability. We look forward to working with Ulustrans, the leading Turkish provider in the market.”

Ulustrans CEO, Olgun Hacialoglu, added: “We are keen to expand our freight offering to and from Turkey. Christian Salvesen is the right partner to enable us to do this and will provide the strong European distribution services which our customers require.”

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Fortec announces five million investment programme

Posted by | Mar 13, 2007 | |

Rugby based Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has today announced a £5 million investment programme in a new 140,000 sq foot central hub, IT systems and equipment that will accommodate the organisation’s expansion plans for at least the next five years.

– move to new Central Hub at Easter – new facility three times size of present hub – record turnover and profits in 2006

The multi-million-pound investment, unprecedented in the 10 year history of Fortec, has been approved by French parent company Geodis following Fortec’s record financial turnover and profits for the fifth year running in 2006.

Fortec, currently based on the Europark Estate near Rugby will move to a 140,000 sq. ft. building eight miles south of its existing location. The new building which is nearly three times the size of the current hub is located on a 9.25 acre site and provides excellent motorway access.

Extensive refurbishment of the new hub site at Watford Gap is currently underway and this work is scheduled to be completed by late March in readiness for the relocation of Fortec staff and facilities to the new central hub after Easter.

Rod Abrahams, Managing Director of the Fortec Pallet Distribution Network commented: “This multi-million pound investment in a new central hub, systems and facilities is without doubt a quantum leap for the business.

“The new site represents a huge step forward in the future development of Fortec and will enable the network to handle the forecast volume growth which is anticipated over the next few years.

“The facility enables Fortec to continue to focus on the quality end of the pallet distribution market – providing our licensees with the right infrastructure to send their customers goods through a safe and secure environment with the full benefits of extensive IT support.

“This is a milestone for Fortec and will help shape the future success of the company for many years to come,” he added.

The new Fortec Pallet Distribution Network Hub is an enabler through which the company can facilitate its expansion plans:
a) It will enable the network to increase from 61 to 75 licensees.
b) It will enable the network to launch new products for licensees and their customers.
c) It will enable Fortec to develop extensive ground-breaking IT enhancements.
d) It will enable Fortec to build upon its reputation as a quality provider.

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