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DB subsidiary Schenker plans takeover of Spain-TIR
DB subsidiary Schenker is planning to acquire 100 percent of the Spanish logistics group Spain-TIR. An agreement to this effect was signed with the shareholders today. Subject to regulatory approval this acquisition will enable Schenker to further expand its European land transport network. The planned takeover of a leading provider of land transport services will be a major step forward for Schenker on the Iberian Peninsula. Schenker is currently represented by a country organization in both Spain and Portugal.
“With the acquisition of Spain-TIR, we are consolidating our network in a European growth region that has great potential,” said Dr. Norbert Bensel, Chairman of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG. “We can offer our customers on the Iberian Peninsula all modes of transport including rail from a single source, plus direct access to our global network.”
“Spain-TIR has an extensive network in Spain and Portugal that is an ideal supplement to our own European land transport network, added Hans-Jörg Hager, Member of the Management Board of Schenker AG, and responsible for European land transport. “More presence means greater proximity to the customer. And together we can offer even better services to the customers of both companies.“
Lluis Gay Mundó, the chief negotiator for the Spain-TIR Group and one of the shareholders, said: “In around 30 years, Spain-TIR has developed into one of the leading providers of land transport services in Spain and Portugal. All customers will now have direct access to Schenker’s global network. I am convinced that the two companies are well matched and that customers will all benefit from this move.“ Lluis Gay Mundó will also be actively involved in the integration period in the company.
The corporate management and employees of the Spain-TIR Group will be fully integrated into the Schenker AG organization.
Spain-TIR has its own network on the Iberian Peninsula, consisting of 19 branch offices – 16 of which are located in Spain and three in Portugal – a storage area of 92,000 square meters, plus 46 franchisees. The company, which operates in the field of general cargo, direct services and logistics, has a workforce of over 800 employees and last year generated revenues of around EUR 200 million.
Read MoreUPN strengthens the board and announces four new depots
UPN has announced the opening of four new UK depots, together with the appointment of Glenn Boldy as Network Service Director, following increased market demand after the launch of its real-time IT system.
Since UPN was launched six years ago, it has focused hard on delivering quality, confident in the knowledge that this would ensure it could build a quality network and help it to attract the highest quality staff.
Glenn’s role will involve him working closely with all UPN depots in the UK, to ensure that they continually improve service levels and efficiency. He has been working closely with UPN over recent months to help it roll out its new real-time XDA based signature capture system. This allows customers to be able to view an electronic signature on the central UPN website within seconds of delivery, wherever the pallet is being sent in the UK.
The solution was developed in-house by UPN, working with development tools from Microsoft, utilizing the latest .NET framework and standard XDAs.
Read MorePalletways: Capital Growth
Palletways London, which was created by the Palletways Group two years ago to provide a hub facility for depots in the capital and the South East, is expanding its operations on the back of significant growth in the business.
Palletways London, which is based at a 40,000 sq ft hub facility in Greenford, has appointed Martyn Young as its new general manager. Previously with TNT, he will be responsible for the expansion program, which will see the Palletways London hub operation extend to the South West and comprise some 30 depots. Originally the hub serviced 16 depots in the South East, from Colchester to Southampton.
Young’s appointment comes as Palletways London is experiencing significant growth – in the last three months alone the number of pallets of goods handled by the hub each day has more than doubled.
Palletways London is investing in its IT systems to enhance the service to customers and the 30 Palletways depots across the south of the country that now take their customer collections to the hub for onward delivery across the region.
Read MoreMackenzie of UPS Freight to retire. Jack Holmes named President
Jack Holmes, a 28-year UPS veteran who has headed the operations of UPS Freight for the past year, has been promoted to president of the trucking unit to replace the retiring Gordon Mackenzie.
Holmes, 47, headed the UPS transition team after the company acquired the former Overnite Transportation Co. in 2005. For the past year, he has served as the senior vice president of operations at UPS Freight.
Mackenzie is a veteran of more than 40 years in the transportation industry, including the last 12 at UPS Freight and Overnite. Mackenzie has served as president of UPS Freight since Aug. 1, 2006, and will step down Sept. 10.
“Gordon Mackenzie played a critical role in the development of Overnite Transportation and then stayed on board with us to ensure a smooth integration and to help set the stage for the growth we’re seeing now,” said Mike Eskew, UPS’s chairman and CEO. “All of us at UPS appreciate his contributions and wish him the very best in retirement.”
Before joining Overnite in 1996, Mackenzie served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Preston Trucking Company. He also held various executive positions with Standard Trucking Company; Ryder/PIE Nationwide, Inc., and Transcon Lines, Inc. Prior to assuming the post of president of UPS Freight, Mackenzie served as the unit’s chief operating officer.
Holmes began his UPS career in 1979 in West Chester, Pa., as a part-time employee. He became a package car driver in 1982 and was promoted to management in Philadelphia in 1983. He served in various operations, engineering and safety assignments in Alabama, Georgia, Utah and in the Chicago area before being named head of the UPS Freight transition team.
According to the American Trucking Associations, UPS Freight now is the nation’s fourth-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) company.
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