GW group increases number of employees by 13 per cent

Gebrüder Weiss is developing an important platform in the Caucasus and focusses Air & Sea efforts on the Far East
 
In 2012, Gebrüder Weiss continued on its growth course. Turnover was up approximately 8 per cent on the previous fiscal year, with the company recording provisional net sales of EUR 1.15 billion. Despite the general sense of crisis, GW was able to continue on its expansion course that began a few years ago, the company announces in a press release.
 
Huge investments to strengthen the position in strategically important markets took priority in 2012. Gebrüder Weiss spent almost EUR 50 million on further developing its global network. In Tbilisi, Georgia, work began to construct a 10,000 m² logistics facility, which shall start operating shortly. “By penetrating the Georgian market, Gebrüder Weiss is developing an important platform in the Caucasus which will be extremely beneficial for lots of existing customers,” says CFO Wolfram Senger-Weiss. “By taking over the haulage firms Diehl and Sprenger, we have also strengthened our network in southern Germany.” The new terminal in Jeneč in the Prague region also started operations in autumn. Extensive new building and renovation work at the company headquarters in Lauterach, Vorarlberg, also started in November 2012.
 
In its land transport business Gebrüder Weiss managed to increase consolidated turnover by more than 10 per cent from EUR 707 million to EUR 780 million. By taking over the Japanese air and sea freight company JHB Express, which is based in Osaka, the Air & Sea division focussed its efforts on the Far East. The division registered turnover of EUR 243 million, an increase of nearly 3 per cent. Gebrüder Weiss’s Parcel Service, which offers DPD services, was able to increase its consolidated turnover by approximately 2 per cent to EUR 125 million and defend its position as the market leader in the B2B parcel sector. “Our subsidiary company inet-logistics, the European market leader in transport management software solutions (TMS), also enjoyed positive growth with an increase in turnover of 12 per cent,” says Board Member and head of department Peter Kloiber. In line with development of the orange network, the average total workforce has also increased by about 13 per cent to 5,250. With around 5,250 employees, 162 company-owned locations and a preliminary turnover of EUR 1.15 billion in 2012, Gebrüder Weiss ranks among the leading transport and logistics companies in Europe.

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