New logistics concept for Husqvarna CEE network ... - Geis Group
New logistics concept for Husqvarna CEE network ... - Geis Group
New logistics concept for Husqvarna CEE network ... - Geis Group
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Eastwards expansion continues<br />
The <strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is continuing to gradually expand its East-West traffic, with customers being<br />
the main beneficiaries. Below is an interview with <strong>Geis</strong> Managing Director Klaus Stäblein about the<br />
<strong>network</strong> in Central and Eastern Europe (<strong>CEE</strong>) and the strategy of the <strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.<br />
Klaus Stäblein,<br />
Managing director<br />
Hans geis gmbH + co<br />
mr stäblein, the geis group claims<br />
to provide also full-coverage transport <strong>logistics</strong><br />
in cee countries. how do you manage to<br />
do this?<br />
Klaus Stäblein: It‘s all in the mix. First of all, the<br />
<strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has its own full-coverage <strong>network</strong>s in<br />
the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With 13 sites<br />
in the Czech Republic, <strong>Geis</strong> CZ covers the entire<br />
country, while Slovakia is covered by the 7 sites of<br />
our local subsidiary TEN Expres. Secondly, we use<br />
strong local partners. Thanks to this setup, we can<br />
choose the best partner <strong>for</strong> each country - to the benefit<br />
of <strong>Geis</strong> customers.<br />
Which benefits and services are offered<br />
to <strong>Geis</strong> customers with respect to traffic to<br />
central and eastern europe<br />
Klaus Stäblein: We offer daily services to all the<br />
countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with defined<br />
delivery times directly from our German sites<br />
and via our <strong>CEE</strong> gateway in Nuremberg. This applies<br />
in relation to both cargo and groupage freight,<br />
as well <strong>for</strong> direct journeys, express journeys and parcel<br />
shipments. In total, there are 75 regular services<br />
each week from Nuremberg to the <strong>CEE</strong> countries.<br />
The important thing <strong>for</strong> many customers is to be<br />
kept constantly in<strong>for</strong>med about the current status of<br />
their shipment. In Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Czech<br />
Republic, Bulgaria, and the Baltic countries we offer<br />
systematic Tracking & Tracing. IT integration on<br />
the basis of EDIFACT/IFTMIN is also possible.<br />
are these services available in the opposite<br />
direction as well?<br />
Klaus Stäblein: Yes they are. We not only distribute<br />
goods in these countries but also organize the procurement<br />
<strong>logistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> goods being sent to Western<br />
Europe. As a result, the customer has just one service<br />
provider and one central contact <strong>for</strong> incoming<br />
and outgoing goods. Combining procurement and<br />
distribution is sound practice – we, <strong>for</strong> example, take<br />
care of all the transport <strong>logistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> the Schaeffler<br />
<strong>Group</strong> on the west-east axis route (see article on<br />
page 10).<br />
what role do the geis companies<br />
in the czech republic and slovakia play in this?<br />
Klaus Stäblein: They enable us to offer our customers<br />
more extensive <strong>logistics</strong> services.<br />
what does that mean exactly?<br />
Klaus Stäblein: It means that we can offer customers<br />
the full range of services we offer them in Germany,<br />
including contract <strong>logistics</strong> projects <strong>for</strong> local<br />
customers as well as national and international procurement<br />
and distribution. One example is the new<br />
Eastern Europe Central Warehouse <strong>for</strong> <strong>Husqvarna</strong><br />
in the east of the Czech Republic (see page 12). This<br />
is where we warehouse and distribute <strong>Husqvarna</strong><br />
goods throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia.<br />
are there also customers who use the<br />
geis group <strong>for</strong> their transport <strong>logistics</strong> from<br />
eastern europe to germany?<br />
Klaus Stäblein: Yes, and their numbers are in-<br />
creasing. For example, at the beginning of the year<br />
we took on a project <strong>for</strong> fittings manufacturer VAG,<br />
which is based in Mannheim. The Czech company<br />
JMA, based in Hodonin, is a subsidiary of the VAG<br />
<strong>Group</strong>. JMA manufactures fittings <strong>for</strong> water management,<br />
e.g. hydrants, sliders and valves. <strong>Geis</strong> CZ<br />
is now responsible <strong>for</strong> distributing their products<br />
across Europe. The most important market <strong>for</strong> the<br />
company is Germany, and accordingly, just <strong>for</strong> this<br />
customer we have established a new daily service<br />
between our Rajhrad <strong>logistics</strong> centre near Brno and<br />
Nuremberg, enabling us to offer a 48-hour delivery<br />
service throughout Germany, and a 24-hour service<br />
in Austria. The project also makes full use of our<br />
direct services via our Czech <strong>network</strong> to Slovakia,<br />
Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.<br />
Thank you very much <strong>for</strong> your time!