Lauterach - 28.07.2008

GW Passau: regional player with worldwide connections

Individual regional logistics solutions and direct connection to the global network make GW Passau the strong logistics partner in the region.

Best position
"Our branch in Passau is particularly characterised by individual logistics skills and the strong company background of an internationally-active transport company that can look back over the experience of half a millennium. This is the background of our objective to offer the best solutions in our region,” explains GW Regional Director Reinhold Graßer. Particularly its proximity to the port area at Passau is a decisive advantage at the location. GW is the only global provider present at the port and because of its favourable position, it is able to offer its customers a trimodal traffic concept. Transport by rail, road or ship are all combined in accordance with individual customer requirements.

One stop handling
Additionally, the completion of a new building in May 2006 ensured that the size and structure requirements were fulfilled by 100%. Over a total area of 11,500 m², there is a storage area of around 3,100 m² with 20 gates and a high-bay warehouse with an average capacity for 1,500 pallets. In 2007, the Passau Branch generated a net turnover of 16.5 million Euros. "At our location with 77 employees, we offer one stop services. GW Passau is the number one logistics partner at this location,” says Branch Manager Gerhard Dorsch. "Apart from that, we can always benefit from the knowledge and skills in the region and at the headquarters. Branch-wide teamwork is the culture that we live by: custom requirements are placed well and truly in the foreground.”

Unified quality standards
GW bietet seinen Kunden eine nahtlose Organisation. Kunden in Passau werden vor Ort betreut – das weltweite Netzwerk steht ihnen offen. Dort, wo GW nicht mit eigenen Niederlassungen vertreten ist, agiert das Unternehmen in einem dichten Netzwerk von Partnern. Kunden können sich auf die Einhaltung der hohen Servicequalität in Bezug auf Laufzeiten und Qualitätsstandards verlassen. Ein wichtiger Erfolgsgarant ist dabei das Zusammenspiel verschiedener IT-Systeme. Am Hauptsitz in Vorarlberg beschäftigt das Unternehmen rund 130 MitarbeiterInnen und stellt damit die größte IT-Abteilung der Region.

The Gebrüder Weiss Corporation
Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG, with its headquarters in Lauterach, Vorarlberg, is Austria's largest family-owned transport and logistics service provider under private ownership. Today, over 4,000 employees are working in the orange organisation at a total of 129 locations in 20 countries. In Central and Eastern Europe, GW is represented in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and the Ukraine. The logistics company recorded a turnover of 950 million euros for the 2007 fiscal year.

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