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Gebrüder Weiss, the biggest private company in Austria in transport and logistics business (GW) announces the launch of railway transport services in Romania '’The launching of railway transport services is consistent with the development of services provided by Gebrüder Weiss throughout the region and reflects the maturing of logistics operations in Romania’’, said Thomas Moser, regional manager GW.
‘’This decision is also expressing our confidence in the economic recovery and return to growth in Romania and the region in the coming months and years and we want to strategically position ourselves versus our competitors when the return to economic growth will stress the existing road infrastructure, as in recent years. Rail transport represent significant advantages where it is appropriate, for example - no pollution of the environment, is suitable for large volumes of cargo, and on long-distances the transport costs could be lower than for road transport. Furthermore on railway there are no traffic jams!’’
GW Rail Cargo, a specialized subsidiary of the Group carried in Austria in 2008 about 870.000 tons of freight, especially in areas of petroleum industry, chemical and agriculture for customers such as OMV, Unipetrol Austria, St. Gobain Isover, Agrana, Julius Meinl, etc.
GW Romania has over 180 employees and has invested in 2008 and 2009 over 15 million euro to develop the terminal in Bucharest. Estimated turnover for 2009 is 15 million euro.
Local growth develpment
In 1994, Cargolog was founded in Bucharest and in 2001 GW acquired 53% stocks of Cargolog Romania, changing the company name in ‘’CargologWeiss’’. Two years later, the company opened a new terminal in Bucharest and in 2005 changed its name again, becoming ‘’Gebrüder Weiss SRL’’. In 2006, opened a new terminal in Arad, and a new office in Constanta. In April 2009 GW Romania opened a new terminal at 23 km on the Bucharest – Pitesti highway, and by mid-2010 will be opened a modern terminal in the industrial area Selimbar in Sibiu.
Gebrüder Weiss Group
The company Gebrüder Weiss established in Lauterach (Vorarlberg, Austria) has more than 4.300 employees in 130 locations worldwide. GW is represented in Central and Eastern Europe in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. For the financial year 2008, the logistics company generated a turnover of 990 million euro.
Press contact
Corneliu FECIORU
F +40 37 267 85 54
corneliu.fecioru@gw-world.com
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