09.03.09
Logwin and Alpla prolong logistics agreement
Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) – The logistics service provider Logwin will be performing all logistics activities for the Fussach, Vorarlberg site of the global packaging group Alpla for a further three years. Alpla and Logwin have been collaborating since 1999 and their cooperation has now been prolonged until 2011. Alpla's core business is the design, development and manufacture of plastic bottles, caps and packaging systems. The company, founded in 1955, has 10,000 employees at 122 locations in 37 countries.
The services that Logwin provides to Alpla range from stock removal from the high-rack storage system (16,500 pallet bays) and the organization and execution of related transport services to the management of empty packaging and its return to the production plant. The volume of logistics at the Fussach production site amounts to 10,000 transfer orders with a total of 65,000 tonnes per year.
"Cooperation with Logwin enables us to take advantage of synergies and to improve logistical processes. Over the years we have had a logistics partner in Logwin who has been able to assist us tremendously with its expertise and experience", explains Alexander Kocar, Logistics Director at Alpla.
"Continuity, professionalism and competence are the major factors in Logwin's successful logistics partnership with Alpla", underlines Gerhard Gau, Director Marketing at the business segment Road + Rail at Logwin.
Logwin has six sites in Vorarlberg with a total of 350 employees. For example, the logistics service provider runs a logistics competence center in Feldkirch-Tosters on a site covering more than 50,000 m², with a team of specialists coordinating transportation by road as well as by rail, and in particular by multimodal means. The Logwin site in Ludesch operates primarily for customers from the fast moving consumer goods segment. Besides storage, transshipment and distribution Logwin also provides a large number of value added services such as the production of sales displays.
Information on Alpla
Alpla is a world leader in plastics processing. Its core business is the design, development and manufacture of plastic bottles, caps and packaging systems. Alpla operates in 37 countries as a competent partner for the packaging of food, cosmetics, home care and laundry products as well as oils and lubricants. The group employs 10,000 people at its 122 production plants in 37 countries and achieved sales of 2.37 billion euros in 2008.
Information on Logwin
As an external partner, Logwin AG, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), develops a comprehensive range of logistics and service solutions for trade and industry. In 2007, the group generated sales of 2.0 billion euros and currently employs approximately 8,700 staff in 44 countries. Logwin operates in all main markets worldwide and has over 400 locations across all continents. With its three business segments Solutions (customer-oriented contract logistics), Air + Ocean (global air and ocean freight forwarding activities) and Road + Rail (land and special transportation activities in Central, Western and Eastern Europe), Logwin is one of the market leaders.
Logwin AG is listed in the Prime Standard of the Deutsche Börse. The majority shareholder is DELTON AG, Bad Homburg.
Your Contact at Logwin:
Gerhard Gau
Director Marketing + Quality Management
in the business segment Road + Rail | Central Europe
Phone: +43 5 9001-1300
Fax: +43 5 9001-1509
gerhard.gau@logwin-logistics.com
Logwin AG | ZIR Potaschberg | 5, an de Laengten | 6776 Grevenmacher | Luxembourg
