31.03.11 | Media Logistics
Logwin operates return logistics for press wholesaler Valora Services Austria GmbH
- © Logwin: Twelve Logwin employees process
returned print products for Valora Services Austria
GmbH at the warehouse in Senec, which covers
5,000 m².
Grevenmacher (Luxemburg) – The global logistics service provider Logwin has acquired a new customer for its Media business. Logwin has been providing transportation services and processing returned goods (print products) for press wholesaler Valora Services Austria GmbH since October 2010. The logistics service provider transports returned press products, reprocessed goods, empty containers and waste materials such as cardboard and plastic in the daily round trip between the Vienna location of Valora Services Austria GmbH and Logwin's site in Senec, Slovakia.
The returned press products consist of unsold magazines and trading card sets that newsagents in Austria have sent back. Valora Services Austria GmbH makes the print products available for collection in Vienna, and Logwin transports them to Senec, situated 90 kilometers away. “We anticipate in excess of ten million returned print products per year“, explains Mario Aschbacher, Head of Sales and Key Account Management in the Logwin business segment Solutions. “The largest share of the returned goods is accounted for by magazines while trading card sets make up about one quarter.“
Scanning and sorting in Senec
Twelve Logwin employees process returned print products for Valora Services Austria GmbH at the warehouse in Senec, which covers 5,000 m². Staff first use barcode scanners to make a record of all returned shipments and this forms the basis for accounting purposes with Austrian newsagents. Valora Services Austria GmbH instructs its logistics service provider, Logwin, via an IT connection about how it should process the returned goods. Logwin employees place the returned goods into the sorting system provided by the customer in accordance with the instructions given, with most returned goods being disposed of professionally, while approximately 30 per cent of print products are prepared for re-use. “Our principal requirement in this logistics project is absolute dependability“, says Fritz Koch, head of logistics at Valora Services Austria GmbH. “This is why we place our trust in the professional competence of Logwin as an experienced logistics partner for the media sector.“
Logwin has been operating in Slovakia since 1992. At its facility in Senec in the west of Slovakia the logistics service specialist provides support not only to media customers but also to companies in the fields of automotive, electronics & high tech, fashion & lifestyle, fast-moving consumer goods, retail and tyres.
About Valora Services Austria GmbH
Valora Services Austria GmbH is the leading magazine wholesaler in Austria, with headquarters in Anif near Salzburg. Over 200 employees work each day on behalf of publishing houses, retailers and readers. Valora Services Austria GmbH delivers 3,500 different magazine titles overnight to 10,300 points of sale throughout Austria four times a week. In addition to its headquarters in Anif, Valora Services Austria GmbH also operates a location in Vienna. The company generates annual sales of around 100 million euros.
The print product wholesaler has been active on the market for over 60 years. It was integrated into the international Valora Holding AG, Muttenz, Switzerland in 2004 and has been operating under the name of Valora Services Austria GmbH since 2009.
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Contact:
Mario Aschbacher
Head of Sales and Key Account Management in the business segment Solutions
Sales and Logistics Engineering | Central and Eastern Europe
Phone: +43 662 4680-1331
mario.aschbacher@logwin-logistics.com
Mara Hancker
Director Corporate Communication Logwin AG
Phone: +352 719690-1353
pr-info@logwin-logistics.com
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