WWW.GEIS-GROUP.COM EXPANSION IN POLAND CUSTOMER AND TRANSSTAFF MAGAZINE OF THE GEIS GROUP FER 01.2015 TOP STORIES Expansion in Poland 04 Brand management means continuous improvement 08 LOGISTICS SERVICES PAGE Efficient logistics for 04 highly sensitive components 10 New terminal provides more efficient customer service 12 Customers benefit from modern logistics sites 12 AIR + SEA SERVICES Quick and effective help 13 Lufthansa Cargo Awards for SDV Geis 13 PAGE ROAD SERVICES www.siemens.com/presse © 10 Capacity tripled in the centre of Germany 14 GENERAL NEWS “I want to make a difference!” 16 Health Day 18 First time at the ufra consumer fair 18 Geis trainees among Germany’s best 19 PAGE Anniversaries 19 14 IMPRINT Published by Hans Geis GmbH + Co KG Internationale Spedition Rudolf-Diesel-Ring 24, 97616 Bad Neustadt/Saale Phone: +49 9771 603-0, Fax: +49 9771 603-109 www.geis-group.com Responsible for the contents Management of the Geis Group Editorial STROOMER PR | Concept GmbH PAGE Katharina Jedlitschka, Miriam Schall, Ina Schmaloske, Rebekka Sommer, Christian Stephan Rellinger Straße 64a, 20257 Hamburg 16 Phone: +49 40 853133-0, Fax +49 40 853133-22 E-mail: [email protected] 02 RUBRIK Dear Readers, Our aim as a service provider is to offer each customer the optimal logistics package. In all three business areas – Road Services, Air+Sea Services and Logistics Services – and throughout our core market of Central Europe. In countries such as the Czech Republic and Slova- kia, the Geis Group has long been established as a full-service provider. Dense nationwide networks for cargo and full-load transports as well as for parcel and contract logistics allow Geis to be a customer-oriented and efficient logistics partner. Wolfgang Geis (left) and Hans-Georg Geis OPTIMAL ADDITIONS to an entire portfolio of transportation and logistics We have now significantly expanded this network, services from a single source. and now offer all our logistics services throughout Poland. Two acquisitions have made this possible. You can not only find out more about this and other Since January and March of this year, two more developments within the Geis Group on the follow- Polish companies belong to the Geis Group: ET ing pages, but also live at the transport logistic Logistik specializes in national and international trade fair in Munich, which will take place from 5 to overland transportation and contract logistics 8 May. We look forward to seeing you at our stand solutions, while K-EX is one of the large parcel and 109/210 in Hall A5! courier service providers in Poland. Yours, A FULL-RANGE SERVICE PROVIDER Our customers will benefit from thisconsiderable expansion of the Geis Group in Poland to around 1,200 employees and 45 sites. We can now offer comprehensive parcel logistics and overland trans- Hans-Georg Geis and Wolfgang Geis, ports in Poland too. As a result, customers of the Managing Partners of the Geis Group Geis Group, ET-Logistik and K-EX now have access CENTRAL EUROPEAN NETWORK SYSTEMATICALLY EXPANDED EDITORIAL 03 STRONG IN CENTRAL EUROPE: EXPANSION IN POLAND “IN POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA, WE NOW OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS.” Following its takeover of K-EX and ET Logistik, Geis Joachim Fink, now offers its clients com- Managing Director of Geis Holding prehensive road and logis- tics services in Poland too. The Geis network in Cen- tral Europe also includes hese countries are now not STEADY GROWTH the Czech Republic and only EU members, they Tare also emerging markets “Central Europe remains our core Slovakia. in Central and Eastern Europe market,” say Managing Partners (CEE). According to a survey by Hans-Georg Geis and Wolfgang the German Chambers of Com- Geis. “Following the establish- merce Abroad (AHK), nearly ment of nationwide networks in ten percent of all investments the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and more than ten percent of we have continued on this course all German exports go to these in Poland.” countries. Poland is the most popular investment destination, In early January, the Geis Group closely followed by the Czech took over ET Logistik, based in Republic. Slovakia lies in fourth Warsaw. ET Logistik special- place. izes in national and international 04 TOP STORY GEIS GROUP IN POLAND 1,200 EMPLOYEES m2 45SITES 89,000 EXPANSION STORAGE AND IN POLAND HANDLING AREA gettyimages © DigitalVision Poland AT A GLANCE Employees: 750 In Poland, Geis now has Sites: 28, including a central hub a comprehensive road and logistics network. and three regional hubs Handling area: > 30,000 m2 Courier and parcel logistics: • Letters and parcels up to 30kg • 24-hour standard delivery • Comprehensive Poland-wide the company has a seamless net- network work of 27 other sites in Poland. Cargo transports: • Palletized shipments SEAMLESS NETWORK up to 800 kg • 24-hour standard delivery “We now offer our customers • Comprehensive Poland-wide overland transportation and con- comprehensive parcel services, network tract logistics solutions. Around freight forwarding and logistics 300 employees are employed at solutions in Poland, the Czech eight sites in Poland. Republic and Slovakia,” says Michal Martinovič, who is re- Since March, K-EX has also sponsible for all three countries belonged to the Geis Group. As within the Geis Group. With one of the large Polish parcel and around 1,200 employees and a courier service providers, K-EX transport and logistics network offers comprehensive parcel that encompasses 45 sites, Geis services for business and private ranks among the major logistics clients with a standard deliv- service providers in Poland. ery time of 24 hours, as well as domestic cargo transports. K-EX has around 750 employees and approximately 1,000 delivery vehicles in use throughout the country. In addition to the central hub in Mościska near Warsaw, 06 TOP STORY EXPANSION IN POLAND 2015 THREE QUESTIONS FOR Takeover of K-EX MICHAL MARTINOVIČ 2015 Mr. Martinovič, you are responsible at Geis for Poland, the Czech Takeover of Republic and Slovakia. What strategy is Geis pursuing with the acqui- ET Logistik sition of ET Logistik and K-EX? Both are well established companies that allow us to significantly 2014 expand our network and services. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Takeover of Geis already operates nationwide parcel and cargo networks. Following Logwin Solutions the acquisition of ET Logistik and K-EX, we can now also offer compre- Poland hensive road and logistics services in Poland. 2013 How does this benefit customers? Takeover of the Customers of Geis, ET Logistik and K-EX now have access to an entire Polish national portfolio of transportation and logistics services from a single source. company from And the quality of these services is second to none because all the Quehenberger companies work according to the high quality and service standards of the Geis Group. 2006 Takeover of Cantrans What makes the CEE region so attractive for Geis? (air and seafreight) Poland is the logistical hub between Germany and Eastern Europe and is therefore important on account of its geographical position alone. Added to this is the fact that the economies of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia look set to continue growing. We sense this optimism too among the motivated and well-trained professionals with whom we work there. ET Logistik‘s approximately 300 employees work in the areas of land transport and contract logistics for the non-food and food industries. AT A GLANCE Employees: 300 Sites: 8 Storage and handling area: > 43,000 m2 Overland transports: • Groupage, part- and full-load shipments • Temperature-controlled transports • Comprehensive Poland-wide cargo network Contract logistics: • Logistics services for food and non-food • Temperature-controlled areas • Value-added services 07 BRAND MANAGEMENT MEANS CONTINUOUS THE GEIS PRINCIPLE: IMPROVEMENT PUNCTUAL AND NETWORK.RELIABLE WITHIN THE WORKING FOR YOU ALL OVER EUROPE. According to marketing experts, customers and employees to- day don’t just want to know what a company does, but also why it does what it does in the way that it does, and not in some other way. Geis provides answers to these business card with a strong brand opens questions: The new brand posi- doors. But a brand image today consists Aof far more than just the logo, the colours tioning is based on long-standing and the slogan. Brands are formed in the minds values ​​and is geared to current of the people who experience these brands. Trust needs. and credibility are immensely valuable - and very fragile. OWN MESSAGES – OWN IDENTITY More than 2,000 exhibitors are presenting them- selves at the transport logistic trade fair - and each one embodies a distinct identity and communi- cates its messages. At its stand, Geis focuses on its strengths as the logistics partner that offersthe best overall package of Road Services, Logistics THE GEIS PRINCIPLE: WE BREAK DOWN THE GEIS PRINCIPLE: BARRIERS EVERY DAY. WORLDWIDE FOR WE PROVIDE MORE THAN YOUR FREIGHT. JUST THE SPACE FOR YOUR PLANS. WE IMPLEMENTTHEM TOO. 08 TOP STORY THE GEIS PRINCIPLE: PUNCTUAL AND NETWORK.RELIABLE WITHIN THE WORKING FOR YOU ALL OVER EUROPE. With striking advertising motifs, Geis is positioning itself as the logistics service provider that offers the best overall package Services and Air + Sea Services. The company was of services. founded in 1948 as a medium-sized haulage con- tractor. “Our brand has evolved over the decades. Exper- tise, continuity and security are all very important to us, together with dynamism and the courage to change,” say Hans-Georg Geis and Wolfgang Geis, “ALL OUR DIVISIONS OPERATE referring to the essence of the brand profile. UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR BRAND. IT GUIDES The brand has now been overhauled with a new US – AND REMINDS US OF corporate design, key visuals and communication content, based on the company‘s values which OUR GOAL: TO PROVIDE THE have developed over many years.