SHANGHAI, Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gebrüder Weiss, with more than 500 years of history the world's oldest logistics company, reinforces its growth strategy in China. The Austrian family enterprise recently opened offices in the globally important and economically powerful transport hubs Hong Kong as well as Shenzhen, Zhanjiang and Guangzhou in China's Guangdong province. "The most recent expansion, as well as the sustained growth in the past 25 years, emphasizes the immense importance of the Chinese market for the Group strategy of Gebrüder Weiss", stated Yongquan Chen, General Manager of Gebrüder Weiss in China.
25-year anniversary
Gebrüder Weiss was active in China as early as 1985, before opening the first office in Shanghai in 1992. A quarter of a century later, the company runs offices at 19 locations in the key transport hubs of Greater China - including the headquarters in Shanghai, the largest container port in the world, China's "automotive capital" Changchun, the silk road city Urumqi, and major transport hubs such as Beijing, Tianjin, Ningbo as well as the high-tech centers Chengdu and Chongqing.
The company has successfully established itself as a full-service logistics provider in China, focusing on core areas such as air and sea freight, railway and multimodal transports as well as special logistics solutions including storage, local distribution and e-commerce. "Thanks to our comprehensive experience in the market and our dedicated team, we were able to establish and strengthen our industry expertise, for example in automotive and high-tech sectors", added Chen. Today, the 460 employees of Gebrüder Weiss China strive to satisfy the demands of the clients. Besides numerous Chinese customers, there are many European and international companies that profit from the local know-how, the high quality standards and the global network of Gebrüder Weiss.
The most recent expansion in South China was the logical next step for Gebrüder Weiss: The Pearl River Delta is one of the highest performing economic regions in China and an immensely important logistics hub for Asia, Europe and America. Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou are currently ranked in third, fifth and seventh place on the list of the world's largest container ports. Hong Kong International Airport is the gold standard in terms of air freight. "For us, as a logistics company that operates all over the world, the Pearl River Delta is a crucial place to be," emphasized Michael Zankel, Managing Director Gebrüder Weiss Hong Kong and Guangdong Province.
Gebrüder Weiss China regularly informs customers and partners on their dedicated WeChat page. More information about the company and the services is available on the website at www.gw-world.com
About Gebrüder Weiss
With over 6,500 employees, 150 company-owned locations and an annual turnover of
1.36 billion euros (2016), Gebrüder Weiss ranks among Europe's leading transport and logistics companies. In addition to its core business of land transport, air & sea freight and logistics, the company operates a number of highly specialised industry solutions and subsidiaries under the umbrella of Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG, based in Lauterach (Austria). This includes logistics consultancy firm x|vise, tectraxx (industry specialist for hi-tech businesses), inet-logistics (software solutions for TMS transport management), dicall (communications solutions, market research, training, Rail Cargo (railway transport) and the Gebrüder Weiss parcel service GWP, co-partner of the Austrian company DPD. This bundling of services allows the corporate group to respond to customer needs quickly and flexibly. Having implemented a variety of environmental, economic and social initiatives, today the family-run company with a 500-year history is a pioneer in sustainable business practices.
