Thoma now managing director Air & Sea at Gebrüder Weiss
As of the beginning of 2020, Lothar Thoma has assumed responsibility for the Air & Sea division of the international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss. The economics graduate is going to reinforce the Management Board around Wolfram Senger-Weiss (Chairman), Peter Kloiber and Jürgen Bauer. The relevant resolution was adopted by the Supervisory Board of […]
Gebrüder Weiss takes over Koler, Kuhn & Merk
Gebrüder Weiss has taken over Koler, Kuhn & Merk Speditions after owner Dietmar Koler wanted to retire and had no successor. The purchase agreement was signed on Tuesday 27 August and applied retroactively to 1 January 2019 for the Reutte, Tyrol based company. The two companies have a long-standing partnership and have agreed not to […]
Senger-Weiss to leave Gebrüder Weiss board
Heinz Senger-Weiss will resign from the Gebrüder Weiss management board, leaving the Austrian logistics company on 31 December 2019. The managing director of Air & Sea is leaving for personal reasons having held various roles with the company. Following various international activities, Senger-Weiss took up the role of regional managing director Air & Sea in […]
Gebrüder Weiss adds Taskhent to Silk Road network
Gebrüder Weiss has increased its coverage on the Silk Road by opening a representative office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 30 July. The Tashkent office adds a piece to the mosaic of expanding the land route between Europe and China, and complements offices in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia and China. Thomas Moser, director and regional […]
Solar panels power Gebruder Weiss warehouses
Gebruder Weiss has committed to sustainable energy by leasing the roofs of its Maria Lanzendorf warehouses to a solar energy company. Around 2.4 million kilowatt hours have been generated since the beginning of the year using a surface area of 21,500 sq m, the equivalent of 1,300 three-person households in Austria. Solar energy is being […]
Gebruder Weiss breaks ground on expanded Wernau terminal
Gebruder Weiss has broken ground and started expanding its logistics terminal in Wernau, providing greater storage for customers in Germany’s Baden-Wurttemberg region. Construction work on the new hall officially started today (2 August), with the logistics complex being expanded from 6,000 square metres to 7,100 square metres. The pallet shelving warehouse, the block storage warehouse […]
Gebruder Weiss opens Air & Sea office near Stuttgart
Gebruder Weiss has opened an Air & Sea office in Esslingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, allowing customers to combine services for land transport, and air and sea freight. The branch near Stuttgart aims to address the needs of the Rhein-Neckar region with services including import and export technicalities such as customs clearance. The Austrian transport company has five […]
Gebruder Weiss opens air & sea freight office at Munich Airport
Gebruder Weiss has continued expanding in Germany with an air and sea freight office in Munich, located at the airport. Staffed by five employees, the branch at Munich Airport also offers local rail transport, e-commerce and logistics solutions, and customs clearance, in addition to air and sea freight. The logistics company opened branches in Hamburg, […]
Thomsen takes over as Salzburg branch manager for Gebruder Weiss
Michael Thomsen has taken over as branch manager of Gebruder Weiss Salzburg, succeeding Peter Schafleitner, who will focus on his role as director of the Central Region. The 35-year old, who was originally from Flensburg, started his career with Gebruder Weiss in 2006 after completing his studies at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Business […]
Gebruder Weiss USA starts operations in five locations
Gebruder Weiss has formed a country organisation in the USA in five locations following expansion projects in Germany, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. The brand commenced operations in the USA on 3 July, taking over Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles from a former US joint venture and opening two further locations in New York and […]
