DACHSER

A new chapter begins: Brummer is now part of DACHSER.    Now that the competition authorities have officially given their approval, we have been able to complete the process of acquiring Brummer.     With an annual turnover of almost EUR 130 million (2023), our long-standing partner within the European Food Network is a leader in the transport and warehousing of temperature-controlled food in Southern Germany and Austria.    By further expanding our capacities in these important markets, we are strengthening our position as one of Europe's leading food logistics companies.     The task now is to start the integration as soon as possible and reach the next level together. As a family enterprise, Brummer shares the same values as we do, thus focusing on its future viability for generations to come.     To our almost 1,000 new colleagues in Germany and Austria: Welcome to the DACHSER family and let’s go all the way together!    #takeover #Brummer #DACHSER #FoodLogistics #IntelligentLogistics 

Can Germany as a business location look to the future with confidence? I firmly believe so. Although, there’s no doubt about it: Germany’s #economy is currently facing some major challenges.  The leading German economic research institutes expect growth of only 0.1 percent for the current year. News outlets such as The Economist were already asking, “Is Germany once again the sick man of Europe?”  The latest issue of the German Capital Magazin took a different and much more optimistic approach, asking for an opinion on why #Germany will be able to tackle its current challenges and emerge even stronger. This optimistic view of things is a lot closer to my heart and mindset than the usual pessimism. Yes, I believe that we can overcome the economy’s current weakness, as long as we make a joint effort. Here are five reasons why I’m confident and optimistic about Germany’s economic future: 1. Our small and medium-sized enterprises, and family businesses in particular, are an important backbone of the German economy. They tackle challenges such as digitalization and climate change pragmatically and with long-term concepts.    2. We excel at building global networks for connecting people, transporting goods, and sharing the associated data. In terms of efficiency and quality in groupage logistics, Germany is a top logistics location.    3. The greatest strength of the German economy is its people. Our workforce is exceptionally well educated and trained. Our dual education system has become a benchmark for many countries, as has our dual work-study scheme. And we have a long tradition of applied research: at DACHSER, we partner with Fraunhofer IML in order to jointly develop innovations for logistics.     4. German companies have a great openness and ability to integrate new people. It makes me proud to see how well employees from over 120 nations work together at DACHSER in Germany.    5. The recent protests against political extremism show that we don’t take democratic institutions for granted – and that we will do what is necessary to defend them. Germany’s political stability, the trust in our institutions and processes is highly attractive for foreign investors. Nevertheless, what German companies need is an appropriate and balanced level of bureaucracy to stay competitive and maintain the high level of trust in political institutions. As valuable and well-intentioned as they are, there are regulations such as the #SupplyChainAct, the EU Taxonomy or the #ESG reporting obligation which will further increase the bureaucratic burden. Mastering this additional bureaucracy will be a tough challenge, especially for small and medium-sized companies.  All in all, however, growth can only come from optimism. So let’s focus on our strengths as a global business partner. I think we’d all benefit from putting any German angst aside, rolling up our sleeves, and getting to work. It’s a joint mission – for business, politics, and society as a whole. 

Today is a day to remember in the history of our joint venture DACHSER & FERCAM Italia. After concluding the acquisition of 80 percent of the company shares, we have officially welcomed our 1,000 new colleagues in Italy. I look forward with great confidence and anticipation to what we are about to achieve together. Thank you for such an amazing start! #IntelligentLogistics #logistics #roadlogistics 

At our annual DACHSER press conference in Munich, I reflected on our business development in 2023. My video statement summarizes the most important developments. Despite a challenging market environment we can look back with satisfaction. Our Road Logistics business was a very robust and stable backbone. In Contract Logistics, we expanded our global footprint. On the other hand, Air & Sea Logistics suffered from overcapacity and falling rates. We stayed on course, and more than that: We have invested not only in a series of strategic acquisitions to expand our global network but also in digitalization, climate protection and our people.  As consistent integration has always been our guiding principle, we want to link the processes and systems of our two business fields even more closely together in the future. With 'Global Groupage' we are planning to develop an integrated global, door-to-door solution for groupage in the years to come.  You can find all the figures and details in our press release: https://lnkd.in/ejSb68Kj     #IntelligentLogistics #Logistics #GlobalGroupage