Atlanta, August 2nd 2010
NEW SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MANAGER OVERSEES INCREASED SECURITY, AIRFREIGHT GATEWAY EXPANSION AND REVENUE GROWTH
Geodis Wilson recently expanded its Atlanta operations into a new, larger, state-of-the-art facility. Designed to meet the ever-new and demanding regulatory requirements, growth and the increased demand for innovative supply chain solutions, the Atlanta location has moved to a facility encompassing 84,000 square feet (7 800 square meters). The Atlanta operation provides air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, domestic forwarding, warehousing & distribution and other freight management solutions. Geodis Wilson Atlanta is also a primary US air freight gateway to Europe, with regular consolidations. “The newly expanded Atlanta facility will be a model for future growth and expansion in the US market for Geodis Wilson,” comments Nancy Costo, Chief Operating Officer Eastern USA.
“The well established trend in manufacturing growth throughout the Southeast has been apparent for quite some time with increases in export and import activity,” said Joe Fordney, newly appointed Southeast US Regional Manager and acting Branch Manager for Atlanta. “With our newly expanded warehouse and gateway, and with our enhanced security and compliance programs, we are in a prime position to service the market’s continually growing freight transportation needs in the critical industries throughout the area including automotive, industrial manufacturing, fast moving consumer goods, aviation and furniture.”
Geodis Wilson has also invested in the necessary infrastructure in Atlanta to become one of several new Certified Cargo Screening Facilities (CCSFs) in the United States. This significant investment provides Geodis Wilson with the equipment, facility, security enhancements and trained staff in order to provide shippers with a fast, efficient, secure, and predictable cost option for screening freight in compliance with the TSA’s (Transportation Security Administration) new 100% cargo screening mandate for all passenger aircraft.
The new Atlanta facility is also home to an expanded airfreight gateway. As the air export gateway for the Southeast US, the Atlanta branch has regularly scheduled consolidations to most major markets in Europe. Geodis Wilson Atlanta serves as the airfreight gateway for the entire region, including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and parts of Florida and Virginia.
“We’ve positioned ourselves to be a market leader in the rapidly changing 21st century transportation environment with an emphasis on service, security and compliance,” adds John M. Gallahan, Regional Vice President Americas. “Our investment and expansion allow us to respond proactively to the increased demand for creative and secure outsourced transportation, warehousing and distribution solutions.”
About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group
Geodis Wilson is a leading global freight management company. With 5,700 employees in more than 50 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class’. Geodis Wilson manages cargo across five continents by sea and air, making supply chains transparent and flexible to manage. As the freight forwarding element of the Geodis Group, Geodis Wilson grew out of the merger of Geodis Overseas, TNT Freight Management, and Rohde & Liesenfeld.
In 2008 the Geodis group became part of the French rail and freight group SNCF. With its now 50.000 employees in 120 countries ‘SNCF GEODIS’ ranks among the top six companies in its field in the world, is no.4 in Europe and no. 1 in France.
With the recent addition of a state-of-the art facility in Houston, Geodis Wilson continues to grow and expand in the United States. 340 employees specialize in airfreight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, ground transportation and warehousing & distribution. Geodis Wilson USA also specializes in aid & relief, air and ocean charters, marine logistics, aviation, pharmaceutical, oil & gas and industrial projects. Geodis Wilson USA provides customers with transparent and easy to manage supply chains, thus enabling our customers to be best in class.
For further information, please contact:
Michael Zuchold
Communications Manager Geodis Wilson
Tel.: + 49 174 909 8788
Email: michael.zuchold@hq.geodiswilson.com
Brian Bourke
Communications Manager Geodis Wilson USA
Tel.: +1 732 688 7345