Hans-Thomas Andersen, Branch Manager, Dachser Oslo
Kempten/Oslo, 30 September 2011. A new branch office in Oslo signals that the internationally operating logistics provider Dachser is expanding its Norwegian business.
The new branch office is being built on an 11,000-m2 site on a new industrial estate to the south of the Oslo conurbation. The plans comprise an administrative building measuring 1,100 m2 and a 1,900-m2 transit terminal with 26 gates. The building work will start in November 2011 and the new facility should be commissioned in June 2012.
“We are delighted that we will soon be able to service our customers through a new, modern facility within the Dachser network,” says branch office manager Hans-Thomas Andersen.
.The branch office benefits from excellent transport links, including direct connections to the Norwegian-Swedish north-south E6 link and the Oslofjord Tunnel. There are also optimal routes to Dachser’s locations in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. “This will considerably strengthen the northern part of Dachser’s tightly meshed European network,” adds Finn Pedersen, managing director of Dachser Nordic A/S.
Norway is an important component of Dachser’s Scandinavian and pan-European network. The decision to create a new location in the region reflects increased demand for intelligent transport and logistics solutions and the company’s desire to ensure that it can continue to provide seamless high quality on the spot.
“The new branch office in Oslo will enable Dachser to handle ever increasing consignment volumes with even greater efficiency while safeguarding our high quality standards,” explains Michael Schilling, Dachser’s managing director for European Network Management & Logistics Systems.
The logistics provider has had its own country organizations in Norway, Denmark and Sweden since 2005 and has a total of 330 employees in the region.
In 2010 Dachser generated total revenue of EUR 3.8 billion. 19,250 staff working in 310 profit centres worldwide handled 46.2 million consignments weighing a total of 35.5 million tonnes.