GW completely takes over Spedition Diehl

Lauterach/Esslingen - 12.04.2012

Gebrüder Weiss completely takes over Spedition Diehl

The Austrian transport and logistics company raises its stake in the Esslingen-based freight forwarder Spedition Diehl to a hundred percent (subject to approval by competition authorities).

Gebrüder Weiss completely takes over freight forwarder Wilhelm Diehl GmbH & Co. A contractual agreement, subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities, was signed and sealed by both companies on Wednesday, 11 April 2012. The company, based in Baden-Württemberg and with offices in Esslingen, Untermünkheim, Karlsruhe and Tuttlingen, will be integrated into the Gebrüder Weiss network (region West) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

”Diehl has long been an important partner of Gebrüder Weiss and maintains excellent customer relationships in this economically relevant area,” says Wolfram Senger-Weiss, Member of the Management Board at Gebrüder Weiss. ”In this respect, the company perfectly complements our two southern German locations in Memmingen and Passau.” The new owner intends to pursue the strategic direction of Spedition Wilhelm Diehl. The company continues to operate under that name and will also retain its staff: headed by Managing Director Jürgen Wirsing, the existing team will continue to work for Diehl.

Diehl and Gebrüder Weiss started their cooperation over 13 years ago. During this time, the two System Alliance Europe (SAE) members have set up 17 direct transport links – 13 of which are daily ones. Diehl’s portfolio is well diversified and includes all services in the field of transport and warehouse logistics. In early 2010, Gebrüder Weiss had already taken over 25 percent of the company.

About Gebrüder Weiss
With more than 4,650 employees, 158 company-owned locations and an annual turnover of over one billion euros (2011), Gebrüder Weiss ranks among the leading transport and logistics companies in Europe. In addition to its core business of overland transport, air & sea freight and logistics, the company also operates a number of highly specialised industry solutions and subsidiaries under the umbrella of Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG, based in Lauterach (Austria). These include the logistics consultancy company x|vise, tectraxx (industry specialist for hi-tech businesses), inet-logistics (software solutions for TMS transport management), Railcargo (railway transport) and the Gebrüder Weiss parcel service, GWP, a shareholder in the Austrian company DPD. This bundling of services allows the Group to respond to customer needs quickly and flexibly. Having implemented a variety of ecological, economic and social initiatives, the company, which is still family-owned and has a history going back 500 years, is considered a pioneer in terms of sustainable business.

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