Transfer - Geis Group
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4 | top story<br />
KaNBaN-Belieferung: in solchen Fließregalen wird immer<br />
automatisch das nachgefüllt, was entnommen wird, damit ständig<br />
genügend produktionsmaterial für die Montage von<br />
telefonanlagen zur verfügung steht<br />
five Star logiSticS:<br />
general tranSport ag<br />
Since April this year, General Transport AG has been a member of the <strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. Under the registered brand name Five Star<br />
Logistics ® the Swiss company, with a long tradition behind it, offers a wide range of services.<br />
image (top):<br />
a General transport aG team<br />
recently demonstrated<br />
their expertise in heavy-lift<br />
transportation<br />
he new member of the <strong>Geis</strong> <strong>Group</strong> offers<br />
five-star service all along the line – whether<br />
in contract logistics, transport by road, rail,<br />
air and sea or logistics for major events and humanitarian<br />
services in crisis zones. Global partnerships mean<br />
that the company can call on a world-wide network for<br />
transport and logistics solutions. The long-established<br />
company has acquired special know-how in the field<br />
of industrial plant and project logistics, and in this sector<br />
the company General Transport has been a market<br />
leader for many years.<br />
experTs for heavy TransporT. One speciality<br />
of the Swiss company is the complex supply chain for<br />
heavy freight from manufacturer to installation site,<br />
most frequently with several carriers, country borders<br />
or even continents to consider. Only recently, two<br />
high-volume heavy transports were successfully completed<br />
by road from Aigle in Switzerland near Montreux<br />
to Montpellier in France. “The loads weighed 62<br />
tonnes each, and in particular due to their length of<br />
44.5 metres each, the two lorries were a real challenge<br />
on normal roads, above all in the preparations. For one<br />
thing, a bridge which the transport was supposed to use<br />
was closed only a short time before the move was due<br />
to be made. For us, this meant replanning the whole<br />
route, regauging everywhere and applying for approvals<br />
all over again. Apart from that, not every village in<br />
France was terribly thrilled at the length of the transports,<br />
which made some intensive negotiations and<br />
a whole lot of convincing necessary”, says Christian<br />
Labhardt, Manager Road Services Europe. “But we’re<br />
used to it now – it’s virtually routine!”
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