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Platinum medal for Linde MH
“We not only received Platinum status, but were also able to significantly improve our overall score”said Ulrike Just, Head of Sales at Linde Material Handling in Germany, at the announcement of the EcoVadis results.
IT transports as a driver
“Despite blocked sea lanes and closed airspace, we are keeping supply chains running,” says DHL CEO Tobias Meyer. The company reported two percent volume growth in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue of €20.4 billion slightly below the previous year's level, solely due to currency effects. One of the drivers of this growth is specialized IT transport.
A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
CEO of trans-o-flex is leaving
CEO of trans-o-flex is leaving
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Wolfgang P. Albeck is stepping down as CEO of the express delivery service specializing in the healthcare, cosmetics, consumer electronics, and other sensitive goods sectors and will move to the supervisory board. Geodis CEO Thomas Kraus will take over on an interim basis.
Albeck will serve as a personal advisor to Geodis CEO Marie-Christine Lombard. He will advise Lombard on matters relating to the global strategic development of the group. Effective February 1st, Kraus will assume the role of trans-o-flex CEO in addition to his responsibilities at Geodis Europe until a successor for Albeck is found. He will be supported by the other two trans-o-flex managing directors, Eugen Günther (Sales) and Michael Schmidt (Finance).
Before Albeck took over responsibility at trans-o-flex in 2017, he worked for two decades at Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) in numerous management positions in the parcel and express organization.
Photos: trans-o-flex
Prior to this, the trained freight forwarding agent had worked for TNT Express for around ten years in management positions. Albeck began his career at medium-sized freight forwarding companies. "In recent years, the entire trans-o-flex team has developed enormously," says Albeck. "Together, we have been able to make the flexible organization the market leader in our segment. With Geodis as the new parent company, the timing is right for a generational change at the top of trans-o-flex."
Before joining Geodis, Thomas Kraus held various management positions in sales and marketing at TNT since 1990. In 2006, he took over as CEO of TNT Innight, a multi-country organization specializing in overnight distribution with 1,200 employees in seven countries.
Th. Kraus
Following the successful turnaround of this business, Kraus was appointed CEO of TNT Express Germany in 2007, a position he held for the next six years. In 2015, he moved to Geodis as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer. In January 2023, he became CEO of the Europe region.
The addition of the trans-o-flex network to the existing freight forwarding and contract logistics activities has significantly strengthened Geodis' position in Germany. Kraus: "Together, with more than 3,400 employees, we generate almost €1.5 billion in revenue.".
