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Staffing needs almost halved
The US cooperative Associated Wholesale Grocers keeps 54,600 dry goods, fresh produce, and frozen food items in stock for its 1,100 members using a highly automated, full-range logistics center . The facility is designed for a daily picking capacity of more than 460,000 retail units.
Knowledge transfer in the Seychelles
Natural hazards are increasingly occurring worldwide in the form of floods, landslides, forest fires, storms, earthquakes, and rockfalls. Acute crisis management is required, but so are long-term strategies for transportation routes, where Gasser Felstechnik provides assistance in the Seychelles.
German Design Award for Traigo-i
Following the Red Dot Design Award 2025, Toyota Material Handling's new 48-volt counterbalance forklift, Traigo_i, has now also received the German Design Award 2026 in the Excellent Product Design – Industry category. The focus: the complete integration of lithium-ion technology.
Long-term contracts at SBB Cargo
Numerous SBB Cargo Switzerland transport customers, such as Migros, have signed new single wagonload (EWLV) contracts with terms of up to ten years. New contracts have also reportedly been concluded with fenaco, Stahl Gerlafingen, and the Swiss saltworks.
Cooperation with Capra Robotics
Frei Fördertechnik announces its future collaboration with the Danish robotics specialist Capra. "This expands our portfolio to include mobile robot platforms that bring even greater flexibility and efficiency to production and logistics," says Michael Schüpbach, Head of Automation & Robotics. The AMRs are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications.
SSI subsidiary continues to consistently rely on SAP
Since 2021, the software specialists at SWAN have been part of the SSI Schäfer Group, responsible for the SAP projects of the globally active intralogistics experts and supporting companies in implementing future-proof solutions – from highly automated distribution centers to integrated production logistics. The course is right.
Arne Sturm will be the new CEO in Hirschthal
Jungheinrich Switzerland will have a new managing director as of January 1, 2026. Arne Sturm will succeed Martin Weber, who is leaving the company after 18 years – eleven of them as managing director – at his own request to pursue new topics and challenges.
Another 50 million for new TGW headquarters
TGW Logistics is currently investing €100 million in expanding its production capacity at its headquarters in Austria. Now, with an expansion of the existing office building at the site, a five-story office building with 14,000 m² of usable space is being constructed for around €50 million, with completion expected by the second half of 2028.
AutoStore for Belgian hospitals
AutoStore system for Maria Middelares, a non-profit medical organization in Belgium, and Aalter in East Flanders, about 60 km west of Brussels.
Reliable data instead of empty phrases.
The Basel Logistics Cluster of the Basel Chamber of Commerce (HKBB), together with the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, industry associations, and infrastructure operators, has published a guide to sustainable logistics in the Basel region. Supply chain expert Daniel Bubendorf explains why such a guide is needed.
Stadler saddles up its own US division
Stadler saddles up its own US division
M. Ritter
Stadler established its US headquarters in Salt Lake City in 2016, complying with the "Buy America Act," which requires at least 60 percent of the value added in public contracts to be generated in the US. Since then, Stadler, with its current 500 employees, has regularly won new contracts there. Time for a separate "North America Division."
The Board of Directors has decided to separate the US location from the Switzerland Division and establish it as a separate North America Division effective January 1, 2025. Martin Ritter, the current Country Head, will become its new head and thus a member of the Executive Board.
After Trinity Metro in Texas (USA) ordered eight diesel-electric FLIRT trains in 2015, Stadler established its US headquarters eight years ago. The foundation stone has now been laid to further expand the plant, accommodate growth, and manufacture car bodies in the USA in the future.
In the last two months, Stadler won an order for four diesel-powered DMU FLIRTs for Trinity Metro in Texas and an order for up to 80 new trams for Salt Lake City. In addition, other Stadler vehicles, including the GTW, KISS, and FLIRT, are in operation in various regions of the USA, and Stadler is present in the North American market with a broad product range.
Salt Lake City plant
Martin Ritter will become a member of Stadler's Executive Board. According to the company, the organizational adjustment will not result in any changes to the employment conditions for employees in the USA.
Chairman of the Board of Directors Peter Spuhler: "Stadler's presence in the USA has developed very positively in recent years. To emphasize the importance of the market, we are now strengthening the location."
Ritter commented: "I am very pleased with the decision to manage Stadler US as a division starting in the new year. This demonstrates the importance of the location and is the result of the tremendous commitment of all employees here in Salt Lake City."
