Basel, Switzerland  - Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has ceremoniously opened a new logistics centre in Korntal-Münchingen, northwest of Stuttgart. The facilities were inaugurated on June 18, in the presence of the Mayor of Korntal-Münchingen, Dr. Wolf, Agility’s overseeing architect, Michael Juhr, General Manager for Germany, Poland, and the Benelux countries, Thomas Peikert, CEO for Europe, Beat Simon, as well as over 60 customers and area employees.

The 9,000 sq m centre includes a 4,500 sq m storage area, a 1,500 sq m picking and packaging area, a 3,000 sq m handling area, as well as 13 heavy goods vehicles loading ramps (HGV). Apart from manifold warehousing services, the centre focuses on providing road freight to and from all major European cities as well as international sea freight and air freight. The facility is equipped to cater for the specific needs of the high-tech, retail and automotive industries.

“This opening underlines our customer focus and our efforts to find specific individual customer solutions. Considering the opportunities for added value the new facilities offer, our pursuit of ‘personal service’ reaches a new peak,” said Beat Simon, CEO for Agility Europe.

The opening of the centre represents an important milestone for Agility’s Area Central Europe region. The warehouse system of the facility provides full visibility on the status of shipments while the facility also allows Agility to adopt an even more tailor-made approach to catering for customers’ individual needs. The value added services on offer range from stock and order management, picking, foliation and finishing/enhancement services such fitting and mixing to configuration and assembly services and quality control.

Managing Director for Germany, Poland and the Benelux countries Thomas Peikert said, “Agility is opening one of the most modern facilities in the whole of Europe. The new infrastructure and our highly motivated team mean that we are in a position to offer high-grade, tailor-made logistics and supply chain services from Stuttgart.”

For further information:

Marina Targa
Communications & Marketing Manager
Basel, Switzerland
+41 61 316 53 04
mtarga@agilitylogistics.com