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Agility acquires Combalia’s transportation and warehousing activities in Spain 

 

27 February 2008

 

Basel, Switzerland - Agility, a global logistics leader has acquired all transportation and warehousing activities provided by Combalia Transportes Internacionales 1986, S.L. in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. This recent purchase promotes Agility’s dedicated growth strategy in Southern Europe and provides further scale to its current Spanish operations.

 

Combalia’s transportation activities will enable Agility to further solidify its road freight services by increasing coverage of the Spanish market.  Combalia's existing customers will benefit from access to the broad portfolio of Agility’s services that include worldwide freight management, project logistics as well as fairs and events handling.

 

“We are very enthusiastic about the acquisition of Combalia’s transportation and warehousing activities with a great team of people who will bring supplementary capabilities and potential to our growing organization. The acquisition will also reinforce Agility’s growing footprint in the developing and strategic markets in the Barcelona and Madrid region.” said Francesc Casamitjana, Agility’s Managing Director - Area South.


About Agility

From its roots in emerging markets, Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the globe’s most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a global footprint and customized capabilities in developed countries and emerging economies alike. A publicly traded company, Agility is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics with close to $6 billion in annual revenue and more than 22,000 employees in 550 offices across 100 countries.

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