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trans-o-flex Express GmbH & Co. KGaA Hertzstraße 10 69469 Weinheim, Germany http://www.trans-o-flex.com
Contact Ms Sabine Kolaric +49 6201 988134

trans-o-flex is in the black again

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  • Reorganisation plan takes effect: adjusted customer and product portfolios, improved operational quality, reduced costs
  • Board of Directors expects a positive total result for 2017
  • Go-ahead for investments to the amount of EUR 56 million
Having been introduced in April this year, the reorganisation plan implemented by the trans-o-flex Logistics Group under the control of the new shareholders Amberger and Schoeller starts to bear fruit. “In September, after quite some time, trans-o-flex managed to achieve a positive EBITDA“, says CEO Frank Iden. “In terms of a whole year, we expect a slightly positive result for 2017.”

According to Iden, the reasons for the expected turnaround are manifold. “Together with the shareholders, we have developed a focused strategy and, with our management team, are implementing numerous efficiency programmes with increasing success.” Basically, permanent quality leadership is aimed at for the selected target industries, which should facilitate profitable growth. In this way, trans-o-flex, during its recent Pharma Logistics Day, had presented the basic points of the new pharma logistics strategy with its focus on active temperature control for all of its transports of pharmaceuticals as well as the GDP+ digitalisation campaign. On this basis, the new management team, which, in addition to CEO  Frank Iden, consists of Wolfgang Weber (COO), Dr Sven Rutkowsky (CRO) and Axel Stetenfeld (CFO), intends to secure and strengthen trans-o-flex’ USPs. “In Germany, active temperature control for the transportation of pharmaceuticals is increasingly becoming the standard solution and trans-o-flex is the only service provider with a nationwide network suitable for such a distribution”, continues Iden. “With Amberger and Schoeller, we have very competent shareholders that are quick to make decisions and have already given the go-ahead for trans-o-flex’ planned growth and expansion plans.” By 2018, the company intends to invest more than EUR 56 million in IT, vehicles, transhipment centres and staff training. With respect to its costs, the company, following an uncompromising analysis of the contribution profit margin, decided to discontinue the transportation of loss-making shipment volumes and the co-operation with unprofitable customers. “The trans-o-flex Logistics Group of tomorrow will be more efficient than today and, with high standards and innovative quality products, it will ensure the maximum benefit for its customers”.

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The success of the Europe-wide operating trans-o-flex Logistic Group is based on three pillars, the one-stop-logistics shopping services of which can be perfectly combined with each other: 1. trans-o-flex has developed tailor-made industry solutions that create value-added for both dispatchers and recipients. The focus is on the Healthcare, Beauty and Consumer Electronics industries. This is made possible by a unique full-coverage network for the combined transportation of parcels and pallets (combi-freight) all over Germany that includes numerous express and additional services, such as the transportation of hazardous goods without being limited to small quantities. At the same time trans-o-flex, in its capacity as shareholder and partner of the EURODIS network, provides full-coverage combi-freight services in 35 European countries. 2. For the customers in the Healthcare industry, its core customer segment, trans-o-flex has set up two special networks that stand out as very successful USPs. For example, the trans-o-flex ambient network serves to ensure the GDP-compliant delivery of pharmaceuticals with active temperature control in the range of between 15 and 25°C. In addition to this, the trans-o-flex subsidiary ThermoMed takes over the GDP-compliant transportation of temperature-sensitive goods in the range of between 2 and 8°C as well as deliveries to patients at home. International shipments with active temperature control are offered via the EUROTEMP network in six European countries. 3. Comprehensive logistic services from storage and picking/packing to value-added services up to customer-specific transport networks are developed and implemented under the umbrella of trans-o-flex Logistik Service. In 2015, annual sales of the trans-o-flex Group, which has a workforce of approximately 1,900 employees, amounted to ca. € 500 million. For more information, go to www.trans-o-flex.com.

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