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trans-o-flex ThermoMed Austria opens new facility in Styria

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  • Two and a half times the previous capacity
  • Ecological design ensures low long-term operating costs
  • Particularly important for the quality requirements of pharmaceutical logistics: active temperature control at 2 to 8 and 15 to 25 degrees
trans-o-flex ThermoMed Austria (TMA), which specialises in actively temperature-controlled transport for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, has opened a new logistics centre in Lebring, Styria. It increases the capacity of the company's nationwide network and reduces operating costs. "We can handle two and a half times more consignments in Lebring than at our previous site in Kalsdorf," said Eugen Günther, spokesman for the TMA management at the opening ceremony. "And while the facility in Kalsdorf was rented, we have built on our very own land in Lebring." The Austrian subsidiary of the German company trans-o-flex ThermoMed is investing a mid single-digit million euro sum in Styria. "This is a lot of money for a relatively small facility with a daily volume of around 2,000 parcels," explains Günther. But in order to offer our customers a nationwide 24-hour service, the facility is indispensable. In addition, the ecologically designed hub will ensure lower operating costs in the long term and improve our carbon footprint."

More energy needed for active temperature control to maintain pharmaceutical quality

The active temperature control of the TMA network at 2 to 8 and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius ensures the quality of the pharmaceuticals, but also requires more energy than conventional transport networks. "This is why investing in energy-saving technology and equipment pays off in the long run," explains Günther. For this reason the building is being fitted with heavy-duty thermal insulation and a solar power system on the roof of the 1,100 square metre facility. The electricity can be used to power the heat pump for heating and cooling, as well as the charging points for electric vehicles that TMA has already planned. Expensive LED technology is used for the lighting. But it is very economical to run. "And all the rain that falls on the roofs and sealed surfaces of the 10,000 square metre site does not go into the sewers," says Günther. "There's a pond on the site that collects all the rainwater and allows it to seep away in a controlled way."

Up to 40 people will be employed by trans-o-flex ThermoMed Austria at the Lebring site. Styria, Carinthia, parts of Burgenland and East Tyrol will be served from here in future. In total, trans-o-flex ThermoMed Austria has four sites. In addition to Lebring, these include Großebersdorf (Lower Austria), Regau (Upper Austria) and Fritzens (Tyrol). The sites are connected to the German ThermoMed network as well as to the partner networks in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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trans-o-flex's core areas of expertise are logistics solutions for the healthcare, cosmetics and consumer electronics industries and other sensitive goods. The company has built up transport networks to carry goods throughout Germany and Austria at 15 to 25 degrees Celsius or 2 to 8 degrees Celsius actively temperature-controlled and documented in accordance with EU regulations for healthcare transport. These EU-GDPs require the highest standards for safety and security, cleanliness, reliability and transparency, from which all trans-o-flex customers benefit. trans-o-flex operates internationally via the networks EUROTEMP (temperature-controlled logistics) and EURODIS (in 38 European countries). In contrast to parcel and groupage services, trans-o-flex delivers parcels and pallets on a consolidated basis. trans-o-flex Express offers numerous express and time-slot deliveries, special services such as hazardous goods transportation (without minimum quantity regulation), consignment consolidation and direct deliveries. The range of services is complemented by warehousing, order picking and individual value-added services such as serialisation and deserialisation of pharmaceuticals. This means that the company covers the entire logistics chain from procurement through to fulfilment. In addition, trans-o-flex is part of GEODIS and can therefore utilise the French group's global logistics services. The annual turnover of the trans-o-flex companies, which employ a total of around 2,000 people, amounted to around 617 million euros in 2022. More information is available at www.trans-o-flex.com

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