“We have served this customer for more than ten years; the last seven years in our Eindhoven operation. While discussing our strategy for the coming years, it became clear that we have a strong desire to both expand and focus on our core activities and processes. The dedicated operation will allow us to grow together while continuing to focus on longevity and operational excellence”, said Alphons van Erven, Senior Vice President of Rhenus Contract Logistics.
The recently delivered building is located at the Westfields Logistics development in Oirschot, situated in the Brainport Eindhoven area, a technology region in which companies, governments and educational institutions work together to create a brighter future. Brainport Eindhoven is one of the most important hubs for innovative technology and healthcare activities in the Netherlands and Western Europe with excellent multimodal connections, which ensure efficient and optimal accessibility. The warehouse is conveniently located between the current Rhenus locations in Tilburg and Eindhoven.
The Westfields Logistics development is a cooperation of SDK Vastgoed, MG Real Estate and Volker Wessels Logistics Development. Parties were advised by Raimond Weenink Bedrijfsmakelaardij, together with CBRE & VSRbrokers.
The Rhenus Group is a leading logistics service provider with global business operations and an annual turnover of EUR 5.5 billion. Rhenus has business sites at 750 locations worldwide and employs 33,000 people. The Rhenus Group provides solutions for a wide variety of different sectors along the complete supply chain; they include multimodal transport operations, warehousing, customs clearance as well as innovative valueadded services.
Rhenus SE & Co. KG
Rhenus-Platz 1
59439 Holzwickede
Telefon: +49 (2301) 29-0
Telefax: +49 (2301) 29-1215
http://www.rhenus.de
