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Dachser’s Nick Lowe moves on

Dachser UK managing director Nick Lowe is taking early retirement at the end of September to pursue other interests and will be succeeded by Mark Rollinson (pictured), who has formerly held senior positions at Schenker and Allport Cargo Services. Under Lowe’s stewardship, Dachser UK increased its annual sales turnover in 2017 by over 15% to £ 76 million with strong growth in particular in European road freight, contract logistics and ... [+]

Dachser blends in Italian food specialist

Dachser has completed its acquisition of Italian food logistics provider Papp Italia. The German-owned family forwarding and transport company acquired a 50% share in Italian in Papp Italia back in 2012 following two years of collaboration and then, in 2017, . acquired the company outright. The transition to Dachser systems and renaming ... [+]

Müller takes over at Dachser Air & Sea

Jochen Müller has taken up the role of chief operations officer (COO) for Dachser Air & Sea Logistics. He replaces Thomas Reuter, who retired at the end of last year after 39 years at the company. As a member of the executive board, Jochen Müller will continue the work of ... [+]

Small firms triumph at BIFA awards as freight industry goes back to its roots

Levi Roots of ‘Reggae Reggae Caribbean’ sauce fame helped spice up this year’s BIFA awards, where director general Robert Keen also paid tribute to the many small and start-up firms that had entered this year’s competition. The winners of the eight General, Modal, and Specialist categories in the Award, revealed tat the ... [+]

Dachser breaks ground in Austria

Logistics provider Dachser is investing €6.5 million euros in a new 20,000sq m facility in Stans in Tyrol, Austria, scheduled to begin operations in late 2017 and replacing its site in Hall. It will have 30 gates and a 4,700sq m storage and logistics. Another section of the building offers ... [+]

Dachser buys out Ireland’s Johnston Logistics

Germany-owned logistics and forwarding company Dachser has become a majority shareholder of its partner in Ireland, Johnston Logistics. Founded by brothers Albert and Ivan Johnston in 1979, the company has become one of the key players in Ireland, specialising in dangerous goods and warehousing services from three locations at Rathcoole ... [+]

John Smith is Multimodal’s man of the year

  GB Railfreight founder and managing director, John Smith was named Multimodal Personality of the Year at an after-show awards evening on 5 April. Smith, who founded GB Railfreight in 1977, was recognised for his inspirational leadership and support of young people in the industry. Groupage operator and forwarder Dachser was recognised as ... [+]

Dachser invests in overland network

  Dachser is adding capacity for its overland network at several German locations. Terminals at Bremen and Hamburg locations are being expanded and building is also under way in Alsdorf near Aachen and Dissen near Bielefeld. In total, Dachser is investing €60 million at the four locations, creating nearly 35,000 square ... [+]

Dachser appoints logistics chief

German forwarder Dachser has promoted head of contract logistics, Alexander Tonn, to managing director of European Logistics Germany from 1 January. Alexander Tonn joined the company as a business management degree graduate in 1999 and has headed up contract logistics at the company’s largest operations site worldwide in Memmingen and ... [+]

Dachser sets training record

A record 682 trainees and students across Germany have begun their training at Dachser – and logistics firm has also set a new record for professional drivers with 87 training with the company this year. In total, the family-owned company is training 1,511 new recruits in 76 locations nationwide. Outside ... [+]

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