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Ideas lady for Gefco

GEFCO Group has appointed Valérie Floridia as director of its Innovation Factory. Launched in 2018, the internal incubator offers employees worldwide an opportunity to propose and develop innovative ideas to help drive GEFCO’s growth. She brings 15 years of experience at major industrial companies such as Renault and EDF in France, Germany and the US. [+]

New leaders to spearhead Gefco growth

Gefco Group has nominated five new leaders to expand its freight forwarding business including industrial project cargo and life sciences and healthcare logistics solutions. They are: Alicja Szewczyk, global human resources people and culture manager (main picture); Valentin Elistratov, global commercial director (pictured below, left); Karin Van Den Brekel, life science ... [+]

Gefco sets up Mission Control

Freight forwarder GEFCO has set up a ‘Mission Control Centre’ in Amsterdam to manage its Time Critical Solutions service. The operation will provide 24-hour service to customers and will also act as a single point of contact to provide real-time monitoring updates on emergency shipments. GEFCO’s Freight Forwarding division manages ... [+]

Gefco high-flyer raises over £1,800 for charity

Gefco UK human resources business partner Eloise Ottewel has raised GBP1,805 for BBC Children in Need after completing a 13,000-ft skydive. She was inspired to do a tandem parachute jump after supporting the logistics firm’s Coventry to Paris cycle challenge last month and  whichhas so far raised almost GBP40,000 for BBC ... [+]

Gefco completes Morocco buy

Gefco has completed its acquisition of Europe-Morocco transport specialist, GLT, announced on 11 January, following European Regulatory approval. Founded in 1998, GLT is a leading operator between Algeciras and Tangiers, organizing over 16,000 crossings per year, with 75 trucks and 380 trailers. GLT will be owned and managed by GEFCO ... [+]

Gefco team sent off by football star

Coventry City star Jodi Jones (in white) has launched the official kit for the GEFCO UK team who are cycling from Coventry to Paris to raise money for BBC Children in Need. The 20-year-old winger was the star guest at the GEFCO UK Prologis Park headquarters on Saturday to offer ... [+]

A third of the way there – without turning a wheel

Logistics firm Gefco says that the 50 participants who have signed up for its 300-mile bike ride from Coventry to Paris, have already raised more than £17,000 for BBC Children in Need. The group is hoping to raise £50,000, and out of the funds raised so far, Bristol Port has donated ... [+]

On the road for Children in Need

A team of 52 cyclists from Gefco UK are raising money for BBC Children in Need by cycling 300 miles from the company’s UK headquarters in Coventry to the Corporate headquarters near Paris. The four-day challenge starts on 7 September and the route that includes stops at Blenheim Palace and Chris ... [+]

Ramsgate car shipments to resume

Gefco is to resume regular car imports for through the port of Ramsgate until September, according to the Isle of Thanet News website. The council-owned port is expected to handle weekly shipments until September, it said. Gefco last used the otherwise moribund ferry port between January 2016 and January 2017. ... [+]

Gefco gains GDP

Gefco Group has been awarded a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance certificate for transport of pharma products by Bureau Veritas. The external auditor analyzed the forwarder’s quality system and its ability to answer customer requirements in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Romania and the Group’s headquarters in France. [+]

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