IMPERIAL Logistics International subsidiary, Panopa has expanded its Eastern European operations, establishing Panopa Logistik Magyar Kft in Kecskemét, Hungary, after being awarded the empties management contract by a blue chip global automobile manufacturer. Volumes are estimated to exceed 1.5 million containers annually.
Panopa's automotive logistics solutions are used by vehicle manufacturers in Germany, England, France, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and South Africa. This contract sees the manufacturer's first vehicles of a successor generation scheduled to roll off the line in 2012.
Rémy Hoeffler, CEO of Panopa Logistik Polska explains, "Through this contract, Panopa is responsible to centrally collect, clean, bundle and sort the returnable containers in which material is supplied directly to the line before they are provided to the suppliers again. By means of a barcode, the empties can be identified and traced along the supply chain."
According to Abrie de Swardt, IMPERIAL Logistics Marketing Director, "Panopa has a trusted reputation in specialist logistics and supply chain management within the automotive steel, machinery production, plant engineering and transport management sectors," noting that IMPERIAL Logistics International has proven its resilience during the economic downturn in which Europe, one of its primary markets, was particularly hard hit.
Kecskemét will not remain the only location for Panopa's Hungarian expansion focus. The company has opened an office in Györ, 130 kilometres west of Budapest, where Audi produces engines as well as assembles the TT and the A3 convertible. "We see Hungary as a major growth market," concludes Rémy.
About IMPERIAL Logistics
IMPERIAL Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain leader that moves business and industry through innovation, inspiration and foresight. Through its established Southern African and International divisions, IMPERIAL Logistics' service delivery comprises fundamental logistics and end-to-end supply chain management solutions to blue chip customers in almost every industry. As a preferred logistics outsource provider, IMPERIAL Logistics positions itself as an extension of its customer's business, building its customer's brand alongside its own. IMPERIAL Logistics Southern Africa is a multi-branded business, categorised into five key divisions, namely Transport and Warehousing, Consumer Products, Specialised Freight, Integration Services and Africa. IMPERIAL Logistics International comprises four operating units, namely Panopa Logistik, neska, IMPERIAL Reederei and Brouwer Shipping.
About Panopa Logistik
Panopa Logistik, headquartered in Duisburg, offers customer-oriented logistics services throughout the supply chain. The spectrum ranges from procurement logistics and warehouse management to sequencing, preliminary assembly, production supply, spare parts logistics and worldwide organisation of shipments right through to managing fleets of vehicles. The contract logistics provider specialises in the automotive, steel, machinery production, plant engineering and transport management sectors. Panopa is a 100% subsidiary of the international corporation, Imperial Logistics International and earns annual sales of around €200 million with 2000 employees at 35 locations in Europe.
