On January 12, Thomas Strobl, Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, honored Kardex Mlog as a volunteer-friendly employer in civil protection during a ceremony in Untergruppenbach.

Logistics service provider DB Schenker moved into a new Shared Logistics Center with 21,000 m² and around 28,000 rack spaces in Radeberg on January 1, thereby expanding its logistics capacities in the Dresden area to 80,000 m².

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Röhlig Logistics has expanded its local presence in Belgium with the opening of a new office at Liège Airport on January 1, 2023.

Matthias Magnor, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Management at BLG Logistics, and DEKRA Germany CEO Guido Kutschera have agreed a strategic partnership between their two companies.

For the 18th time, automation specialist Lenze has been named Top Employer Germany by the Top Employers Institute in Amsterdam.

Just last year, access technology expert Hymer switched from printed brochures to a complete digital edition. In 2023, the company is moving towards lean, target group-specific PDF brochures that can be flexibly updated as required.

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This year, Indonesia is the partner country of the Hannover Messe. The Indonesian President Joko Widodo has confirmed his personal participation in the world's most important industrial trade fair.

Kocher Regalbau is expanding its management team with Frank Kocher, who has been managing partner of the company for over ten years. Since January 1, 2023, together with Ingo Fischer as the other Managing Director, he has continued the company's ongoing growth and strategic expansion.

Elsen Logistik is expanding its existing warehouse capacities in the Nuremberg area. The owner-managed logistics company has rented 22,000 m² of the total 33,500 m² space in the new Panattoni Park Ansbach.

The IFOY organization has announced the finalists for the IFOY Award 2023. Out of a total of 39 applicants, 23 intralogistics providers from seven countries made it to the final with 25 devices and solutions, including seven start-ups.

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The German Shipowners' Association (VDR) welcomes the appointment of Dieter Janecek (Alliance 90/The Greens) as the Federal Government's Maritime Coordinator.

LIP Invest, an investment house in the logistics real estate asset class in Germany, was able to take over the logistics center in Oberkrämer from project developer Panattoni after a construction period of just under 10 months.

Every day, employees have to move 30 tons of material in containers through the corridors of a clinic - with considerable physical effort and time. In order to improve the processes, those responsible looked for a suitable transport solution with a drive and found what they were looking for in the wheel and castor specialist Blickle.

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Kay Wieczorek has been Divisional Director of the Center of Competence (CoC) Product Business since the beginning of the year. This includes the Cement, Building Materials, Chemicals and FMCG divisions.

Greiwing intensifies its commitment to the plastics processing industry and expands its capacity for handling plastics at the Wesel site.

Honold LTS Logistik has been the logistics service provider for Airbus subsidiary Premium Aerotec in Augsburg for many years. One of the most modern fully automated container warehouses (AKL) in Germany is operated in the 22,500 square meter building.

Björn Thiemann has been Senior Vice President, Regional Head Northern Europe at Prologis since January 1, 2023. Previously responsible for Prologis' activities in Germany as Country Manager, he now manages all operational and development activities in Northern Europe.

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Michael Schreckenberg teaches at the University of Duisburg-Essen as Professor of Physics of Transport and Traffic. Once a year, he addresses the readers of materialfluss, formerly LT-manager, with a critical and humorous expert article on transport and environmental policy.

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