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Representatives of pfenning logistics and Herbst Frischelogistik as well as the mayor of Bad Hersfeld celebrated the start of construction work. The temperature-controlled logistics center with individualizable temperature control creates additional jobs in the expertise area of fresh produce logistics and is aiming for DGNB Platinum certification.
The earthworks for the multicube osthessen have been successfully completed and the building construction phase on the 220,000sqm site is already in full swing. After completion in May 2023, the logistics center will provide services for food manufacturer Nestlé Deutschland. In addition, the multicube osthessen will meet the highest sustainability standards.
The contract logistics service provider pfenning logistics is currently developing two logistics centers in the region of Eastern Hesse, in Bad Hersfeld and in the neighboring community of Mecklar. Together with its subsidiary HFL Herbst Frischelogistik, pfenning logistics wants to make a contribution to preserving local cultural diversity.
With its innovative "WAREhouses+" service concept, the Heddesheim-based contract logistics provider is responding to the increased demand for storage space and resources available at short notice, which the logistics service provider has expanded to 371,000 m² at several central locations. These storage areas are flanked by the sustainable and specially developed multicubes, which are also currently undergoing nationwide expansion.
The logistics service provider pfenning logistics is developing two logistics centers in Mecklar and Bad Hersfeld. The properties are being built according to high sustainability standards. The company has now set up an online platform to provide information to citizens. Numerous workers are being sought for the logistics centers.
Logistics service provider pfenning logistics develops and uses real estate in Mecklar-Ludwigsau and Bad Hersfeld for its own needs - anchor customer Nestlé appreciates synergies in sustainability
pfenning logistics group, a family-run contract logistics service provider, has appointed Martin Königstein to the management board. As Managing Director of HFL Herbst Frischelogistik GmbH, a subsidiary of pfenning logistics group, he has also been part of the pfenning logistics management team since the beginning of 2020, where he was previously responsible for strategic business development and sales for the group.
pfenning logistics group is continuing its expansion course. Since the beginning of January 2022, the newest member of the corporate group is Oelrich Logistics GmbH, a family-run logistics service provider specializing in building materials and food logistics. Customers of both companies will benefit from expanded warehouse capacities, more efficient, also intermodal transport networks, and new options in the area of value-added services.
These days, pfenning logistics group is bidding farewell to one of its longest-serving and most experienced employees in retirement: Cologne branch manager Manfred Emmrich. Initially working as a driver in Berlin from 1994, he moved to the Cologne-Langel site in 2006 to set up and expand the regional retail logistics sites for the Cologne area with up to 100 employees. with up to 100 employees. As branch manager, he was most recently responsible for a team of 60.
Marco Hamacher is taking up a new position at the Heddesheim-based contract logistics company as the responsible for business development in Northern Germany. He joins the management team as an experienced logistics expert in the industrial and aftermarket sectors. His responsibilities include mergers and acquisitions, further expansion of the location network, and customer development.
With GILOG Gesellschaft für innovative Logistik mbH, a logistics service provider specializing in individual solutions has joined pfenning logistics group with retroactive effect from January 2021. GILOG brings additional expertise in the area of e-commerce fulfillment for consumer goods and medical technology. The acquisition also gives the Heddesheim-based contract logistics provider access to three strategically favorable locations in the west of Cologne, from where the two partners can realize synergies from their joint know-how and industry expertise.
Torsten Riotte becomes Head of Strategic Business Development France. With this experienced logistics expert who will support the expansion of pfenning logistics for cross-border warehousing and transport business in the trinational border region of border region of Alsace and expands the service portfolio to new target industries.
As a measure of its sustainability strategy, the contract logistics service provider is installing a photovoltaic system on the roof of its administrative headquarters in Heddesheim. This will ensure the year-round supply of climate-friendly electricity for the administration. In addition, new charging points for cars are being created.
pfenning logistics group is once again expanding its service portfolio through the strategic acquisition of the full-service logistics provider HTH Logistic Solutions GmbH. On July 1, 2021, pfenning logistics group acquired 100 percent of the company. With this merger, the companies are responding to the increased demand for fulfillment logistics services in the textile and e-commerce sectors and aim to generate synergies in the range of services.
pfenning logistics group, a family-run contract logistics service provider, is responding to the growing demand for logistics services for sensitive goods. To this end, the logistics service provider is building two new logistics properties in Bad Hersfeld in Hesse and in Mecklar, both belonging to the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. The properties will be equipped with temperature zones for fresh produce and other products such as pharmaceuticals. In addition, GDP certification is being sought.
The multicubes rheinhessen and rhein-neckar from pfenning logistics not only offer space for logistics services, but since May 2021 also for honey bees, wild bees and kestrels. for kestrels. In cooperation with the Hamburg-based real estate investment manager Union Investment, pfenning logistics is committed to biodiversity and, as part of the "Imke" bee project, has built boxes for honey bees and wild bees on the premises of the multicubes in Heddesheim and Monsheim. In addition, the contract logistics provider has installed an incubator for kestrels on its own initiative.
pfenning logistics group acquired the Sonima Group on July 1, 2021. The logistics service provider is thus strengthening its supply chain expertise and further expanding its value-added services with a focus on the automotive industry.
After the German government lifted vaccination prioritization on June 7, companies can now offer their employees vaccinations against the coronavirus via company doctors. The contract logistics provider pfenning logistics took advantage of this opportunity and offered vaccinations for its workforce in a test phase at the Heddesheim site and at the Bremen branch.
In the course of his many years of service, there is hardly a load that Erwin Heß has not driven. As a truck driver, he has accompanied the company on its way from a freight forwarder to a full-service contract logistics provider, making a valuable contribution with his experience. At a celebration, the company thanked him and looked back on his meritorious career.
WIRSOL has completed the largest crystalline rooftop solar plant in Europe. The solar power plant with a peak output of 8.1 megawatts (MW) was installed on the distribution center of pfenning Logistik GmbH in Heddesheim in northern Baden and is another building block for the sustainably built "multicube rhein-neckar" logistics center.
The excavators are rolling out in the Monsheim East industrial park. Over the next ten months, the Heddesheim-based company pfenning logistics will once again be building a state-of-the-art logistics center on an approximately 10-hectare site. The mayor of the association, Ralph Bothe, and the mayor of the town, Michael Röhrenbeck, are convinced: "This settlement is an important economic impetus and with pfenning logistics, we have been able to attract another family-run medium-sized company to the Monsheim site."
Large-scale photovoltaic roof systems offer commercial and industrial companies with large halls in particular the opportunity to make a relevant contribution to the energy transition, reduce energy costs and invest economically. The logistics company pfenning logistics has already taken advantage of this opportunity for the second time. On behalf of the logistics company, WIRSOL Roof Solutions in Monsheim near Worms has begun construction of a large rooftop photovoltaic system on the multicube rheinhessen. In Heddesheim, the photovoltaic experts had already erected a first plant of this kind with an output of 8.1 megawatt peak on the multicube rhein-neckar, which at the time of its completion in 2013 was already the largest plant of its kind in Europe.
pfenning logistics group, one of the leading contract logistics providers in the consumer goods sector, will take over logistics-related tasks for the global technology group Midea. The cooperation covers the entire range of large and small household appliances as well as air-conditioning systems of the Midea, comfee` and Toshiba brands. pfenning logistics' contractual partner is Midea Europe GmbH, the European subsidiary of the Chinese high-tech group.
As part of its growth strategy, pfenning logistics group will develop, build and commission further multicube logistics centers with a storage and logistics area of up to 300,000 m² over the next five years. In Bad Hersfeld, freshcube, a multitemperature warehouse on a site area of 38,000 m², will be built in 2021. The same applies to the construction of a multicube in Grünheide near Berlin on an area of 40,000 m², where pfenning logistics' administration center based in Hoppegarten will also move into the new multi-user logistics property. Final plans are in place for another multicube logistics center in the Baden-Baden area. In addition, new logistics buildings are planned near Hamburg and in the Leipzig area. In total, a mid-three-digit million euro amount will be invested.
pfenning logistics group receives recertification for the GDP certificate (Good Distribution Practices) acquired in 2017 at the Heddesheim site. The audit assesses "good distribution practices" in the handling of human pharmaceuticals and covers the storage of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products in the temperature ranges 2 to 8 and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. It evaluates not only technical safety and hygiene requirements, but also the qualifications of employees in handling pharmaceutical products.
The multicube rheinhessen logistics center in Monsheim near Worms receives the DGNB Platinum award with an overall compliance rate of 83.5% and ranks 9th in the Europe-wide ranking. This is already the second logistics center of the contract logistics company pfenning logistics to be awarded Platinum by the DGNB. Its predecessor, multicube rheinneckar, which is larger in terms of area, has held the highest award for industrial buildings in Europe since 2012, with an overall compliance rate of 88.7%, putting it in the top 10.
Michael Küppers (56), managing partner of the consultancy Advisors for Advanced Logistics and a top manager with many years of experience in the logistics industry, has been working for pfenning logistics group as a general representative since April 2020.
pfenning logistics is further expanding its services for the automotive industry in the Rhine-Neckar region. For Daimler AG, the logistics provider has commissioned a warehouse location in Hockenheim. With 100 employees, pfenning logistics takes care of the storage, handling and quality management of spare parts on an area of 38,000 square meters. This brings the logistics provider's automotive space to a total of around 85,000 square meters across Germany.
The student library at Monsheim Elementary School can look forward to a donation of 1,000 euros. The amount was presented with a symbolic check by EDEKA Foodservice, the Germany-wide wholesaler within the EDEKA group, to the mayor of the association, Ralph Bothe, during the inauguration ceremony of the new pfenning logistics logistics center "multicube rheinhessen" at the end of June.
With a donation in kind of 10,000 euros, pfenning logistics is supporting the volunteer fire department of the municipality of Monsheim, which currently provides fire and disaster protection for almost 11,000 citizens in seven local communities with 180 volunteer firefighters. The donation was handed over during the summer and family festival on the grounds of the new logistics center "multicube rheinhessen" in Monsheim. Karl Martin Pfenning, owner and CEO, and Rana Matthias Nag, Managing Director of pfenning logistics, presented a total of 50 brand-new helmets to VG Mayor Ralph Bothe and VG Deputy Chief of Defence Marco Steinebach, who had come to the "multicube rheinhessen" with a large part of his team and numerous emergency vehicles.
With the "multicube rheinhessen", pfenning logistics has put into operation the second logistics center in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region that follows the example of a real estate concept that has won several awards. The new building meets the highest standards in terms of its flexible usage options and environmentally friendly technology. For the municipality of Monsheim, the project is already a settlement success.
Can an electric truck keep up with a diesel vehicle in inner-city traffic under everyday conditions? The contract logistics company pfenning logistics is investigating this question and putting a Mercedes-Benz eActros to the test.
pfenning logistics has significantly expanded its logistics capacities for the automotive industry in Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. With two new warehouse locations in Lampertheim and a further location in Mannheim, the automotive area between the Rhine and Neckar rivers previously managed by the logistics company has grown by 28,500 square meters to a total of 35,000 square meters. This is associated with the logistics company's entry into spare parts logistics.
As part of the EXPO REAL commercial property trade fair in Munich, the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) awarded the new "multicube rhein-neckar" logistics center built by pfenning logistics a gold pre-certification. This important award underscores the targeted expansion of the pfenning Group, which was already able to win a major customer at the beginning of the year in the form of the global Kraft Foods group. which, among other things, opted for the "green logistics property" on the basis of its own sustainability policy.
pfenning logistics lays foundation stone at new site in Heddesheim, Baden-Württemberg. Logistics service provider pfenning logistics is expanding in the heart of Europe and is currently building a new logistics center with a total area of around 103,000 square meters on a 200,000 m² site in Heddesheim.
Logistics service provider pfenning logistics announces another customer win. The globally active US company Fossil has decided to entrust the pfenning Group with the European logistics of its FOSSIL® brand leather goods.
The Heddesheim-based company Pfenning Logistics has invested around 11 million million euros in the modernization of its fleet of vehicles and has acquired 110 Mercedes Actros tractor units. With this investment, the logistics group is relying on the new generation of low-emission diesel vehicles with Euro 6 engines.
The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region-based pfenning Group has been using Planzone, an online software for collaborative project management from Augeo Software GmbH, since 2013. In the context of the new construction of a logistics center and an accompanying expansion, the contract logistics specialist identified an increasing number of projects in the company and decided to centralize project management control.
The multicube rhein-neckar logistics center operated by the Pfenning Group has received several awards. According to the DGNB system, it is the most sustainable new industrial facility in Europe. Furthermore, the facility also received the LOGIX Award and took first place.
The pfenning Group celebrates the completion of the new multicube rhein-neckar logistics center and the associated relocation of the company headquarters in a symbolic inauguration ceremony. the associated relocation of the company headquarters. On June 27, the logistics service provider expects 2013 around 400 guests from politics, business, science and the community. Key note speaker of the evening is Matthias Horx.
Stressful working conditions, poor image, low esteem: "Truck drivers are part of a dying occupational group," says Werner Gliem, management spokesman at Logistik-Initiative Hamburg. Together with four companies, the Hamburg-based company launched "FairTruck" in Berlin, a Germany-wide initiative aimed at achieving more fair play and better working conditions in the trucking world. And pfenning logistics has been involved from the very beginning.
When competing for truck drivers, the Heddesheim-based company pfenning logistics is taking a new approach. Instead of colorful glossy pictures, the logistics company lets its employed professional drivers tell their own personal stories. The platform for this is the new Internet portal www.lkw-logenplatz.de.
The Heddesheim-based pfenning logistics group has opened a new branch office in Bremen's Hansalinie industrial park. Among other things, the new building is the control center for the up-to-the-minute production supply of body parts to the nearby MercedesBenz plant.
Matthias Schadler (48) and Rana Matthias Nag (49) form the new duo in the management of the pfenning Group. Schadler, most recently Director Sales and Operations of RLG Health Care, a company of the Reverse Logistics Group, Dornach, is the new Managing Director Operations and Sales of pfenning logistics GmbH as well as pfenning Intralogistik GmbH. Nag, who has already been with the company since 2000, will be at Schadler's side as Commercial Director of the group of companies.
New corporate identity for pfenning logistics: After a six-month relaunch phase, one of Germany's leading retail logistics companies is presenting itself with a fundamentally revised image. The Heddesheim-based logistics group is also making a new statement in terms of content: With the slogan "PART OF YOUR PROCESS," the company is positioning itself as a solution provider that integrates seamlessly into its customers' supply processes.
Chocolate, baking additives, household appliances, specialty chemicals: pfenning logistics can look forward to new business in many areas and draws a positive balance for the 2016 financial year. Existing customers have extended their contracts with the Heddesheim-based logistics provider ahead of schedule. New customers bring additional growth impetus
After several months of preparation, pfenning logistics has received the certificate in accordance with the "EU Guideline on Good Distribution Practice for Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 343/01)". The GDP compliance audit was carried out at the logistics company's headquarters in Heddesheim (Baden-Württemberg) by an independent certification company. It relates to the storage of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products in the temperature ranges 2-8 and 15-25 degrees Celsius.
pfenning logistics is building a multi-user logistics center in Monsheim near Worms. The logistics center, located in Rheinhessen, will in future bear the name "multicube rheinhessen" and, after the "multicube rhein-neckar", is already the second logistics center in Germany at which the trade logistics company pfenning logistics is implementing an unusual real estate concept.
pfenning logistics has had its logistics processes certified according to the quality standard DIN ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. In doing so, the logistics company is relying on a management system that is firmly firmly integrated into the company's strategic orientation. The practice-oriented standard, which has been The practice-oriented standard, which has been fundamentally reformed since 2015, evaluates, among other things, the handling of opportunities and risks in the company.
The Bayreuth-based company CYBEX GmbH, one of the global market leaders for baby carriages, child seats, high chairs and baby carriers, will move its complete range of goods to pfenning logistics' "multicube rheinhessen" in Monsheim at the beginning of next year. The new logistics property, for which the topping-out ceremony was held yesterday, will become the company's European distribution center once it is completed.
pfenning logistics has been awarded the "German Brand Award 2018" in Berlin. The prize for successful brand management was awarded to the Heddesheim-based logistics company in the "Logistics & Infrastructure" category. the Heddesheim-based logistics company.
A daily newspaper, some money coins, a certificate: with the laying of the foundation stone for the "multicube rheinhessen", the managing partner Karl-Martin Pfenning also sank the time capsule, a soldered tin vessel, into the brick base for the "multicube rheinhessen".
With sales of 258 billion euros, logistics is Germany's third-largest sector after the automotive industry and retail. More than 2.9 million employees work in logistics, and they have to be deeply involved in the processes of customers from all branches of industry. To promote these talents, the Heddesheim-based logistics service provider pfenning logistics has launched the employer brand "PART OF YOUR FUTURE".
Construction work on the "multicube rheinhessen" has begun in Monsheim near Worms with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony.
Food retailer Lidl and logistics company pfenning logistics are setting an example in Gera for road safety on Thuringia's roads. On the premises of the Lidl central warehouse in Gera, the companies have opened a "mirror parking area" where truck drivers can where truck drivers can optimally adjust the mirrors on their vehicles.
In 2023, the contract logistics service provider is once again one of the many supporters of the tradition-steeped Bad Hersfeld Festival. The pfenning Group has built a logistics center in Mecklar, and another property is currently under construction in Bad Hersfeld, which will also be the new headquarters of HFL Herbst Frischelogistik.