Takeover lifts Geodis into top three in Italy
Bertola buy boosts range of services
Geodis has acquired Italian logistics business Bertola, which has key customers in the FMCG, textile and automotive sectors, and becomes one of Italy’s top-three logistics operators.
Geodis said the acquisition had increased its warehousing in Italy by 286,000sq metres and gave it a presence in Veneto, the country’s second-most important logistics region.
Jean-Louis Demeulenaere, CEO of Geodis said: “Bertola has built an excellent reputation in Italy through high-quality services.”
Bertola reported revenues of €60.9m (US$82.6M) in 2008 and has a workforce of 92.
The deal means Geodis can now offer groupage, full-truckload transport, contract logistics, forwarding and 4PL services in Italy.
Geodis said the acquisition had increased its warehousing in Italy by 286,000sq metres and gave it a presence in Veneto, the country’s second-most important logistics region.
Jean-Louis Demeulenaere, CEO of Geodis said: “Bertola has built an excellent reputation in Italy through high-quality services.”
Bertola reported revenues of €60.9m (US$82.6M) in 2008 and has a workforce of 92.
The deal means Geodis can now offer groupage, full-truckload transport, contract logistics, forwarding and 4PL services in Italy.
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