Galliker Holding
| Galliker Holding AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1918 |
| Seat | Altishofen , Switzerland |
| management | Peter Galliker (jun.) ( CEO ) Peter Galliker (senior) ( Chairman of the Board ) |
| Number of employees | 2,300 (2013) |
| sales | 420 million CHF (2006) |
| Branch | Forwarding, logistics |
| Website | www.galliker.com |
The Galliker Holding AG , based in Altishofen is an internationally active Swiss freight forwarding - and logistics companies . It is represented in six countries with 17 branches and has a fleet of 90 delivery vans , 810 trucks and 1,350 trailers . The third generation family business employs around 2,300 people and in 2006 generated sales of 420 million Swiss francs.
Field of activity
The group of companies comprises the six business areas Cargo Logistics , Food, Frigo & Fresh Logistics , Car Logistics , Parts Logistics , Flower Logistics and Healthcare Logistics .
Cargo Logistics deals with the transport of goods by rail and road in Switzerland and abroad. Food, Frigo & Fresh Logistics includes the takeover, intermediate storage , provision and transport of food at home and abroad. For this purpose, refrigerated warehouses and refrigerated vehicles used. Car Logistics includes the transport of new cars from the production facilities of the car manufacturers as well as from seaports in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Italy to the company's own logistics center in Altishofen, from where the cars are distributed throughout Switzerland. Parts Logistics deals with the supply of spare parts and includes the delivery of spare parts from different countries of origin to dealers throughout Switzerland. The Flower Logistics division includes the transport of freshly cut flowers from the flower exchanges in Holland for the Swiss market.
history
The company emerged in 1918 from the horse haulage company based in Luthern Bad , with which transport orders had already been carried out. With the fleet of that time, wood, fodder, cheese and on Sundays people were transported for customers in the region. In 1918 the first truck with iron tires went into operation.
After the death of the company's founder, Josef Galliker, in 1962 Peter and Helene Galliker took over the transport company with the five vehicles and three employees. The acquisition of the first car transporter in 1965 laid the foundation for later growth. Galliker used it to carry out transports to Scandinavia for automobile and truck manufacturers . At the same time, activities in Switzerland, especially in the area of goods transport, were gradually expanded. In the 1970s, there was an increased international focus with new destinations in Italy and Belgium and a rapid expansion of the vehicle fleet.
In 1980 the company, which now had around 90 employees and 75 trucks, moved to Altishofen, where Galliker opened two warehouses in 1986 , thereby expanding its activities to include warehouse logistics . In 1988 Galliker opened his first foreign branch in Belgium, which was followed over the years by others in Italy, Luxembourg, Sweden and Slovakia. From the end of the 1990s, in addition to several branches, various new logistics locations were set up in Switzerland.
Galliker Holding, Planzer Transport , Camion-Transport and Bertschi AG want to take a 35% stake in SBB Cargo through Swiss Combi AG . The participation announced at the end of August 2019 still requires the approval of the competition authority . Galliker holds 10% of the Swiss Combi shares.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry of "Galliker Holding AG" in the commercial register of the Canton of Lucerne ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Four private partners for SBB Cargo. In: bernerzeitung.ch . August 30, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
