GreenCarrier strengthens its presence in northern
Europe with the acquisition of Oy FCS Logistics
GreenCarrier International, the logistics arm of the
Gothenburg-based Björk.Eklund Group, has further strengthened its position
in the Nordic region with the acquisition of the independent IATA approved
Finnish forwarding company Oy FCS Logistics Ltd.
Founded in 1995, Oy FCS offers international air and
sea container transport services and has a global agent network. As an IATA
approved Forwarder, FCS Logistics has contracts with all major airlines around
the world and also offers charter transport and on-board couriers.
The company prides itself on the handling of higher
value and time-sensitive goods. Direct routeings are selected whenever possible
and for particularly urgent shipments such as ships' spares, medical equipment
and medicines, FCS closely monitors individual movements to ensure they are
loaded on board and sent as scheduled.
A particular speciality is the transport of livestock
including pets, horses, cattle and poultry. Pick-up and delivery, kennels,
quarantine, veterinarians and flight reservations can be organised with a
special emphasis on airlines and schedules that are best for the well-being of
the animals.
It is anticipated that the FCS Logistics operation
will eventually be fully integrated into GreenCarrier International.
Staffan Kjellberg, Managing Director, GreenCarrier
International, said: "FCS Logistics will be our foothold in the Finnish market
for expansion. The owners of FCS Logistics have the same business philosophy as
we have. Like other GreenCarrier offices the company is also strong in certain
niches. FCS Logistics will play an important role in the GreenCarrier group of
companies along the Baltic seafront and the Russian border."
GreenCarrier offers its customers a single point of
contact for all their logistics requirements. With offices in Sweden, Norway,
Estonia, Lithuania and Asia, GreenCarrier specialises in shipping services
between northern Europe and the Far East.
The Björk.Eklund Group is one of Sweden's largest
privately owned logistics and transportation companies.
Note to Editor:
A downloadable photograph to accompany the press
release is available at
http://www.dunelmpr.co.uk/BE-Photogallery.html. The caption
for the photograph, reads:
"Jan Berglund (left) Manager Marketing
& Sales, and Taisto Lännenmäki - Managing Director, FCS
Logistics."
For further information on GreenCarrier, please see
www.greencarrier.com
or contact:
Staffan Kjellberg, Managing Director, GreenCarrier
International.
Tel. +46 705 84 33 33. E-mail:
staffan.kjellberg@greencarrier.com
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