Norbert Dentressangle Transportation Focus
Driving growth
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Arnaud Giuliani, IT director for Norbert Dentressangle's UK Transport business, and Grant Robertson, IT director for the company's UK Logistics business, about the transport and logistics giant’s recent landmark acquisitions, the benefits of a lean management structure, and how a sound IT infrastructure is critical in order to provide the best possible service to the end customer.
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or over 30 years, Norbert Dentressangle has experienced continuous and controlled growth. From its origins in 1979, with the
development of international transport on the Europe/UK axis, until recent years, in which it has acquired a truly international dimension, the company’s growth has been based on the objectives of satisfying customer requirements, optimising its IT solutions, improving overall company performance and winning new markets. The company currently employs over 33,000 people globally.
Between 1979 and 1989: Norbert Dentressangle created an international
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road transport company in London, and business soon flourished in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Benelux countries. The years 1997 and 1998 saw the company acquire several leading French companies in the logistics market. However, it was in 2007, following the acquisition and integration of the Christian Salvesen company, that Norbert Dentressangle became an undisputed major European player within the Transport and Logistics marketplace.
More recently, this status has been further reinforced with the integration of Schneider’s Freight Forwarding activities in the USA and China during 2010, and the integration of TDG during
Arnaud Giuliani: Strong customer focus.
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2011, which has further strengthened Norbert Dentressangle’s three areas of expertise: Transport, Logistics and Freight Forwarding. Following on from the TDG integration has been the recent completion of the acquisition of APC Beijing International, the China-based
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Because we operate in different markets and in different geographies we can switch transportation tasks to a number of partner businesses or our own fleets, depending on availability and suitability.”
– Arnaud Giuliani, Norbert Dentressangle.
freight forwarding company. This transaction strengthens Norbert Dentressangle's network in China, a major hub for international trade, and enhances its service offering in airfreight forwarding.
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