Logistics specialist Mader grows with TE Connectivity - Mader expands its network of locations for contract logistics with new building

Ansbach, 25 April 2023 - Logistics specialist Johann Mader GmbH is further expanding its contract logistics business area for customers in the automotive sector. Since the beginning of this year, Mader operational has been working for the new customer TE Connectivity in the area of procurement and production logistics. At its headquarters in Ansbach, Franconia, the company has moved into a new logistics property with an area of 10,000 m² and a total of 16,000 pallet spaces.

"Mader guarantees the supply of our production, which is an enormous responsibility as a contract service provider. We have an experienced logistics service provider at our side who understands the individual needs of our company and realises them smoothly and competently," comments Helmut Eberhardt, Manager Logistics Automotive EMEA TE Connectivity Germany GmbH.

With a storage capacity of several thousand pallet spaces, the contract with TE Connectivity Germany GmbH covers the logistics of raw materials as well as semi-finished and finished goods for production. Some of these materials are used as components for hybrid and electric vehicles in the context of e-mobility. The agreement also includes the connection to the SAP system and the retrieval of end products from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Mader has also developed a shuttle concept for TE Connectivity as part of the transport solution and runs several times a day in fixed time slots between the three sites in Ansbach, Woert and Speyer.

"With the start of operations for TE Connectivity, we have increased the number of jobs at our main site in Ansbach alone to up to 200. We want to continue to grow, especially in our regional target market between Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Stuttgart - both in the area of intelligent logistics for industry and in the fulfilment segment for e-commerce," explains Matthias Irion, Managing Partner of Johann Mader GmbH.

The family-run company currently employs almost 400 people at its sites in Ansbach, Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Stuttgart, including its own IT department with system administrators and software developers for the warehouse management system as well as a consulting team. Mader currently manages various single and multi-user logistics properties at ten locations.

The traditional medium-sized company Johann Mader GmbH was founded in 1873 and has been supporting large corporations in the automotive segment with comprehensive logistics concepts for decades. These include the areas of inbound and outbound; JIT/JIS production supply, returnable logistics and container management including container and parts cleaning, value-added services and forwarding services, some of which have their own vehicle fleet.

"We are delighted that TE Connectivity has decided to work with Mader," comments Jürgen Behr, who is responsible for business development at Mader. "Our speciality is the extremely fast implementation of complex requirements with sophisticated IT in logistics centres of up to 10,000 m². Here we can combine our expertise with integrated systems and thus measurably increase the added value and competitiveness of our customers."

In addition to the automotive sector, Mader is an experienced solution finder for B2C online shops and industrial companies. As a fulfilment service provider, the company provides customised e-commerce concepts from the acceptance of the first order to proper packaging and the reliable processing of returns. This also includes refurbishing old devices such as mobile phones and returning them to the product cycle.

About Mader
Over the years, Johann Mader GmbH, headquartered in Ansbach in central Franconia, has developed from the living tradition of a medium-sized company into a service provider and recognised specialist in integrated logistics. Today, under Managing Partners Matthias Irion and Philipp Thiele, the Mader Group stands for cost-efficient and highly flexible solutions, the latest technologies and intelligent and sustainable logistics concepts

As part of its sustainability strategy, Mader takes care to manage and conserve resources appropriately in all processes. In addition to the measures of the environmental management system, Mader has joined the Bavarian Environmental and Climate Pact. For decades, the success of the owner-managed traditional company has been based on qualified, well-thought-out concepts and excellently trained employees who develop and implement the best solutions. At Mader, every person takes centre stage as an individual with their own particular strengths, and innovative solutions are constantly being developed through appreciation, the exchange of ideas and extensive further training. The family business has had this confirmed as an "attractive employer" as part of an external audit.

Further information
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