Successful transfer of operations: ID Logistics has successfully taken over intralogistics from A.T.U

- ID Logistics has created permanent new jobs in logistics in Werl

Griesheim / Werl, 9 April 2024 - Around two and a half years after taking over intralogistics for A.T.U, A.T.U and ID Logistics Germany (Griesheim) are taking stock. At the 80,000 square metre site in Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, ID Logistics manages the internal material and information flows as well as the goods handling for around 21,000 different products of Germany's largest workshop chain.

In autumn 2021, ID Logistics took over the B2B and B2C intralogistics of A.T.U. Autoteile Unger with 80 employees in Werl in a transfer of operations and integrated the logistics services provided by A.T.U at the Weiden site in Werl.

The contract logistics provider currently employs around 140 people on a permanent basis in order to supply 529 branches in Germany and the e-commerce business with spare parts and accessories from just one location.

"The takeover was a success for both sides. Our location in Werl is a good reference for branded companies or retailers who no longer want to operate their logistics business themselves and instead want to hand it over to a service provider with e-commerce and multichannel experience," explains Robin Otto, CEO of ID Logistics Germany.

"By outsourcing services - such as the management and implementation of logistics processes in a goods centre - companies can focus more on their core competencies and at the same time make their logistics more dynamic," adds Detlef Kurzbuch, Commercial Director at ID Logistics Germany and responsible for business development.

"The cultural change from a company's logistics department to a large and strong location within a globally operating contract logistics family has been successful and has raised awareness among employees," explains Felix Lohöfer, who has been responsible for Werl as ID Logistics' location manager since September 2021.

The international contract logistics company relies on division and team leaders and their extensive training and further education as well as qualified supply chain technicians for its internal structure at its locations worldwide. In terms of employee motivation, recurring meetings with clear communication on changes and targets, employee benefits such as bicycle leasing, hot meals and fruit days as well as the organisation of joint celebrations are a fixed component. ID Logistics pays in line with the market and performance-related pay and above the minimum wage in the commercial sector.

Caption: ID Logistics manages the internal material and information flows and goods handling for around 21,000 different ATU products in Werl. Image rights: ID Logistics

ABOUT ID LOGISTICS:

The ID Logistics Group, managed by Eric Hémar, is an international contract logistics service provider with a global turnover of EUR 2.75 billion in the 2023 financial year. ID Logistics operates almost 400 locations with over eight million square metres of warehouse space in 18 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and employs around 38,000 people.

Customers from the retail, e-commerce and consumer goods sectors rely on ID Logistics' technology-supported solutions. Since its foundation in 2001, the Group has developed a social and environmental approach through a series of pioneering projects and is firmly committed to an ambitious CSR policy. ID Logistics is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Compartment A) (ISIN code: FR0010929125, ticker: IDL).

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