Although there is nothing secretive about it , the orifice of the brand - new , 12,000m2 warehouse of Danish family company Alex Andersen on Japanlaan in Aalsmeer last yr was spread out without much fanfare . " That ’s probably the Norse mentality , " fuck Diederik de Jong , sale & project manager at the transporter , " and it ’s not one of shout obstreperously , but doing something right on first before you publicize it . "
Diederik de Jong
Now , the latter , at least from a job point of view , is going well . The transporter has experience major growth in late years ; it is in the process of open up several hubs in the Netherlands and Germany . There are enceinte depots in Denmark ( in Odense , Aarhus , and Greve ) , in Sweden ( Helsingborg ) , and Norway ( Moss ) , and an increase routine of ( gravid ) growers , exporter , garden centre , and retailers in Scandinavia but also in the Netherlands and Germany , rely on the logistics services of the party ’s 400 or so vehicle .
alter marketWith a 90 - 95 percent grocery share , Alex Andersen has long been the grown male child in floriculture transportation in Denmark . This is immense but has been wince somewhat recently , as the share of fruit and vegetables is growing faster than heyday and plants in percentage term . Danish cosmetic gardening has also undergo perhaps even heavy integration than the Dutch market . Where there used to be hundreds of nurseries , now the number is somewhere between 60 and 80 .
In short , the export / passage ploughshare has increased , and the company is reply to that . First of all , the prospect has become much more international of late . In fact , that process jump back in 2004 , when Henrik Larsen was instructed by direction to afford a arm in the Netherlands . With nothing more than a depository financial institution card in his pouch , so the story goes , he landed in Aalsmeer to rent a first loge . A first , as several moves follow , until they terminate up in the current DC . Two calendar month ago , a arm was opened in Herongen , with a branch in Honselersdijk also open up in the near future tense .
Truck combinationsAlex Andersen drives ' for client to customers ' and makes trusted everything get on site ' shop class - ready . ' That means repacking at the various hubs and , on fix , it basically just needs to get out of the truck and off the streetcar . They also drive LHVs as much as potential . " Especially on the longer distances to and in Sweden and Norway , this has many advantages , " Diederik get it on . " It is more environmentally friendly because you aim with few railway car , and you could get by with few drivers . In that respect , our hubs are plant up to work with these truck combinations . By reserve goods flows to come together here , that hand truck can go straight onto the road and does not have to collect first , which is far from possible everywhere with LHVs anyway . "
Own driversBasically , Alex Andersen mold with its own driver , and they are careful about those driver . Diederik proudly shows off the newfangled facilities , which include areas for eating , washing , and relaxing in peacefulness . Besides Danes , there are many Germans who drive the trucks , and also many Lithuanians . They also work a lot and wish to work in pairs , which is ideal for longer trips . The Modern storage warehouse itself is BREEAM certified , which is a sustainability recording label for building but also indicates that it is a upright place for masses - the driver , but also the office staff and warehouse workers . " And it certainly is , all the more so because the direction is trying very hard to maintain the feeling of a sept business , " Diederik concludes . " The well - being of our hoi polloi and drivers is predominant , and no skimping is done in that respect . This construction , especially from that philosophy , is fully fit with all conveniences , and to top it off , we are process to breakfast and a freshly cooked dejeuner every day . "
For more information : Diederik de JongAlex Andersen[email protected]www.alex - andersen.dk
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