Raben Group

March 1, 2012, was the date of the merger of Raben companies in Hungary. As of that day, Raben Trans European Hungary has become one of the biggest logistic companies operating in Hungary.

According to earlier announcements we would like to inform that Raben Trans European Poland sp. z o.o. seated in Łoziska merged with Raben Polska sp. z o.o. seated in Gadki on 2 January 2012. The merger had a form of a transfer of entire assets of Raben Trans European Poland sp. z o.o. (Target Company) to Raben Polska sp. z o.o. (Bidding Company) in return for shares given by the Bidding Company to the shareholder of the Target Company, that is in the mode defined in article 492 § 1 item 1) of the Code of Commercial Companies (merger through acquisition).

In the year of celebrating the 80th anniversary of Raben Group in Europe, the company decided to support an action promoting proper use of baby car seats and infant restraints. Therefore, thinking of the future and to honor our cooperation with customers and partners, we have decided to financially support a European organization called Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), based in Geneva, which works for minimization of the number of road accidents.

Recently, Raben Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk has moved its depot to a new modern distribution centre. Thanks to the new facility company will be able to meet the existing demand in range of contract logistics in the Eastern region of Ukraine. It will also ensure “just in time” deliveries of the shipments. It is an “A” class distribution centre with the total area of 6500 m², 1750 m² of which is for cross-docking and 4750 m² for storage.

On 17th Raben opens new warehouse at the depot in Wuppertal. Thanks to this investment, Raben is able to optimize services continuously. With the enlargement of capacities by 35%, Raben has gained the opportunity to react dynamically to the growing market.

European logistics operator, Raben Group, has today announced the acquisition of Wincanton’s German Road Network activities and businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, subject to conditions.

In mid-January, Raben Logistics Czech officially launched operations in the North Bohemian region. The new business unit is located in the very heart of Northern Bohemia – in the city of Liberec. It is already the sixth Raben’s branch in the Czech Republic.

Raben Logistics Germany is building a new distribution centre on the area of 26.600m² at Engineering Park (district Ronsdorf). With the investment of 5.1 Million Euro, 1.341 m² of new office space as well as 4.290 m² of warehouse capacity with 52 ramps will be created.

In the last weeks Raben Polska company has opened new daily connections in import and export between Rzeszow and Koszyce and Gliwice and Ostrava. The services are rendered in cooperation with Czech and Slovak companies of Raben. The aforementioned solution shall contribute to transport cost optimization and improvement of the offer.

In February new regional branch of Raben Ukraine starts operation in Khmelnytsky. A newly opened branch is the 7th branch where professional assistance and consultation are offered to the customers of Raben in Ukraine. For companies operating in this region the launch of the new branch translates into easier access to groupage distribution services to any destination both in the territory of Ukraine and Europe.