Czech parcels carrier General Parcel Cechy, a subsidiary of Germany’s Geis Group, has opened itsnew central hub at Chomutovice, close to the capital, Prague.
The company has invested about €5 million in the new parcel hub which includes a 2,100 sqmbuilding. The new facility has capacity for up to 7,000 parcels an hour. It has 15 docks forloading and 5 docks for unloading of trucks including enough space to be expanded to up to two moretruck docks.
“The new hub enables us to keep up with the increasing shipping volume which is rising by 30%per year,” said Joachim Fink, managing director of the Geis Group.
The new central hub will handle only parcels while the former mixed hub at nearby Modleticewill handle only freight shipments in future. The separation of parcel and freight handling willthus increases capacity at both hubs while still enabling the company to profit from the synergiesprovided by their close proximity, General Parcel said.
Daniel Knaisl, managing director of General Parcel Cechy, highlighted the good location ofthe new hub. “Our new facility is located about 2 km from the Czech main traffic axis, the D1motorway from Prague to Brno. This is thus an ideal position for a central hub.”
