TGW Logistics Group
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TGW Logistics Group is supplier of material handling equipment
and automated storage and retrieval system
s for warehousing, production, picking and distribution, headquartered in Wels
, Austria
. The company engineers, produces and installs material handling
solutions in different sizes, from small conveyor installations to complex distribution centers. The company name TGW comes from its original German name Transportgeräte Wels.
TGW Logistics Group is a holding company
which has operational subsidiaries in different countries in Europe
and North America
:
Among the top 20 materials handling systems suppliers published by Modern Materials Handling in 2009, TGW takes position No. 13.
.
The company was founded in 1969 by Ludwig Szinicz and Heinz König in Wels, Austria
, with a staff of 10 people. Its headquarters are still in Wels.
In 1987 the company opened its first subsidiary (TGW Transportgeräte GmbH) in Siegen
(Germany
). In 2001 TGW, Inc. was founded as subsidiary in the USA. Four years later TGW acquired the US material handling equipment supplier Ermanco, which is now known as TGW Systems, Inc.. The Austrian supplier of automated logistics systems Ecolog was acquired by TGW in 2007. The company's subsidiary in France TGW France SAS was opened in 2010.
Material handling equipment
Material handling equipment is all equipment that relates to the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal...
and automated storage and retrieval system
Automated Storage and Retrieval System
An automated storage and retrieval system consists of a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically placing and retrieving loads from specific storage locations...
s for warehousing, production, picking and distribution, headquartered in Wels
Wels
Wels is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County , but a so-called Statutarstadt . However, Wels is the county seat of Wels-Land.- Geography :Wels is located in the...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The company engineers, produces and installs material handling
Material handling
-Material Handling Industry:Material Handling is the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal. The focus is on the methods, mechanical equipment, systems and related controls used to...
solutions in different sizes, from small conveyor installations to complex distribution centers. The company name TGW comes from its original German name Transportgeräte Wels.
Corporate information
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
which has operational subsidiaries in different countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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- TGW Systems Integration GmbH, Wels, Austria
- TGW Transportgeräte GmbH, Waiblingen, Germany
- TGW Systems Inc., Spring Lake, Michigan, USA
- TGW Ibérica Sistemas Logísticos S.L., Sant Just Desvern (BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
), Spain - TGW Italia Srl, San Donnino (ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
), Italy - TGW Limited, Market HarboroughMarket HarboroughMarket Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...
, United Kingdom - TGW France SAS, BlagnacBlagnacBlagnac is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council, and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. It is a member of the Urban community of Greater Toulouse...
, France - TGW Scandinavia AB, Västra Frölunda, Sweden
- TGW Mechanics GmbH, Wels, Österreich
Among the top 20 materials handling systems suppliers published by Modern Materials Handling in 2009, TGW takes position No. 13.
.
History
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, with a staff of 10 people. Its headquarters are still in Wels.
In 1987 the company opened its first subsidiary (TGW Transportgeräte GmbH) in Siegen
Siegen
Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). In 2001 TGW, Inc. was founded as subsidiary in the USA. Four years later TGW acquired the US material handling equipment supplier Ermanco, which is now known as TGW Systems, Inc.. The Austrian supplier of automated logistics systems Ecolog was acquired by TGW in 2007. The company's subsidiary in France TGW France SAS was opened in 2010.