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and its storage capacity is still being expanded by Verbrugge.
services are provided in-house and tailored to the client’s requirements.
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Verbrugge Zeeland Terminals handles mainly woodpulp and paper imported from North America, Scandinavia and South East Asia.
Verbrugge Internationale Wegtransporten provides haulage services across Europe. Its fleet of 550 trucks and 1,000 trailers carry a wide range of products including dry and liquid chemicals, general cargo, high volume cargo, paper and woodpulp.
Investment In 2011 the company invested EUR 40 million in seven new warehouses for paper and metal in Vlissingen. In 2012 it also invested EUR 45 million in an expansion of bulk storage areas in Terneuzen, with three new warehouses and three tanks for liquid bulk storage.
Garage Verbrugge handles the sales, maintenance and repair of DAF trucks and Hyundai cars. This garage also carries out maintenance work on the trucks of Verbrugge Internationale Wegtransporten in its workshops.
Liquid bulk storage is a new area for Verbrugge. It is involved in a joint venture with Ameropa, of Basel, Switzerland, which has a lot of experience in this market.
Further information: www.verbrugge.nl
Verbrugge offers its customers a stock management service with barcode readers, order picking, reconditioning, rewinding and quality control. This is supported by ICT services including direct data links with customers. Verbrugge is also an investor in people, expanding its workforce from 500 in 2006 to over 840 in 2012. It also employs a further 400 people on a contractual basis, making it one of the largest employers in the ports of Zeeland. Ongoing and relevant training is a crucial part of the company’s success
Subsidiaries The Verbrugge group has a wide range of subsidiary companies providing support and ancillary services to its customers. Verbrugge Marine BV provides a comprehensive range of logistics services including chartering, port agency, stevedoring, warehousing, forwarding, trucking and barging requirements. All these
Scaldia Logistics is a joint venture between Verbrugge and Gearbulk to provide customers with total supply chain services in Europe from its base in Vlissingen. The company provides terminal and distribution services including terminal handling, inventory management, order processing and fulfilment, Customs clearance and onward distribution by ship, barge, truck and train. Alleghany Warehouse Europe is located in the port of Vlissingen and specialises in the reception, storage, handling and delivery/ distribution of leaf tobaccos and leaf tobacco products. It one of the largest distribution centres in western Europe for the tobacco industry and trade.
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