ALIDI enters Logistic Market of Moscow

July 5, 2010, Moscow – ALIDI, leading Russian provider of distribution and logistic services, launched a new branch. Today ALIDI in Moscow provides warehousing logistic services and a full range of BTL-services.

Decision to launch Moscow branch was accepted within the strategy of further company development on contract logistics market.

Jens Eichhorst was invited to ALIDI as Deputy General Director, responsible for ALIDI development in the sphere of contract logistic in Moscow region. Jens Eichhorst is one of the best experts in the sphere of logistics and has an extensive experience in all logistic areas (transport, customs clearance, warehousing logistics).

Jens Eichhorst formed a team of professionals of the logistic market. The main aim of the team, is to implement a complex of logistic decisions, satisfying the requirements of the partners.

«Warehouse logistics is one of the most perspective business areas, which made it one of the major ALIDI development directions, - says Jens Eichhorst, Deputy General Director. - ALIDI in Moscow is aimed at providing high level of services, business-process optimization, security, costs reduction. Individual approach, high quality and stability – that is the key to successful work of a branch. These factors will lead to strengthening ALIDI positions on Moscow logistic market and share increase on Russian market of logistic services”.

Today ALIDI is holding a number of negotiations with leading Moscow developers in order to select terminal where ALIDI will provide warehouse services. Warehouse should satisfy the criteria put before the A-class warehouses. It should be built in accordance with advanced technologies, have well-developed infrastructure and be situated near highway, adjacent to MKAD-territory. Operational period on a new area starts on the first quarter of 2011.

«We tried to form probably the best team in the sphere of development and logistic operation management. Today ALIDI operates in 20 Russian regions, in 2010-2011 launch of major operations in Moscow is planned. Our next step is to occupy a considerable share of Moscow and Russian market of contract logistics», - says Peter Demchenkov, General Director of ALIDI Group.