GEFCO operated the carriage, weighing over 200 tons, at the end of 2011, using five trucks of large capacity and seven standard trucks.
Yves Suinat, marketline aerospace manager for of GEFCO Group, said in a press release the market segment of the aerospace industry strengthens GEFCO’s presence in the industrial sector. He also said the main challenge is to reproduce the know-how concept the group developed for the automotive industry into the aerospace industry (…). Suinat stated the aerospace industry currently invests in areas like Tunisia, Morocco and Central Europe – locations where GEFCO has subsidiaries- with a view to keep its competitiveness.
GEFCO Romania, subsidiary of French Group GEFCO, reported a turnover of EUR32.9 million in 2010, up 44% from EUR22.8 million a year ago. The company’s customer base includes Carrefour, Ford, Kiabi, Arctic, Unilever, Citroen, Renault, Ikea, Electrolux and Philips.
French Group GEFCO, subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroen, is among the first ten European transport and logistics groups. In 2005, GEFCO opened its Romanian branch in Bucharest where is developing its 3 business lines: Automotive (Vehicle preparation and distribution), Network (Groupage and full/part-load transport), Supply (Logistics and Overseas).