Trelleborg opens European hub for material handling & construction tires

Evergem, Belgium - Trelleborg AB has inaugurated its new European logistics hub for material handling and construction tires as well as its new Benelux commercial office in Evergem.

The premises, opened 29 June, include a 10,000-square metre warehouse along with offices to house the Benelux commercial office for Trelleborg Wheels Systems.

The warehouse can store over 70,000 tires in stock, allowing TWS to supply European customers on a ‘just in time’ basis.

“We consider Evergem as the beating heart of the material handling and construction tires business and a key hub due to its strategic position in Europe, as well as its proximity to key markets,” said Paolo Pompei, president TWS, during the opening ceremony.

The new location, said Pompei, has “state-of-the-art equipment” designed according to Trelleborg technology standards.

“It will increase our efficiency and flexibility, as well as enhance our service levels,” he added.

The new building was constructed on a production site built at the beginning of 1900 and acquired by Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 1988.

In 2002, Trelleborg relocated its production of solid tires to Sri Lanka but kept Evergem as the central hub for logistics operations for material handling and construction tires in Europe and the Middle East servicing more than 50 countries.