The logistics company FIEGE has brought online a large-scale expansion to its existing PV system in Greven-Reckenfeld. The entire solar array will produce up to 2.4 gigawatt hours of green power annually. This corresponds with the average annual consumption of around 700 private homes, thus creating the basis for the location’s own energy ecosystem of FIEGE in Reckenfeld.

Under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), FIEGE has committed to lowering its direct and indirect emissions of climate-relevant greenhouse gases to net zero in the long term. The SBTi has now officially acknowledged the climate targets of the Greven-based logistics company.

FIEGE remains the main sponsor of SC Preußen Münster until 2028. The family business from Greven and the Münster-based football club which boasts a proud tradition have extended their partnership which was originally set to end in summer 2026 by two more years, regardless of which division the club is playing in.

The FIEGE Group has published its sustainability report for the financial year 2024. With this report, the Greven-based logistics company spotlights the progress and success on its pathway towards greater sustainability for its clients, partners and employees. One particular highlight last year: being awarded the Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitspreis.

FIEGE regularly donates disused and refurbished IT equipment to educational and social institutions in the Münsterland region. The family-owned company recently handed over a total of 30 laptops to the association Lernen fördern e.V. in Greven and Outlaw, a non-profit organisation for child and youth welfare.

The Josef Fiege Foundation has honoured three elementary schools in Greven, Münster and Emsdetten with its environmental prize. The award, which was presented for the third time, recognises special projects in which students and their teachers are committed to sustainability and environmental protection.

FIEGE is once again supporting five projects for socially disadvantaged children in the Münsterland region for Christmas. This year, the employees of the Greven-based family business have fulfilled almost 300 wishes of kids that might otherwise have remained unfulfilled. Last Monday, the gifts were handed over to the youth facilities.

For the fifth time in a row, the FIEGE Christmas Express visited special people in the Münsterland region who wanted to give their relatives and friends a pre-Christmas treat. As every year, the motto was "Because you deserve it!" - and once again, there was no doubt about it.

Every year in December, the Greven-based family business FIEGE presents the Volunteer Award. The prize was handed over to the five winners last Thursday in the new X-Dock building at the Münster harbor on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day.

The FIEGE Group has won the German Sustainability Award – Company for the Transport and Logistics Sector category. The jury’s decision praised the “particularly effective and exemplary contributions to transformation” of the Greven family business.

The logistics company FIEGE has fitted its healthcare location in Barleben with a high-output photovoltaic system. The system will produce roughly two gigawatt hours of power annually, which corresponds to the electricity consumed by about 580 households.

Made by Vielfalt: German family businesses campaign for tolerance and openness.

Special jersey, special message: SC Preußen Münster and FIEGE will be launching a limited-number, special edition jersey in collaboration with Münster 4 Life, to send a clear message ahead of the European elections taking place on 9 June. The maxim: Münster 4 Love.

The logistics company FIEGE has published its second sustainability report. The report provides an insight into the developments of the past year while offering detailed information on all sustainability activities of the Greven-based family business.

Between 22 and 25 May, over 1,800 athletes with a mental disability will be competing in Münster. The family business FIEGE lends its support to Germany’s biggest inclusive sports event of the year in more ways than one.

Specialising in services for children and young people, Outlaw welcomes the financial contribution received from the Josef Fiege Stiftung. Outlaw is a Germany-wide provider of child and youth services that runs eleven daycare facilities in the district of Steinfurt alone. Beyond this, the provider offers mobile on-site childrearing and consultation support at primary schools.

As an outpatient hospice care service for children, Königskinder welcomes the financial contribution received from the Josef Fiege Stiftung. The team of the Münster-based organisation offers care and comfort to children and teenagers suffering from a terminal illness by providing a broad range of help services to them and their families.

The logistics company FIEGE is the driving force behind the expansion of its electric mobility infrastructure. At its location in Ibbenbüren, FIEGE charge point no. 150 for EVs in Germany went online.

Sternenland in Telgte welcomes donation from the Josef Fiege Stiftung. The society specialises in grief counselling for children and young adults at its centre. The Sternenland team currently offers counselling to 60 families living in the Münsterland region.

Once again, the FIEGE family business has honoured five employees with the FIEGE Volunteer Award this year. The prize is awarded by the Josef Fiege Stiftung, to reward and honour social commitment.

FIEGE remains the main sponsor of third-league SC Preußen Münster. The contract was originally to end in summer 2024 but has now been renewed early by a further two years, until 30 June 2026.

The Josef Fiege Foundation has honored two elementary schools in Münster and Greven for special projects in the areas of sustainability and environmental protection. The Martin Luther School in Greven and the Clemens School in Münster won the 2023 Environmental Award, which comes with prize money of 1,000 euros.

The Josef Fiege Stiftung supports 'MExlab ExperiMINTe'. The central operating unit at the University of Münster and also the networking point for 'Kinder forschen Münster' – a Münster-based foundation that focuses on education in STEM from an early age – doubles as an after-school destination where children and young people learn about STEM. The donation of 500 euros goes towards expanding the funding programme for children’s day-care centres.

The logistics company FIEGE signed the Commitment Letter of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The Greven-based family business commits to ambitious climate goals and lowering CO2 emissions to achieve net zero targets in the long term.

The Josef Fiege Stiftung has donated € 500 to the Anne-Frank-Realschule, a secondary school in Greven. The money will go towards a free breakfast programme for pupils who are unable to eat breakfast before lessons for various reasons.

The logistics company FIEGE installs a photovoltaic system on the rooftop of its logistics centre in Peine, Lower Saxony. On an area of 30,000 square metres, around 8,000 solar panels will generate 2.7 gigawatt hours of electrical power every year, most of which will be fed into the public grid.

The FIEGE Group has pledged its commitment to becoming carbon neutral and has now published its first sustainability report. The report is informed by the internationally recognised Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and refers to the financial year 2022. In anticipation of the mandatory EU regulations which will come into effect starting 2025, it aims to create transparency for clients, partners, and other stakeholders.

FIEGE regularly donates IT equipment that it no longer needs to educational and social organisations. Now the Greven-based family business has handed over 46 laptops to three institutions from Münster that are involved in child and young welfare.

»für nierenkranke Kinder« e.V. is a Münster-based charity supporting children with kidney disease. The organisation was thrilled to receive a donation from the family business, FIEGE. The funds were donated by employees of the Greven-based logistics company as well as the company’s own foundation, the Josef Fiege Stiftung.

Climate neutrality is not achieved overnight – but FIEGE is definitely on its way. Climate neutrality has been laid out clearly and established as a goal. But how does an enterprise change into becoming a sustainable business? It needs determination, focus, conviction – and a good plan.

The logistics company FIEGE and its long-time client, ESPRIT held their annual sale of samples for staff members. Proceeds reached a record 55,000 euros and will be donated to charity.

The family business FIEGE has recognised five employees with the FIEGE Volunteer Award. The prize is awarded by the Josef Fiege Stiftung in support of personal social commitment.

The joint airlift by SunExpress, Lufthansa Cargo, DPD, FIEGE, time:matters and Customs Broker has transported more than 3,000 parcels on eight cargo flights to Turkey since its launch. The initiative will be maintained in the coming days.

Synergien nutzen und gemeinsam unbürokratisch helfen: Das ist das Ziel der Hilfsgemeinschaft führender Transport- und Logistikpartner SunExpress, DPD, FIEGE, time:matters, CB Customs Broker GmbH und Lufthansa Cargo.

FIEGE regularly donates IT equipment that is no longer needed to educational and social institutions. In January, the Greven-based family business handed over 40 laptops plus the respective accessories to the Anne-Frank-Realschule, a secondary school in Greven, to boost digital teaching.

FIEGE is once again supporting five projects for socially disadvantaged children in the Münsterland region for Christmas. The employees of the Greven-based family business have fulfilled almost 200 children's wishes. The presents are already on their way under the Christmas tree.

The FIEGE Christmas Express rolled through the Münsterland again in 2022 and visited families who especially deserved a little pre-Christmas surprise this year. The gratitude of the recipients was great - and one or two tears were shed.

It’s never too early. That also goes when it comes to sustainability. Three Greven elementary schools that have been promoting environmental protection projects together with their pupils, have been awarded the 2022 Environmental Prize from the Josef Fiege Stiftung for their commitment.

This year will yet again see the FIEGE Xmas Express visit families living in the region, to deliver pre-Christmas gifts. Proposals are accepted starting today.

The Family business based in Greven Westphalia produces solar energy in the black Forest for Captive use, taking yet a further step towards climate neutrality.

From the North Pole to the South Pole and then back north again, all the way to Gardno in Poland: The tracker’s final count showed a solid 34,635 kilometres!

Happy news just in time for the festive season: Fiege is to remain the main sponsor of the regional league’s football club, SC Preußen Münster. The contract, originally set to expire in summer of 2022, was renewed early until 30 June 2024 regardless of the club’s league affiliation.

In the early 1990s, FIEGE devised the pioneering business concept of resource-friendly contract logistics. The company’s then managers, Heinz and Dr. Hugo Fiege, received the Eco-manager of the Year award for this in 1996.

SC Preußen Münster and its main sponsor, FIEGE teamed up for some pre-Christmas surprises. “Because you deserve it” is the motto of FIEGE’s Xmas express which will be calling on 6 families in Münster and the surrounding areas. Preußen’s captain, Julian Schauerte and the goal-getter, Gerrit Wegkamp are also on board this year.

FIEGE has called to life an innovative inclusion project in Nagarole Rocca. RED: Responsabilità e diversità – Responsibility and Diversity – is the name of the project that is dedicated to the employment and inclusion of by now eleven people with disability at the Italian facility.

The test phase was successful – the xSite pilot electromobility project by FIEGE and E.ON begins functional operations in Greven.

Since January 2020, the logistics company Fiege has been tapping into CO2-neutral power sources across Germany, thus investing sustainably into the protection of our climate. Next to greater energy efficiency and sensitising employees on the issue of climate protection, this is a further material step in the company’s approach towards stepping up sustainability at Fiege.

On 14 November 2025, the "35th Karrieretag Familienunternehmen" will take place at FIEGE in Münster. In addition to FIEGE, more than 50 other leading family businesses from Germany will be presenting themselves at the career fair to talk to skilled workers as well as young talents.

Cologne-based work clothing manufacturer, Bierbaum-Proenen and Greven-based logistics company, FIEGE have been enjoying their successful collaboration for a quarter of a century. Both family businesses have continuously expanded their cooperation over the past 25 years – and look forward to a shared future. Thursday marked a day of celebrating at the FIEGE location in Greven Reckenfeld.

Big time setting, big time football: 3,000+ fans and players head to Lampertheim in Hesse for the 18th instalment of the FIEGE Soccer Cup. In the end, there were multiple reasons to celebrate: two firsts and the defending champion’s repeat win. And again, a one-of-a-kind event which was about so much more than football alone.

The logistics company FIEGE joined the Diversity Charter initiative. With this step, the family business from Greven in Westphalia intensifies its efforts in securing a diverse and non-discriminatory working environment for its global workforce of 22,000.

Soccer Cup on the big stage: The 150th anniversary edition of the company’s signature football tournament goes down as the biggest event in the history of FIEGE. A venue set against a breath-taking backdrop made up of 3,500 participants is what the Preußen Stadium in Münster was.

In 1873, Joan Joseph Fiege, then a farmer, founded a small haulage business in Greven in Westphalia. Fast forward 150 years, and FIEGE has become an international logistics company with a workforce of more than 23,000 people working in 16 countries that pursues – next to its core activity, contract logistics – also real estate, ventures, and digital services. Despite ongoing growth for one and a half centuries, the FIEGE family business has maintained its values as well as a special attachment to their home region.

We are celebrating our 150th anniversary. Many special events are planned for the anniversary year, all with a view to saying: Thank you!

FIEGE Italy is changing its role from sub-contractor to principal contractor at the fashion sites in Castel San Giovanni and Stradella. This will benefit employees in particular.

FIEGE’s Equality Power project creates even greater awareness for equal opportunity and works out measures that help to advance employees at FIEGE in more ways than one.

Corporate culture is a matter of utmost priority at FIEGE. But how exactly is it formed? And how does it evolve in an organisation with 23,000 employees? Who or what defines it? And why is how so much more relevant that what? An interview with Alexander Neudorf, Director People & Culture at FIEGE, and the Leadership & Culture associates, Charlotte Heithoff and Dr. Matthias Teine.

You learn from your mistakes – or so they say. However, the basic requisite for this is: Mistakes and their consequences must be made visible and openly addressed without reservations. In-house Fail Forward sessions allow FIEGE to create the starting point for a no-blame culture free of fear.

FIEGE had once again invited friends to join it for its FAST & FORWARD event held in Berlin on Thursday. The goal of this year’s networking event is to bring companies and start-ups together, engage in discussions, and take along fresh stimuli for one’s teams and organisations. An expectation which once again was more than fulfilled.

Das Familienunternehmen aus dem westfälischen Greven setzt am Standort Apfelstädt zusammen mit dem Sportartikel-Händler ein großes Automatisierungsprojekt um – auf einer Fläche von fast 10.000 Quadratmetern.

Continued professional development (CPD) is key to good HR policy. Next to in-company training offers, FIEGE also relies on the specific development of skills outside of the company.

“Let’s grow! Learn & develop together” is the next-level maxim defining continued professional development at Fiege. The project initiated in 2020 with this motto aims to establish the FIEGE Academy as an international platform.

FIEGE wants to learn about its employees’ level of satisfaction as well as opinion and refers to a company-wide employee survey for this. The goal is to help identify where FIEGE is getting things right, but also unveil the potential for optimisation, and where change processes can be set into motion.

FIEGE has called to life an innovative inclusion project in Nagarole Rocca. RED: Responsabilità e diversità – Responsibility and Diversity – is the name of the project that is dedicated to the employment and inclusion of by now eleven people with disability at the Italian facility.

Logistics service provider FIEGE has invested in the Aachen-based start-up Voltfang. Founded in 2020, the company is a leading provider of European battery storage solutions for industrial, commercial and grid-scale use. Voltfang raised a total of €15 million in its Series B financing round.

Schoeller Group, a specialist in reusable systems, and the logistics company FIEGE have become partners in Multiloop, a joint venture that develops reusable packaging for shipping in eCommerce, giving online sellers a budget-friendly option to sustainably lower their ecological footprint.

The Transformation Journey: From Vision to Customer Value was the motto headlining this year’s FAST & FORWARD held by FIEGE in Berlin. It was the seventh instalment of this networking event, where roughly 300 international invitees from the industry, trading and start-up scene talk, exchange ideas and together seek answers to the question how the courage to want to bring about change can create genuine value.

Zenfulfillment and Alaiko become one. The merger between the technology-backed eCommerce fulfilment provider and the leading software provider within eCommerce operations marks a milestone for Zenfulfillment and also for the FIEGE Group, which has been invested in the Berlin-based logistics company since 2017, working closely with the start-up to this day.

The logistics company FIEGE is one of the consortium partners in the RoX cooperative project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The aim of the research programme is to encourage the use of innovative AI-based robotics solutions in various sectors and applications with practical relevance.

A broad alliance featuring businesses, associations, politics and Germany’s KfW investment and development bank is aiming to improve funding of and for start-ups, innovation and venture capital in Germany. The WIN initiative – an acronym that stands for growth and innovation capital for Germany – is campaigning for Germany as a location for start-ups in a joint Memorandum of Understanding. FIEGE is part of the initiative.

Together in Automation is staged for the first time at the FIEGE location in Apfelstädt. The event is characterised by an open exchange about automation in logistics. At the end of the day, many valuable insights and stimuli are gained.

The FIEGE Group is relying increasingly on artificial intelligence for its business units. The Greven-based logistics company has now created a default framework to secure the conscientious use of AI-based technology across the Group.

FIEGE had once again invited friends to join it for its FAST & FORWARD event held in Berlin on Thursday. The goal of this year’s networking event is to bring companies and start-ups together, engage in discussions, and take along fresh stimuli for one’s teams and organisations. An expectation which once again was more than fulfilled.

FIEGE has participated in asellerate’s Series A funding round. The Stuttgart start-up formerly known as Retromotion has grown its portfolio of services, offering integrated software solutions for the automotive eCommerce aftermarket.

In 2017, FIEGE began building its own Ventures unit as the company’s fourth strategic pillar. FIEGE’s three autonomous units – XPRESS Ventures, F-LOG Ventures, and Strategic Ventures – assist start-ups during their various development phases, an approach which is beginning to bear fruit.

The logistics company FIEGE has brought two robotic arms online at its location in Greven-Reckenfeld. Two different versions of the automated solution by Nomagic which handle bin picking complexities have been installed at FIEGE.

F-LOG Ventures, the venture capital fund of the FIEGE Group, has joined Veecle's seed financing round. The young Berlin-based company, which develops software for the integration into vehicles, secured a total of 2.6 million euros from F-LOG Ventures and other investors.

The FIEGE Group is expanding its Ventures activities and has brought Dr Bernhard Gold on board. The venture capital expert will oversee XPRESS Ventures, F-LOG Ventures and Strategic Ventures at a corporate level.

The FIEGE Company Builder, XPRESS Ventures added the Dortmund-based start-up, Logistikbude to its portfolio. The seed funding for the platform for automatic management of loading equipment management amounted to 2.2 million euros.

In 2017, FIEGE invested in the robotics start-up, Magazino and has since enjoyed a close collaboration with the Munich-based enterprise. FIEGE has now sold this investment to Jungheinrich. The intralogistics company will be taking over Magazino as a whole.

FIEGE staged an Innovation Day at its branch in Marklkofen in collaboration with its client, MANN+HUMMEL. Next to an exciting look at everything from digitalisation and automation to Lean Management, participants were able to experience one of FIEGE’s new electric trucks live on location.

XPRESS Ventures, the Company Builder by the logistics provider FIEGE, is backing the start-up, HomeRide. The technology facilitates a multi-shop buying experience including same-day delivery across a steadily growing network of retail partners.

Since the summer of this year, employees at the FIEGE Mega Center Ibbenbüren have been using exoskeletons. This technology provides powerful support for lifting movements during order picking.

At the FIEGE IDC in Worms, operations are abuzz. On 80,000 square metres of logistics space, our employees turn over some 10,000 parcels packed with power tools on a daily basis. And in the context of an ongoing Proof of Concept (PoC), they have been receiving automated support from driverless floor conveyors.

At the FIEGE location in Greven-Reckenfeld, two Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) assist with the storing of small items.

Yesterday saw FIEGE once again invite clients, partners, and friends of the company to join it for its FAST & FORWARD event in Berlin. This year’s networking get-together was dedicated to sustainability.

FIEGE has invested in the German logistics start-up, sennder, as part of the company’s June extension to its Series D funding round. The logistics company will act as an investor and a strategic partner to the Berlin-based entity that, since its formation in 2015, has become Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder.

Managing Partners Tanja Rosendahl and Tim Gudelj (second from left), Head of FIEGE Ventures Andreas Pott (second from right) and Investment Manager Michael Geers (l.). (Foto: F-LOG)

XPRESS Ventures, FIEGE's company builder, launched in 2019 as FIEGE’s very own brand. It is a further building block in the FIEGE Group's investment strategy which strives to systematically advance technology-driven ideas from within its own organisation as well as external founders.

E-tailing is a booming market with the number of online transactions on marketplaces like Zalando, Amazon, Otto growing by the minute. The Hamburg-based start-up Heyconnect helps brands and retailers connect with online platforms and supports them in using marketplaces as a sustainable sales channel. The fulfilment provider Fiege has now joined forces with the company.

We wish to make the following statement about FIEGE’s role in the storing, distribution and procurement of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the special report of Germany's Federal Ministry of Health.

Kenza Ait Si Abbou is set to retire from FIEGE Executive Board on 31 May. Going forward, the AI specialist will take on new professional challenges as an independent consultant – and maintain close ties with FIEGE in her new role.

The FIEGE Group will oversee the fulfilment and distribution for Hisense Gorenje Germany in the future. The Greven-based logistics company will manage the new business operations at its facility in Peine. 35,000 square metres of logistics space are available for the international technology group in the Hanover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg metropolitan area.

FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics (FACL) is expanding its operational scope and service portfolio. At Zurich Airport, FACL is taking over airmail handling for Swiss WorldCargo, the air freight division of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS).

FIEGE’s new logistics centre in Borna is growing as scheduled. The logistics company from Greven in Westphalia is creating adaptable growth areas for clients from a range of sectors at the Borna-Ost industrial estate. The topping out ceremony for the cutting-edge property took place with Borna’s Lord Mayor, Oliver Urban in attendance, on Wednesday.

How does a business add value for its clients? What marks a solid partnership? And which factors are essential to remain a successful service provider in the future? Martin Rademaker, Executive Board member at FIEGE, speaks to us in this interview about challenges and recipes for success – and explains why feedback from clients is the most valuable currency.

FIEGE Italy keeps growing. In the land where – as Goethe put it – lemons grow, FIEGE maintains its third-largest subsidiary after Germany and Poland. Over the past ten years, FIEGE has steadily expanded its logistics space, with a more than fivefold growth in size – and in 2024, too, some ribbons were cut to celebrate the launch of new spaces.

Levelling up: FIEGE has created a modular, integrated all-in-one solution for D2C businesses with its eCommerce Suite. By pairing software with services, e-tailers can map all processes transparently and cost-effectively from a single source – from the order to the return and in line with the respective needs.

The new office building of the Greven-based family business, FIEGE at Münster’s Hafen district has been completed. Since August of last year, one floor after the other has come to life at the X-Dock. With an office area of 10,000+ square metres, one of Münster’s most cutting-edge working environments has been created. The landmark office was officially opened on Wednesday, with Münster’s Lord Mayor, Markus Lewe in attendance.

FIEGE regularly donates disused and refurbished IT equipment to educational and social organisations in the Münsterland region. Now, the Greven-based family business handed over 20 laptops to the social education and inclusive child and youth welfare centre Vinzenzwerk Handorf.

The department store chain Galeria and the logistics company FIEGE are expanding their long-standing business partnership. FIEGE will handle business operations at the centralised warehouse as well as transportation to the branches for Galeria.

Gerhard Pavlas is retiring after eight successful years in the Management Board of FIEGE Austria. His successor has already been found. Ronny Bürger will in future be responsible for the logistics provider's Austrian business alongside Michael Jahn.

The FIEGE Group is the new logistics partner of OACE. Since early October, the Greven-based family business has been managing the warehousing and distribution logistics for the successful Cologne-based fitnesswear brand from its logistics centre in Burgwedel near Hanover.

The Greven-based logistics company FIEGE is developing a multi-user centre in Borna in the district of Leipzig. Excavations for the ultra-modern property, which will provide approximately 38,000 square metres of logistics space for customers from various industries, has been underway since September.

The logistics service provider FIEGE is expanding its location in the Austrian capital. In a central location and in close proximity to the existing site in Vienna, the more than 150-year-old family business is building an additional logistics centre . The Completion is scheduled for next summer. On Thursday, the topping out ceremony took place.

Cologne-based work clothing manufacturer, Bierbaum-Proenen and Greven-based logistics company, FIEGE have been enjoying their successful collaboration for a quarter of a century. Both family businesses have continuously expanded their cooperation over the past 25 years – and look forward to a shared future. Thursday marked a day of celebrating at the FIEGE location in Greven Reckenfeld.

FIEGE is strengthening its digital services offering for eCommerce clients with the new FIEGE E-Commerce Suite. Using modular, integrated and AI-based solutions across the entire value chain, the logistics company facilitates seamless scaling of D2C business for e-tailers.

The logistics company FIEGE invests in its location in Bülach. In close proximity to Zurich airport, an additional multi-user centre has been built for clients operating in eCommerce, fashion, FMCG and the industry. On the occasion of the grand opening last Friday, some 70 guests had been invited, including Carmen Walker Späh, member of the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich.

Room to grow: Vorwerk has inaugurated a new warehouse and logistics property in Schwelm. The Greven-based logistics service provider FIEGE, which has been working for the Vorwerk Group for over 25 years, is taking over operations.

Hisense Gorenje is set to rely on expertise of the FIEGE Group in the future. Next to procurement logistics, the contract logistics expert will oversee both warehousing and order picking plus delivery of the complete product assortment for the international electronics group in Austria.

The logistics company FIEGE has successfully completed the ramp-up for its new Autostore at its multi-user centre in Greven-Reckenfeld. During peak times, the automated system which integrates with robotic and packaging technology, will store up to one million items for Contorion, a tools e-tailer.

The FIEGE Group is expanding the management team for its Healthcare business unit by bringing Andreas Thiede on board. In the future, the industry expert will oversee the hospital, pharmaceutical and MedTech division of the 150-year-old family business in the position of Managing Director jointly with Michael Lorca.

St. Franziskus-Stiftung and FIEGE joined forces and entered unknown territory in 2001. The medicalORDERcenter (MOC) in Ahlen was the first of its kind and remains a unique facility within Europe to this day. In the meantime, it operates as a hospital dispensary, commodity trading company or central sterilisation for 600 doctor’s offices and more than 50 clinics even outside of the Münster-based network.

The family business FIEGE is expanding its location in Zülpich near Cologne by an additional 50,000 square metres of logistics space, creating around 250 new jobs. The first sod was turned on Wednesday. The new multi-user centre is scheduled to be completed in autumn of 2024.

The FIEGE Group is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Over the past one and a half centuries, the family business from Greven in Westphalia has grown from a small haulage company to a provider of international logistics with a headcount of 23,500. Attending the ceremonial act: the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst and the Lord Mayor of Münster, Markus Lewe.