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Thielmann
WEW
rebrands
Containers
July/August 2019
T
hielmann WEW is to be rebranded as the defense business
line of Thielmann in September 2019.
The business line will continue to be represented by a specialist
defense team at its existing factory in Weitefeld, Germany, where it
has been based for more than two decades.
As part of the Thielmann company, the defense team will serve its
new and existing military and expeditionary customers around the
world with deployable fuel and water solutions for forward
deployed operations.
Since buying WEW some three years ago, Thielmann has focused
on incorporating the former’s defense capabilities into its wider
container portfolio, while bolstering the unit’s financial position and
strengthening its market position with the signing of new contracts
and development.
Thielmann’s defense business
line will continue to focus
on tailored water and fuel
containers for armed forces
A major focus of the evolution has been the establishment of a
strong team at Weitefeld. The business line is led by Falko Pfeuffer,
head of defense, with the support of a knowledgeable team
including Branislav Jurisic, deputy head of defense; Ulrich Bernhardt,
chief representative government; and Daniel Jahn, head of project
management. The team is supported by Tanya Collier-Jackson,
proposal manager; and a team of specialist designers, engineers,
technicians and production staff.
The Weitefeld facility has also undergone significant investment
and modernisation, with updated equipment and tooling to enable
it to support its growing order book and provide integrated logistics
services, while strengthening its capacity to innovate on new
products to support its customers as they face the fuel and water
logistics challenges of the coming decades.
“We acquired WEW Container Systems GmbH in 2016 knowing
that its water and fuel capabilities would perfectly fit with our goal:
to become a true one-stop shop for each and every need within the
container industry, supplying containers with storage capacity
between five and 50,000 litres,” said Bernd Loeser, CEO of
Thielmann.
“With our Weitefeld team and upgraded facilities, Thielmann now
has a specialist capacity to support military and expeditionary
customers globally, providing durable mobile fuel and water logistic
solutions that increase autonomy and minimise environmental
impact.”
“As a full business unit of Thielmann, we are looking forward to
the next stage in our evolution as the market leader of tailored,
modular water and fuel solutions for defense and expeditionary
customers worldwide,” added Pfeuffer. “We have gone from
strength to strength over the past three years and I am excited to
lead the team into new market areas as we look to the future.”
The team has already established a number of new partnerships as
it looks to support its customers in new ways, including fully
integrated and scalable fuel and water base camp infrastructure
capabilities, last tactical mile support and the ‘containerisation of
the forces’ re-deployable infrastructure necessary for temporary and
remote bases.
“We strive to innovate in these areas while continuing to support
our existing customer base, which includes the German, US, British,
Austrian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Irish and Belgian armed forces,
among others, with our mobile and re-deployable ‘drop and go’
water and fuel capabilities,” said Pfeuffer.
www.thielmann.com
Ermewa buys Raffles
F
rance’s Ermewa Group is consolidating its tank container
leasing position by buying Singapore-headquartered
Raffles Lease and its 14,000-plus tank containers.
Raffles was previously owned by Hamburg logistics group Buss.
With the transaction, Ermewa says it is confirming its ambition to
grow in the tank leasing business. Already present in the market
through its subsidiary Eurotainer, Ermewa had already in 2017
integrated the small portable tanks business following the sale of
CCR’s IBC business to Hoyer Group, while last year it bought Taylor
Minster Leasing (TML), a specialised owner-managed tank leasing
company.
Within the Ermewa Group, the tank fleet now stands at more than
60,000 units, nudging it just ahead of Exsif Worldwide as the largest
tank lessor.
www.ermewa.com
Buying Raffles adds 14,000 tank containers to the Ermewa/Eurotainer fleet