The Fiege Group, Greven, managed to broaden the company’s European “tyre chart” by Hungary. A new customer, the globally-operating Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook, was acquired for the tyre logistics industry in which the Fiege Group has been active for almost 30 years. As a result, the logistics provider from Westphalia in Germany now operates in Spain, in Switzerland, in Sweden, in the Czech Republic, in Poland, in Hungary and in Germany for such renowned tyre manufacturers like Bridgestone, Pirelli, Continental, Toyo, Yokohama and Hankook.
Hankook, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is among the seven largest tyre manufacturers of the world. At the Fiege Logistics Center Budapest, at Harbor Park, the first container filled with Hankook tyres arrived in September 2007 already. Up to 500,000 tyres will pass through the warehouse this year. This figure covers around 400 different items stored on around 2,000 square metres. As soon as the containers dock at the ramps, Fiege assumes control of the logistical flow, which includes quality inspections, storage, various value added services, release from stock as well as the distribution of tyres throughout the whole of Hungary within 24 hours. Customs clearance and international transports to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Rumanian, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland partially also form part of the services spectrum of Fiege Hungary.
“The business of tyres calls for a particular know-how which Fiege was able to translate to Hungary without difficulty on the grounds of its existing tyre logistics activities in other European countries”, is how Thomas Schleife, management of Fiege Eastern Europe, details the benefits of the pan-national tyre logistics of the Fiege Group. “Even if different languages are spoken and different mentalities exist, striving for success of the highest quality and flexibility has united Fiege and Hankook in a successful partnership. We shall continue to further expand our activities in tyre logistics especially in Eastern Europe.” 
In addition to Hankook, the Fiege Group operates on around 30,000 square metres of warehouse and logistics space at the Budapest Harbor Park for such other distinguished clients like Bridgestone, LG Electronics, Whirlpool and the paint manufacturer Ostendorf.