Austrian transport and logistics group Gebrüder Weiss has inaugurated a new 30,800 sqm platform in Wolfurt, near the Swiss border, representing a €100 million investment. The site combines the group’s IT headquarters with a heavily automated warehouse operation built around LTW Intralogistics solutions.
Inside the Automated High-Bay Facility
The 24,000 sqm logistics footprint is split between a conventional warehouse and an automated high-bay storage system standing 34 metres tall. Capacity reaches 68,000 pallet positions. The automation backbone includes 13 stacker cranes, 33 rail-guided transfer carts and 8 order-picking stations equipped with lift tables, allowing high-throughput goods-to-person flows for both contract logistics and forwarding clients.
A Strategic Bet on Wolfurt
Gebrüder Weiss employs 8,600 staff across 180 sites in 35 countries and posted €2.7 billion in revenue last year. The new Wolfurt asset reinforces the group’s home base in Vorarlberg and sits close to the local rail freight terminal, opening the door to combined transport solutions. CEO Wolfram Senger-Weiss said the platform was designed to last decades while optimising customer supply chain operations.
Automation as Competitive Lever
The investment signals how European mid-cap 3PLs are doubling down on automated infrastructure to compete with the global majors. Sites built for 30-year lifecycles, with rail proximity and renewable-ready footprints, are becoming the new baseline for premium contract logistics offers. Expect more European 3PLs to follow with similar high-bay deployments through 2027.
