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RUSCON takes over top Russian logistics company SLG-Operating

RUSSIA's major container transport company, RUSCON, has acquired SLG-Operating (Smart Logistics Group-operating), one of the nation's largest logistics companies.

SLG-Operating currently provides warehouse and logistics services to a wide variety of customers including Microsoft, Pepsi, Danone, Castorama, Kimberly-Clark, Haier, Cargill and many others. It was named Best Logistics Operator in Russia at the 2014 EALA (Euro-Asian Logistics Association) Awards.



The company has a 60,000-square metre complex at Chekhov City, near Moscow, with a capacity of more than 85,000 pallets, including climate-controlled sections.



The acquisition is part of RUSCON's strategy to expand its services in the transport and logistics sector so it can offer the expertise and experience which the Russian import and export market increasingly needs, according to a company statement.



Said RUSCON chief executive Vladimir Bychkov: 'SLG-Operating has unique expertise in operating A-class warehouse complexes and is a well-known brand at the logistics sector. It is a valuable addition to our group."
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