Press Releases

TGW: Winner of the 2018 Austrian Robotics Award

29. October 2018

- A top-class panel of jurors convinced by Rovolution
- Innovative TGW technology is intelligent, self-learning, and supremely flexible
- TGW is redefining robotics for intralogistics

Powerful logistics Hub

25. October 2018

engelbert strauss is the leading manufacturer of high-quality workwear and protective workwear. In the Hessian town of Schlüchtern, engelbert strauss is currently building a state-of-the-art production site, including a powerful logistics hub called the CI-Factory. TGW was commissioned with the realization of a highly automated intralogistics systems for the hub, thanks to which the German garment manufacturer will be able to triple its shipping capacity. At the core of this system is TGW FlashPick® and its high level of automation. This modular system even allows for an easy integration of pick robots.

Grocery Expert Days

16. October 2018

- Leading European retail experts visit TGW Evolution Park
- A preview of tomorrow's shopping experience and distribution centres
- Focus on robotics, digitisation, e-commerce, and omnichannel

Successful year 2017/18 for TGW

28. September 2018

- Turnover at 713 million euros (FY 2017/2018)
- Employee number increases to 3.165 worldwide (as of June 30, 2018)
- Sustainable investments in the future
- Research and development budget increases by 25 percent

Omni-Channel DC for Decathlon

12. July 2018

TGW is building a huge warehousing and order picking system for the Decathlon Group in Rouvignies, France. The contract between TGW and the French sporting goods retail specialist was signed in the summer of 2016. The plant is scheduled to go live in 2019.

TGW Evolution Park in Marchtrenk

14. June 2018

TGW employs 3,200 people all over the world, 1,600 are working in Upper Austria. The huge success of the last years and the involved growth caused shortage of space in Wels, the former headquarters. Therefore, the construction works for the new headquarters in Marchtrenk, the TGW Evolution Park, started in November 2016. At the beginning of June 2018, the innovative working space for 700 employees opened its gates. The Austrian specialist for warehouse automation and material handling solutions invested 55 million in the state-of-the-art headquarters with activity-based working concept.

Interdiscount opens fully automated warehouse

12. June 2018

Interdiscount is the market leader for home electronics in Switzerland. The retailing expert, who is looking to substantially develop online business, is in the course of expanding its non-food range on Microspot.ch to 260,000 different products. To prepare Interdiscount’s intralogistics for these new challenges, TGW has built a fully automated distribution center at the company’s headquarters in Jegenstorf, Switzerland. After two and a half years of construction time, the grand opening ceremony for the new state-of-the art hub was held at the end of May 2018.

Rovolution

13. March 2018

TGW rings in a new era of robotics in the material handling industry.

TGW realises first Mustang project in China

26. February 2018

Only three years after the opening of the TGW production unit in China, the international automotive parts supplier HELLA invests in an automatic mini-load warehouse.