Night Star Express Hellmann & Honold takes over Gertner Express
As of January 1, 2023, the joint venture Night Star Express (NSE) Hellmann & Honold GmbH & Co. KG will take over the night express business of Gertner Express GmbH. The two managing directors of the joint venture, Wilfried Hesselmann (Hellmann Worldwide Logistics) and Thomas Bauer (Honold Logistik Gruppe), will continue to lead its business operations.
In addition to the existing locations in Nuremberg, Karlsruhe and Frankfurt, the joint venture, which was founded back in 2006, is acquiring an additional branch in Groß Kreutz (Brandenburg) from where overnight express services will be offered within the NSE network. As a result, Night Star Express Hellmann & Honold will be serving large parts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg and Berlin from next year onwards. All employees as well as already existing business relations will be managed by the joint venture, allowing a seamless transition of business operations.
"As long-time shareholders of the Night Star Express cooperation, Hellmann and Honold bring more than 25 years of experience in the overnight express business to the joint venture. I am pleased that we will jointly gain market share in another area in north-eastern Germany and thus significantly expand the area coverage for our customers," says Wilfried Hesselmann, Managing Director of the Night Star Express joint venture Hellmann & Honold GmbH & Co. KG.
"We are pleased to be able to offer continuous employment to all staff as part of the acquisition of Gertner Express. We will continue to offer our customers an optimal overnight express service in our very efficient network," underlines Thomas Bauer, Managing Director of the Night Star Express Hellmann & Honold GmbH & Co. KG.
