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Once upon a time … |
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Once upon a time, in the late1940’s, two brothers, both
farmers, decided to start a side-line business in order to
supplement their main activity.
To start with, they collected steel bars in the Arve valley (74
– Cluses), transporting them to the railway station at
Annemasse. A horse and cart were the first means of transport
used by the company.
It didn’t take long for screw machining activity in the Arve
valley to pick up (during the Roaring Thirties) and the Gervex
company gradually built up a motorised fleet of vehicles to meet
the demands of the market.
In 1964, the family business, headed by Henri Camille GERVEX,
becomes a limited liability company.
At the time, collection was concentrated in the Haute-Savoie
region.
As the years went by, the company extended to Lyon and then to
Paris. During the 1970s, GERVEX SA constructed its first
platform exclusively for merchandise.
The company was made up of ten employees at the time. In the
late 1970s, the company is one of the first in France to
introduce computerisation.
In 1980, the Paris branch opens its doors: the regular Scionzier
- Paris line makes its debut e. |
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How we evolved… |
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In 1985, Carmélo SGRO took over management of the
company. The company name became « Gervex-Sgro
Transports ». At the time, fewer than 50 employees
worked for the company, however the end of the ‘80s
marked the beginning of an economic boom for the company.
In 1990, the head office was relocated to a new platform,
with the company resolutely turning towards the
international market.
In 1993, GST España opened in Barcelona, followed in
1995 by GST Italia in Milan.
In 1999, Gervex-Sgro Transports became GST PLATEFORME
EUROPEENNE, positoning itself as a key player in
European transport, through buy-outs and company
creation. : La Flèche Lavalloise in Laval (buy.out),
Arrow transports in Metz and then Thaon les Vosges (buy-out),
Sitib in Milan (buy-out), GST Logistica Italia in Casoli
Italy (creation).
Since 2001, Spain and Italy have been going from
commercial strength to commercial strength and are
rapidly growing, thanks to the economic boom in both
countries.
From a consolidated turnover of €4.1 Million in 1990,
the group attained approx. €35 million at the end of
2002, with net return in constant progression. .
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Integrated Transport and Logstics within a large
European Group |
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At the end of 2001, with the aim of preserving its
long term prospects and developing its economic
potential, the GST Group seized upon the opportunity
to integrate a major player in European logistics:
the Thiel logistic Group Ag, of German origin, with
its headquarters in Luxemburg.
The next challenge for GST will be to consolidate
its role as leader and coordinator within the Thiel
Group in the automotive market. A very promising
prospect!
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