Girteka Holding has announced sales revenues in 2021 of €1.437 billion euros and delivered €77.9 million euros in net profit before tax. According to the company, the focus was on improving processes, progressing the digitization program, and expanding the fleet and the number of employees in order to ensure growth and profitability.
“Girteka celebrated its 25th anniversary last year – starting from one truck and our first three employees, we have grown to become Europe’s leading asset-based transport company with the largest truck fleet in Europe. Last year we announced our new strategic dream – to become one of the TOP10 logistics companies in Europe and we had a year that has taken us closer towards our dream,” said Edvardas Liachovičius, Chief Executive Officer of Girteka, in a statement.
Summarizing the results of the past year, the company highlights the following:
- Aiming to retain current team members and attract new ones, the company has invested in employee development: 60,000 training courses were completed at the Drivers Academy in 2021.
- Girteka decided to expand its operation in Poznań, opening a base close to Western Europe and the Nordics.
- Thermo-transit, the fully owned company of Girteka group, expanded capacity by opening new terminals near Oslo in Norway and Padborg in Denmark.
- The Girteka intermodal rail network more than doubled the amount of FTLs it carried in 2021 compared to 2020, covering 5% of total kilometres via intermodal transportation. This saved 14.4 million kg of CO2 during the year. Girteka’s goal is to carry 20% of long-distance kilometres by 2025 using its intermodal network.
- Using the SAP Business Technology Platform, Girteka started fully digitising its logistics business and all operations more than a year ago. This process shall be finished by 2025.