Page: Logistics
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LOGISTICS IN LORRAINE the main factor behind the region’s expansion
In the space of a decade, Lorraine has acquired a logistical vocation on a European scale. Aided by an exceptional geographical location right at the point where the continent's main trading channels meet, it has a number of essential advantages upstream of logistics strategies: infrastructures, the potential to welcome new businesses, the mobilisation of local actors, engineering and advanced level skills…The establishment and influence of numerous foreign groups show just how attractive the region is: UPS, IKEA, TNT, DHL, GE Lighting Europe, Tenneco, etc...
| KEY DATA |
| - +2,000 specialist businesses |
| - 63,000 employees |
| - 130,000 m2 built in 5 years |
| - the leading French region for rail freight |
| - 24% of the world's wealth within a radius of 1,000 km |
| STRONG POINTS |
| - The turntable for the strongest European growth area |
| - The quality of the transport and communication networks |
| - Even distribution of logistical platforms |
| - Development of tri-modal (road-rail-water) access |
| - Land and property potential |
| - Public initiatives aimed at helping the logistics sector to develop |
| - A policy of welcoming new businesses and offering support |
| - Industrial and manufacturing know-how |
| TRAINING - R&D |
| - AFT-IFTIM and IUT, specific training for managers and logistics professionals |
| - ESIDEC, specialist training for all jobs in logistics, advanced training in logistical engineering |
| - DRIRE, support for the designing of specific equipment |
| - GeorgiaTech, a European platform offering advanced level training on an international scale as part of the EMIL (Executive Master's in International Logistics) programme |
Lorraine is in the perfect location at the very heart of the world’s largest market
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