Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will open a fourth cargo terminal in Copenhagen after announcing a deal to take over Wallenborn Outsourcing.
The SATS-owned handler said that the facility would be refurbished ahead of a re-opening next summer and would offer specialised e-commerce and freight forwarder handling (EFFH) services.
The company will acquire Wallenborn Outsourcing Copenhagen from RFS firm Wallenborn Transports. Current Wallenborn Outsourcing customers will transfer over to WFS on March 1.
The EFFH services will be launched before the opening of the new facility and initially offered out of a 2,500 sq m facility located at Kystvejen 24. From next summer, the EFFH operation will move into the newly-refurbished 4,800 sq m warehouse at Kystvejen 28.
Peter Nygaard, Wallenborn managing director for Scandinavia, said: “We’re excited to announce the sale of Wallenborn Outsourcing, which we founded back in 2016, to WFS. This marks a significant step for our concept and sets the stage for even more growth in the Danish logistics space.
“WFS shares our vision for developing the outsourcing concept, and we’re confident that WFS will unlock new opportunities and drive innovation.”
Jimi Daniel Hansen, WFS’ interim managing director Denmark & senior vice president of operational excellence, added: “Our large customer base in Copenhagen and the wider freight forwarding community in Denmark present significant opportunities to establish and grow WFS’ EFFH services. We expect a high level of further interest from other existing and new customers looking to outsource these types of services.”
Since opening its first warehouse operation in 2006, WFS has added two further purpose-built facilities as well as a dedicated GDP-certified pharma facility to support the cluster of life science companies in the Greater Copenhagen area. It now provides handling services for over 50 airline customers in Copenhage
