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Global logistics team at Gebrüder Weiss welcomes Rittal North America to its Midwest warehouse

Sep 28, 2021

Gebrüder Weiss, a global freight forwarder with a core business of overland transport, air, and sea freight and logistics, welcomes Rittal North America, a global manufacturer of industrial and IT enclosures, to its Midwest warehouse and North American headquarters in Chicago. The organizations are working together to shorten delivery times, expand service capabilities, and improve the customer experience. By collaborating with Gebrüder Weiss, Rittal expands its U.S. footprint for more responsive enclosure delivery to integrators, OEMs, machine builders, panel builders, and data centers in the Midwest.

Rittal’s ribbon cutting at the Gebrüder Weiss third party logistics warehouse in Des Plaines, IL, showcases Rittal’s U.S. footprint expansion in the Midwest. (Source: Rittal North America)
Rittal’s ribbon cutting at the Gebrüder Weiss third party logistics warehouse in Des Plaines, IL, showcases Rittal’s U.S. footprint expansion in the Midwest. (Source: Rittal North America)

“We have a very strong reputation for creating custom solutions and understanding the delicate details that go with warehousing and transporting sensitive technology for the IT industry,” said Mark McCullough, CEO of Gebrüder Weiss USA. “We are delighted to be expanding our long-time European relationship with Rittal into the Midwest to work with them on a comprehensive strategy to move their product to market at an even faster pace,” McCullough added.

Gebrüder Weiss works with clients to not only outsource warehouse logistics and fulfillment processes to help organizations increase flexibility and efficiency, but the logistics experts also engage with clients to optimize its operational processes through strategic warehouse locations. Working collaboratively, the two companies will enhance Rittal’s offering to its customers in the Midwest.

“We wanted to help improve our customer’s productivity and their competitive edge. By collaborating with Gebrüder Weiss, we can better serve customers with our quality engineered products by providing more responsive delivery in the Midwest,” said Mike Freund, CEO at Rittal.

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