Konecranes outsources terminal operations in Hyvinkää

At the end of October Konecranes signed a contract to outsource its terminal operations in Hyvinkää, Finland, to Finnish company HUB Logistics Packaging Oy. Konecranes’ terminal operations include the reception of goods, packaging and dispatch functions. The outsourcing decision affects 20 Konecranes employees within these functions. All employees will be transferred to HUB Logistics Packaging Oy retaining their existing employee status. The changes will be effective as of November 9, 2009.

The reasons for outsourcing the terminal operations functions are to achieve increased productivity and flexibility and to obtain additional cost savings.

As per Konecranes the outsourcing of terminal operations supports Konecranes’ strategy of focusing on its core business: improving our customers’ productivity and profitability by providing lifting equipment and services.

HUB Logistics is a forerunner in logistics in Finland, offering flexible, customized logistics services. HUB Logistics’ service offering includes the entire logistics process from managing and developing activities to financing working capital. Until now Konecranes has bought packages and packaging services and hired personnel from HUB Logistics.