Galliker News & Stories

We have already reported on the Mega Charger project several times - a project that allows electric trucks to be charged at record speed for the first time. "GO! Das Schweizer Mobilitätsmagazin", has now taken this reporting to a new level: with the 10-minute documentary about the project, its technical background and the significance of the development for the entire e-mobility in the transport industry, they provide an exciting look behind the scenes. A big thank you for the great cooperation goes to "GO! Das schweizer Mobilitätsmagazin", the production agency V12 Media, as well as Designwerk and Fabian Wyssmann.

Renault Group Switzerland and Galliker Transport AG, Altishofen, are further expanding their zero-emission vehicle delivery capacities. Five e-car transporters from Galliker Green Logistics are currently delivering for the Renault Group, with a sixth car transporter starting operations in December. This means that a total of more than 13,000 vehicles can be delivered CO₂-neutral to Renault, Dacia and Alpine dealers in Switzerland every year.

Loyalty is highly valued at Galliker - be it towards business partners, suppliers or, above all, employees. This special appreciation is demonstrated every year in November when long-standing employees are honored for their loyalty. On November 23, 2024, the focus was on 158 jubilarians who celebrated their years of service in a festive atmosphere on the Sursee campus - accompanied by exciting show acts and heartfelt thanks from the Galliker family.

November is all about the future: after a successful ZEBI 2024, the national Future Day also took place today. At Galliker, around 70 schoolchildren aged between 10 and 12 were able to take a look behind the scenes of our family business for a day. At Imbach, 6 interested children of employees were also given the opportunity to accompany their parent at work for a day.

At the ZEBI education fair in Central Switzerland, Galliker put the focus on people - and visitors showed great interest. Around 450 young people took the opportunity to drive a truck themselves on an outdoor course and interactively experience the wide range of training opportunities at Galliker.

In a further step towards a sustainable energy supply, Imbach Logistik AG was able to commission a state-of-the-art photovoltaic system at the Imbach headquarters in Schachen at the beginning of October. The new system has an impressive output of 1,156 kWp and produces around 1,204 MWh of electricity per year. This provides enough energy to supply around 256 households for a year.

With the new website, Imbach Logistik AG presents itself as more user-friendly and tailored to the needs of customers, partners and interested parties. The revised structure simplifies navigation and ensures an intuitive user experience so that you can find the information you need quickly and easily.

On Friday, October 4, 2024, EY presented the prestigious annual award for the "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Switzerland 2024". Our company owners Peter Galliker, Rolf Galliker and Esther Studer-Galliker were presented with the award in the "Family Business" category at the award gala in the KKL Lucerne. Many thanks to EY and all the jury members involved for this great honor. A big thank you also goes to all Galliker employees who made a major contribution to Galliker receiving this award.

As part of an article in Tagesanzeiger & Fokus.swiss, Peter and Rolf Galliker had the opportunity to talk about the "Future of Supply Chain" and thus also about the wide-ranging topic of sustainability. An exciting interview provides an insight into the mindset of the Galliker brothers, as well as their goals, strategies and assessment of the future of the transport industry.

The professional world of transport and logistics is diverse. At Galliker Transport AG, a total of 15 other professions are trained upstream and downstream of the central areas of road transport specialists and logisticians: From commercial professions to IT specialists, plumbers, painters and mechatronics engineers with various specializations.

Last Saturday, September 21, 2024, the second Galliker Junior Day took place in Aclens. In summery weather, almost 150 visitors made their way to the Galliker site in Aclens, including around 50 young people. The event offered the young guests a unique opportunity to experience the professional world of transport and logistics up close and take a look behind the scenes, to talk to current apprentices and trainers at stands and, as an absolute highlight, to sit behind the wheel of a truck or forklift themselves.

On June 4, 2024, the time had finally come: the long-awaited mega charger and battery storage unit from Designwerk arrived at the company premises of Galliker Transport AG in Altishofen. The impressive 25-tonne device, filled with state-of-the-art technology and innovation, not only brought with it an impressive 960 kWh battery capacity, but also promises to enable fast charging of up to 1 MW in the future.

The 21st PV system of Galliker Transport AG was put into operation in Möhlin in August. Since then, the system on the roof of Logistics Center 2 has been producing electricity for the building with an output of over 900 kWp - in future, this electricity production is to be used for the entire Galliker site in Möhlin. The necessary structural and technical work is already being planned.

Last week, the apprentices of the 2024 graduation year were honored at the Galliker apprenticeship graduation ceremony. However, only 20% of them were bid farewell, as the majority of former apprentices are continuing their careers at Galliker. The 43 apprenticeship graduates from Galliker and its subsidiary Imbach Logistik were trained in a total of 17 different apprenticeships, which are divided into 6 different "Galliker Academies". in 2024, there were 5 honorary mentions among all graduates.

Since July 2024, a car transporter with an all-electric drive has been used for the first time to transport Mercedes-Benz models from the Sindelfingen plant to Switzerland. The e-truck from Galliker transports the vehicles over approx. 270 km to the headquarters of Galliker in Altishofen. The use of electric and complementary HVO drives will result in CO2 savings of around 600 tons per year, which will make a significant contribution to reducing the ecological footprint and promoting sustainable transport solutions.

Following the great success of the event in Altishofen in May, which offered the young participants a unique opportunity to get to know the fascinating world of the transport and logistics industry at close quarters, the event will be held in Aclens on September 21.

Car Logistics is committed to sustainability - not only in terms of e-car transporters or solar systems, but also in terms of electric vehicles for passenger transportation on our own premises. Our Galliker jockey team, which is responsible for moving customer vehicles (new and used cars) from A to B on the Galliker site - be it from vehicle preparation to loading, to the car wash or other movements - are now being transported from A to B using two eVitos, among other things. The new vehicles were put into operation at the end of July and underline our commitment to sustainable development.

On January 1, 2024, the building in Nebikon previously leased to Meier + Tobler was incorporated into our own operations as LC7 following extensive renovations - with the aim of not only using the existing space, but also continuously expanding the warehouse and logistics area. With the completion of the extension, we now have a total area of 16,000 m2 at our disposal in LC7.

We are delighted to welcome 40 new apprentices to Galliker and 7 new apprentices to Imbach! You will start your training period with two exciting introductory weeks, during which you will have the opportunity to get to know our company and settle into your new environment.

The well-being of employees has been at the heart of Galliker since the family business was founded. Measures to prevent accidents and injuries are therefore promoted on an ongoing basis. Nevertheless, accidents - both during and outside of working hours - and the resulting injuries and, in some cases, longer-term impairments to the ability to work cannot be completely avoided. In order to be able to reintegrate employees into everyday working life in the best possible way, even if their ability to work is impaired, a protective workstation was set up at Logistics Center 4 in Altishofen. This is already the second workplace of its kind, together with the protective workplace set up at LC1 at the same time.

We are happy to present our Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2023/2024. As a family business, we have been consciously committed to sustainability for many years. For us, sustainability means acting responsibly and consciously in all our activities and business areas, thinking long-term and treating the environment, customers, partners and employees with respect.

On Wednesday, July 3, the Galliker Innovation Day 2024 took place in Altishofen. Around 200 invited guests were given an insight into the Swiss family-owned company's commitment to sustainability, development and innovation through guided tours and various keynote speeches. Parallel to the actual event, the Designwerk Mega Charger, a battery storage system with a fast-charging station for electric trucks, was put into operation on the grounds of the Galliker headquarters. Culinary highlights at the flying lunch and an aperitif at the end of the event provided opportunities for personal exchanges and networking discussions.

Summer is here and the vacation mood is rising! We wish all employees, customers and partners a well-deserved break and a relaxing summer vacation.

As a partner and service provider for UCB, we have been transporting and storing various pharmaceutical products for several years. As part of the transports, which take place both nationally and internationally, we used a Galliker e-truck in a test run for the first time. The 800 km route from UCB Farchim SA in Bulle (CH) to Recipharm in Pianezza (IT) and back was mastered with the electric truck from Designwerk with an autonomous range of 500 km - saving an impressive 842 kg of CO2 emissions on the outward and return journey.

The e-truck fleet of Galliker Transport AG continues to grow steadily. In summer 2024, Designwerk will be adding more new e-autoporters - a further contribution to the Green Logistics goal that at least half of the fleet should be based on an alternative drive by 2040. However, to ensure that the electric vehicles can be operated quickly and immediately integrated into the operational process, it is essential to provide the appropriate e-charging infrastructure. Recently, the E-Power-Terminal, positioned in the Car Logistics area, became the 15th location to contribute to the capacity of the Galliker charging infrastructure with a further 12 charging connections as a central point.

Together with CKW and other partners, we have made great progress in the development of our charging infrastructure in recent months and years. One of the milestones is our e-power tunnel, which supplies 28 truck parking spaces with electricity for the installed charging stations.

Last Monday we were able to put four Volvo FH Electrics into operation for our branch in Italy, which are mainly used for the transportation of spare parts.

The procurement and operation of electric commercial vehicles has been part of our daily business for more than four years. Around two years ago, we took another important step towards sustainable mobility for our company.

Last Saturday, May 25, 2024, the third Galliker Junior Day took place. In summery weather, 580 visitors made their way to the Galliker site in Altishofen, including 250 young people. The event offered the young guests a unique opportunity to experience the professional world of transport and logistics up close and take a look behind the scenes, to talk to current apprentices and trainers at interactive stands and, as an absolute highlight, to sit behind the wheel of a truck or forklift themselves.

On Monday, April 22, 2024, the first Volvo FH Electric, one of the first ever fully electric trucks in Portugal, was delivered to Galliker Transportes Lda.

For months, a brisk stream of around 600 temperature-controlled trucks travel to and from Altishofen - loaded with a total of more than 50,000 pallets of Easter products. The long lead time is the result of the high production volume, which the producers would not be able to handle in a shorter time. Production, transport, storage and customizing interlock like cogwheels to supply Swiss supermarkets, grocery stores and small delicatessens with chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs and other sweet temptations at Easter time. As a delicate cargo, the chocolate is not only transported at a controlled temperature, but is also stored in a product-specific manner and processed in customizing if required.

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Daniel Zumbühl (Surseer Woche) to Altishofen - he accompanied our driver Sebastian Meier on a tour with the electric truck: "E-mobility is about to conquer the transport and logistics industry. The company Galliker already has well over 30 electrically powered trucks in use. Sebastian Meier from Triengen is regularly on the road with them. This newspaper was recently allowed to accompany him."
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SRZ24 by Galliker: A customized offer for car dealerships and workshops for professional wheel repair. Supported by the latest technology, trained employees ensure maximum efficiency.

In times of a shortage of skilled workers, it is becoming increasingly important to relieve specialists of tasks that do not fall within their actual areas of expertise. For example, the outsourcing of logistics and order picking work in the healthcare sector - services in which Galliker Transport AG has built up a broad base of experience and expertise in the healthcare industry over the past 10 years.

On February 8, Galliker Transport AG put its first eCube battery storage system from eSpectrum AG into operation. The eCube is an innovative storage system that provides solar power produced during the day for on-demand use, thus enabling a sustainable energy supply for Galliker 's electric commercial vehicles.

The market for transport and logistics services always demands high quality, reliability and the corresponding proof in the form of various certifications.
Various audited processes also help us to regulate internal quality and procedures and ensure sustainable continuity.

It takes some getting used to: a 40-ton truck that you can hardly hear and only uses batteries to transport goods throughout Switzerland. However, we are relying more and more on electric and hydrogen trucks. We explain what else we are doing for greener mobility and what the biggest challenges are in the "Discovering the economy" program.

15 years after the opening of the Galliker branch in the Ticino municipality of Sant'Antonino, the ground-breaking ceremony for the site's second logistics building took place on December 13, 2023. The new building will create an additional 7,700 square meters of logistics space in southern Switzerland - an essential step for the location, which acts as a hub on the north-south axis. The new logistics center is being built with a focus on sustainability and social responsibility, in line with the values of the family-owned company Galliker.

Founded in 1918, we have been based in Altishofen since 1980 - in addition to our head office, we operate 19 branches in six countries. The Galliker world offers a wide range of exciting corporate and professional worlds. Immerse yourself with us in the world of the family business Galliker - in our new Galliker Inside Film!

It is part of the company tradition and is an annual highlight for the Galliker family: The anniversary evening, at which those employees who have celebrated between 10 and 50 years of service and have thus helped shape the family business Galliker over the past decades are honored.

Our first photovoltaic system was commissioned in 2012 - the existing PV network has now been expanded by 3,600 m2 to a total of 77,000 m2 in October 2023. Over 2,100 hours of sunshine now provide even more power in the Galliker network every year.

Galliker attaches great importance to inspiring young talent at an early stage, which is why Galliker takes part in the annual Future Day and plans an exciting program.

Over 200 vehicles found their way to Auto Zürich with Galliker Transport - we would like to thank our customers for their trust and the great cooperation!

A ride in a truck: this was possible at the Galliker Road Days - for all those interested in the everyday life of a chauffeur.