LOGISTICS
Within a radius of 300 km around Örebro, the urban centre of Business Region Örebro, there are six and half million inhabitants; the geographic location makes Örebro the demographic centre of Scandinavia. Just outside Örebro is the junction for Sweden’ busiest motorways, the E18, the E20 and Highway 50. Additionally, Sweden’ third largest freight airport is just a short distance from central Örebro; Örebro Airport also has a good passenger service including daily scheduled flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen. Business Region Örebro is also a unique location for rail transportation. Hallsberg is home to the Nordic region’ largest freight rail hub, including a fullload centre which allows for comprehensive contact with road transport companies.
All this makes Business Region Örebro an important and attractive meeting place for people, products and services. The foundations for this were laid as early as the 13th century when the region was developing into a trading centre. Today Business Region Örebro had developed into a logistical hub for the whole of Scandinavia, a clear choice for a meeting place in a dynamic Nordic communications and transportation network. Here, companies in logistics and transportation are in a strategic location for markets across Sweden and Scandinavia, able as well to offer quick and effective distribution to the European continent and the rest of the world. In an increasingly globalized
world there are higher demands for better communications between strong business regions, which is why Business Region Örebro will continue to be reliant on effective communications networks for its future development.
SWEDEN’S LARGEST FACILITY FOR HEAVY GOODS TRAFFIC – TRUCK STOP ÖREBRO
Tere is a daily flow of heavy goods traffic in excess of 5,000 trucks at the junction of the E18 and the E20. This is the site for the construction of Truck Stop Öebro, Sweden’ largest service facility for heavy goods vehicles. When completed, the facility will offer everything required in road transportation services. Comprising an area of 300,000m2, Truck Stop Örebro will have a trailer changing area, an automatic filling station, workshops, food service and overnight facilities, a fully secure parking zone and, in addition, a section for animal transports including access to food, water, etc.
| Distances and travel times to other cities: |
| CITY |
AIR |
CAR |
TRAIN |
| Stockholm, 194 km |
40 mins |
2.5 hrs |
2 hrs |
| Gothenburg, 282 km |
50 mins |
3 hrs |
2.5 hrs |
| Malmo, 470 km |
1 hr 15mins |
5.5 hrs |
5 hrs |
| Copenhagen, 508 km |
1 hr 15 mins |
6 hrs |
6 hrs |
| Oslo, 325km |
55 mins |
4 hrs |
4.5 hrs |
Why Logistics?
Since the 13th Century, Business Region Örebro has been an important focal point for people, goods and services. Today the region has the unique ability to be able to offer both rail and air transport services and is indeed the demographic centre of Scandinavia. Within a radius of 300km, companies and organizations can reach 6.5 million inhabitants. There is already a firmly established group of logistics and transport companies in the region, several of which are world leaders in their field.
CEL – A MEETING PLACE FOR LOGISTICS
Central Sweden Logistics – a network established to develop logistical operations throughout Business Region Örebro – is a meeting point for logistics companies. The network includes companies and organizations and also Örebro University, in addition to a number of municipalities across the region.
CEL is working to strengthen the competitiveness of the region in national and international logistics. This is done in cooperation with logistics companies, local organizations, local authorities and educational agencies. Through various projects involving networking – information seminars and such – and integration, CEL actively contributes to strengthening the logistical sector in the region. CEL has been active in developing a three-year logistics course for upper secondary school classes, in addition to promoting coursework partnerships between Örebro University and logistics companies throughout the region.
MANY HAVE DISCOVERED THE ADVANTAGES
That Business Region Örebro fulfills all the necessary requirements for effective logistics operations is something that numerous businesses already have discovered. Many Swedish and international transport companies have chosen to establish their central operations here. Today approximately 5,000 people are employed by the region’s 500 transport and logistics companies – a number which is steadily increasing. In recent years the increase in the logistics sector has experienced ever more intensive growth, the result of ongoing projects aimed at maximizing the full potential for this sector’s establishment and development. Examples of companies which have based themselves in the region in recent years are:
• DHL, a leading company in northern Europe within third party logistics, which has recently expanded its warehouse capacity for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).
• Ahsell AB, a distributor of products and services in heating and plumbing, refrigeration, etc. to professional users, which has established one of Europe’s largest logistical centres in Hallsberg. The entire facility covers 176,000m2, including a warehouse of 45,000m2 with a capacity for over 60,000 units.
• Würth Svenska AB, one of Sweden’s leading suppliers of articles to the production industry, which has established its head office and central warehouse in Örebro. From here, 200,000 deliveries are made annually.
• Onninen AB, supplier of technical products with distribution centres in Örebro and Karlskoga, which supplies a wide range of companies in the industrial production sector, i.e. heating, ventilation and sanitation (HVS), water and drainage, etc.
• Elon have established a 15,000m2 warehouse in Örebro which can house 450,000 domestic appliances. This caters to the wholesale companies Elon Svenska AB and Svenska Elkedjan.
Goals and visions
Business Region Örebro’s major goals for the logistics sector are to develop the region to become the leading logistics region after Sweden’s three major city regions. Business Region Örebro will continue to facilitate swift and secure transportation of people, goods and services.
Contact us
Business Region Örebro
S-701 83 Örebro
Tel +46 19 602 63 28
www.br-orebro.se
