The Duisburg-based subsidiary of the Swiss Weiss+Appetito Services AG Weiss+Appetito Services GmbH has joined the partner network of the duiSport subsidiary startport.
Meeting in the STARTPORT office (Walter Daumann (left) and Alexander Garbar (right)).
The Duisburg-based subsidiary of Swiss Weiss+Appetito Services AG Weiss+Appetito Services GmbH has joined the partner network of the duisport subsidiary startport.
As a program partner, Weiss+Appetito supports the startup hub startport in digitizing logistics in the Rhine-Ruhr region. With this cooperation, Weiss+Appetito is also supporting the innovation platform for logistics and supply chain, particularly in terms of content, through its own technical developments.
Digital expertise for StartPort startups
Weiss+Appetito has almost 100 years of experience in the special construction services sector and has been developing since 2015 through the start-up we.digitize within the group, solutions to the challenges of digitization. The focus is on efficient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and digital locking technology, e.g. for contactless transfer of material along a supply chain. “With startport, a young company from the Rhine-Ruhr region has gained our much appreciated attention because it has the same goals as we do in the area of economic sustainability and technical future orientation,” explains Dr. Walter Daumann, managing director and partner of the Weiss+Appetito Group. “At the same time, the startport concept convinced us, as young entrepreneurs with access to a network of major players in our regional market, to provide a platform to successfully introduce new technologies in the area of logistics and supply chain,” continues Maurice Simkins, head of development at we.digitize. Weiss+Appetito supports StartPort startups with expertise in digitization. Alexander Garbar, managing director of startport, is delighted with the addition of partners: “With Weiss+Appetito, we have gained a strong partner with almost 100 years of experience to develop innovative ideas in logistics and supply chain! ”
Partner network decisive for StartPort success
As a subsidiary of the Port of Duisburg, the startport innovation platform is committed to anchoring innovative technologies at the location. This is done by initiating projects between startups and established companies that make logistics more digital, efficient and sustainable. With this claim, startport supports young startups in two startup programs, the StartPort Incubator and Accelerator.
About startport: As a subsidiary of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport), startport GmbH is committed to initiating a creative culture of innovation and actively promoting further development in the area of logistics and supply chain. With this claim, it promotes and challenges young startups that, together with duisport and the companies based here, are developing pioneering ideas for the leading logistics hub in the heart of Europe.
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