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Logistics Needs Our Support

The logistics company SANDER SUPPORT LOGISTIC s.r.o. has been operating on the Czech

market since 2009, providing transport packaging and handling. Employees put their hearts

and top professionalism in their jobs, so it came with no surprise when, in 2020, the company

was nominated for the Český Goodwill-Firmový Oscar (Czech Goodwill Business Oscar

awards). Ing. Jan Valerián, CEO of the company, gave us this interesting interview.

Mr Valerián, what prompted you to

found the company? What does your

job include?

I have been working in trade and logistics

since my third year at university. I worked

in various positions in a few logistics

companies before I founded SANDER

SUPPORT LOGISTIC. I wanted to

continue working in this field but to go

my own way.

We incorporated “support to logistics” in

the name of our company. We prepare the

goods to be safely transported, provide

transport packaging, load the containers

on any other transportation vehicle. Our

success is proven by our good position

on the market even in times of crisis. I am

glad that I may consider our employees

my friends, some of which have been on

this road to success with us from the very

beginning.

The motto of this issue is investments:

what types of investments do you work

with in your enterprise?

There are inevitable investments such as

regular renewals of hand-operated tools,

pneumatic nail guns and manipulation

technologies. Then there are “feel-good

investments”.

These include the purchase of a superheavy fork-lift vehicle which allows us to

improve the portfolio of our services in

heavy-cargo manipulation, but it is also

a machine which seriously makes your

heart leap.

Another chapter is the investment in the

staff. There is still a great deal of work

ahead for me to learn how to invest

properly. I am not sure that the invested

money and trust always pay back as much

as I hope.

What are the principal reasons that

clients should consider Sander

Support Logistic their prospective

business partner?

In my opinion, the crucial reason is that

we are a reliable partner to our clients and

contractors. We work hard, always keep

contracted conditions and never cheat.

We search for solutions that primarily

benefit our customers. Thanks to the fact

that we are well versed in various kinds of

transport and the conditions of transport

and business, we are able to optimize the

processing and packaging of complex

investment units.

What is the most interesting project

you have been involved in?

One of the most attractive projects we

have done was the transport of press

machines from Sárvár, Hungary to Kaluga,

Russia. Not only were we responsible

for transportation packaging, but also for

the full organization of the transport to the

destination. The largest items, weighing

thirty, forty and fifty tons, travelled

through Mělník, Kiel and Petersburg.

All accessories were transported by six

trucks to Kaluga directly. In accordance

with the order of the Russian client, all

items arrived in Kaluga on the very same

day.

What is the key feature of your work?

Is it being organized?

It is the other way around. I feel that the

motto of our work is improvisation with

dates and flexibility. In the field of export

packaging, we are almost at the end

of the production process. We are the

last step before expediting the product.

Customers often try to resolve transport

packaging at the last minute. Any delay

in production causes changes in shipping

and transport and then we need to adapt

and improvise.

Which locations would you recommend

in the Frýdek-Místek area and which

local meal do you like best?

A bike ride in the Beskid Mountains

is heaven for my soul and hell for my

body. The bikeway connecting the peaks

of Ropice and Velký Polom offers the

most challenging parts and loveliest

views. When I choose to leave the

official marked tourist routes, the ride

may also become a great adventure. My

favourite local dishes include Wallachian

sauerkraut soup, pâtés, and deer goulash.

Thank you for the interview.

Text: redakce

Foto: archiv sander support logistic

www.sander-logistic.cz

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