Since its foundation in 2004 in Törökbálint, Hungary - 15 kilometers west of Budapest - Innight Express has developed into an overnight express specialist, primarily serving customers in the automotive and agricultural industries. For the past eight years, the company has also been successfully represented on the Romanian market by its subsidiary Innight Romania Express in Ciorogârla.

"Another important step in our expansion strategy."

"By expanding our overnight-express services into Eastern Europe, we are taking another important step in our expansion strategy, which we have been executing upon since the beginning of the year, with initiatives such as the acquisition of Hellmann East Europe and the joint venture of Rhenus & Hellmann," says Jörg Herwig, Chief Operating Officer Road & Rail Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.

"The acquisition ... gives us ... a presence in two attractive emerging countries."

"The acquisition of Innight Express gives us access and a presence in two attractive emerging countries in the Eastern European overnight-express market. We are pleased to be able to take on all 74 employees as part of the Innight Express acquisition," added Wilfried Hesselmann, Chief Operating Officer CEP, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.

"As part of the global Hellmann FAMILY, we want to make our contribution to the overall success of the company in the future. Our goal is to further expand while sustainably strengthening our presence and share in East Europe," say Tamás Aradi and Zoltán Csombok, Managing Directors CEP RO/HU.