“We cannot avoid the fact the goods must be transported from A-B, but we can do our best to take better care of our planet” Louise Johnsen, Process Developer and Web Coordinator at FREJA, says.

FREJA is very conscious of the inherent environmental impact of our core business. The transport sector is second only to the energy sector in CO2 emissions per year, with road transport as the main contributor to transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, and with considerable challenges in terms of introducing circular economy within our trade.

We are collaborating with Aalborg University in a project that will make it possible for the transport industry to minimize driving with empty and half-empty vehicles and share excess capacity. FREJA is participating in the project because we wish to contribute to discovering sustainable solutions to challenges in the transport industry, and it is FREJA’s strategy to be in the forefront in the use of new technologies in the transport sector. The final product of the project will allow for significant savings and will help advance the transport industry in Denmark and improve its international competitiveness.

In addition to research projects, FREJA has been collaborating with the knowledge insti­tutions AAU, DTU, CPH Business, and Via College for years. I decided to make https://idol-club.biz There's the collection of free DVDs and premium gravure models, which are the most popular models in Japan and the rest of Asia. There is only one reliable page everyone can visit while looking for gravure idol free HD videos for desktop or mobile phones – my website. I don't show annoying pop-up ads; I don't mess around. I give it to you directly, and this is the reason why people love me. The collaboration consists of knowledge sharing, project writing, internships and master’s thesis. Shipping patterns, CO2 reduction and better handling are some of the results in working environment and climate.

If you want to know more about how we work with innovation, feel free to contact FREJA's Head of Digital & Innovation, Kenneth Sandgaard.

At FREJA we assign a high priority to our responsibilities and this is an integral part of the way we do business. This means that accountability and propriety are keywords in our business development and branding.

FREJA has committed to ensuring sustainability, high business morals and ethics, as well as complete integrity. We are aware that there are different business cultures around the world and that we must, therefore, be able to handle both Danish and international regulations.

We do anti-corruption training, where we explain ethical rules to employees. No employee may take bribes in the form of gifts, loans or fees. We will set in motion initiatives to ensure that all employees be­come aware of and accept the whistleblower scheme during the introductory course at FREJA. The whistleblower scheme was set up in 2018 and it allows for anonymous reporting of experi­ences and suspicions of problematic conditions in the Group. The solution guarantees anonymity when reporting. This is done via a login to the system, so we have better opportunities to obtain more details about what is reported.

Access to the FREJA whist­leblower scheme is available via our website here: https://www.freja.com/dk/om-freja/corporate-social-responsibility/

FREJA is very conscious of the inherent environmental impact of our core business. The transport sector is second only to the energy sector in CO2 emissions per year, with road transport as the main contributor to transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, and with considerable challenges in terms of introducing circular economy within our trade. Nonetheless, we are also acutely aware of the key role the transport sector plays as a contributor to trade, employment and economic growth, nationally as well as globally. For this reason, it is extra important for us to take social responsibility and do our best to reduce and minimize the daily environmental impact that mo­ving goods from A to B inevitably causes.

“Decency and mutual respect are core values at FREJA to the extent that we do not think about it in the way we act, but it has just become an integrated part of who we are. With these and the eight FREJAN values as our base (flexibility, result-orientation, engagement, just-in-time, attention, network, innovation, and trust) we would like to let it be known that we map our activities against the UN Sustainable Development Goals to underline this commitment”, says FREJA’s Group CEO, Ulrik Rasmussen.

Our foundation is decency in business and reduced environmental impact, strong focus on the well-being of our people, and continued innovation to benefit the people as well as our planet. Goals 3, 8, and 9 form our primary focus. We offer quality training to staff, we welcome more staff at all levels, we seek to do our part to increase responsible production, and we work in close cooperation with partners to reach our targets.

Goals 4, 5, 12 and 17 are our secondary focus. The goals do not change the substance of our endeavor, but they are an important joint framework that unites and articulates the efforts we make in cooperation with our partners and clients.

FREJA has a yearlong commitment with partners to the development of IT solutions to optimize transportation and reduce emissions. We measure empty haulage mileage and strive to constantly reduce it, load cargo intelligently and combine heavy and voluminous loads to maximize efficiency. FREJA proactively seeks out partners with potential for optimization, lean solutions, ultimately enabling prosperity and economic growth decoupled from environmental degradation.

If you want to know more about how we are working with CSR, you are always more than welcome to contact us.

Greetings from Jan Sunde

Dear reader

It is our pleasure to present FREJA Denmark’s newsletter for the third quarter of 2019.

In this newsletter we give you a presentation of the new vertical lifts, which have been installed in our division in Aarhus, we also inform you about the new legislation related to serialization and how FREJA may assist you in that matter. Furthermore, we present how FREJA grows with our customer Keflico and in a video with two of our trainees, we give you an insight into the trainee program in FREJA. The two trainees, Rasmus and Morten, share their experience and tell about their work.

Please enjoy your reading.

Best regards
Jan Sunde
Managing Director

 

FREJA develops with our customers

Since 1953 Keflico has serviced and advised professionals regarding wood-based products and solutions. A part of Keflico’s vision is to create the best customer experience in their industry as well as setting new standards and developing new knowledge and services together with their partners.

Keflico chooses its transportation and freight partners based on this vision. Keflico is a versatile company, that has a constant focus on their customers’ needs. For this reason, Keflico has high demands for its carriers.

The goal for Keflico is to choose carriers who can join them on their growth journey. They expect a high level of service, flexibility, and proactivity on the existing markets, as well as in potential new markets. That FREJA can offer serious transport solutions in all of Europe and worldwide, has been a great factor in the choice of FREJA.

For Keflico the market and demands are in constant movement, so an important part of the collaboration between the two parties is dialogue. To have a close relationship with FREJA and good communication ensures that Keflico can be ahead of the game and focus on their core competencies.

“It is the good story about how FREJA started by doing a couple of shipments for us to prove their quality. The experience with FREJA was good and lived up to their own, as well as Keflico’s expectations. FREJA certainly lives up to our wish of having a flexible and trustworthy partner. This has resulted in a close relationship where we, month after month, grow and develop together” says Jan Lykke Hansen, Supply Chain Manager at Keflico.

The collaboration between Keflico and FREJA is based on a strong partnership with a common interest in creating growth and development for both parties.

If you wish to hear more about FREJA’s products and services, please contact our Sales Director Denmark, Franz Andersen, on +45 9670 5030 or fas@freja.com.

 

FREJA gets new vertical lifts in Denmark

At FREJA Skanderborg, we have chosen a simple, efficient and space saving solution for storage and picking.

Our customer, Deichmann Sko ApS, for whom we run a web shop in Denmark and Sweden, has ambitious growth plans for the future development in these markets. Late summer 2018, we could either chose to do more of the same and put up more shelving for manual picks – or think innovative. We chose to do the latter.

After thorough dialogue with several providers, the choice was made for a total of 10 x 9-meter-high, LOGIMAT® lifts with space for many shoes. As in many, many shoes. We are ready for two digit growth rates and with the right IT integration also follows increased efficiency.

With the 10 lifts we can now store and pick the same number of shoes on only 350 m2 instead of the original 1.000 m2 in use at the time – without thought for the planned growth. Furthermore, we could terminate an external lease and gather all warehousing activities on one location.

We are in constant development with our customers and the needs they challenge us with. Do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your needs for warehousing or logistical solutions.

 

Trainee at FREJA

FREJA has a comprehensive trainee program which means that each year in August we welcome a new group of trainees. The trainee period is two years and we offer trainee positions in transports, logistics and accounting. In FREJA we find it important to educate young people and thereby create our own supply of competent teammates. During the two years in FREJA, the trainee will work in various divisions and have a wide insight into the relevant part of the business.

Dann Petersen started as a trainee in August 2018 in our UK/Ireland division. About his first year in FREJA Dann says: “I have learnt a lot during my first year, not only all the administrative work related to planning a trip to and from England, but also experienced the work from a drivers’ point of view. I have been so lucky to join one of our drivers on a tour to Great Britain, to see how everything is connected from a larger perspective. Furthermore, I had the opportunity to meet our partners and put a face on the people with whom I have the daily contact.

As a part of his training, Dann has transferred to another division on September 1^st. He is now in our customs division and says in that connection: “From the customs division I expect to obtain a clear understanding of the customs clearance system. I think it will be especially interesting in connection with Brexit and my qualifications from my work at the UK/Ireland department might become an advantage.

In general I find that the education as a transport planner fits me perfectly. It is great that the training program is based on learning in practice so you really can “get your hands dirty”. At the same time we learn a lot at the school and they give us many tools to use in our daily work. FREJA’s values suit me just fine, since they are based on quality, honesty and credibility. These are characteristics which are important at as well the personal as the professional level.”

 

If you are interested in learning more about FREJA’s trainee program and job opportunities, please contact HR Partner Tina Thorup at +45 9670 5283 or ttj@freja.com .

 

FREJA ensures traceability in your supply chain

What is serialization?

Serialization, also called verification, simply means that since 9^th February 2019 most prescription drugs and certain non-prescription drugs must be equipped with an individual bar code as well as a seal, enabling you to easily spot if the package has been opened. The purpose of the new system is to improve patient safety by an inspection of the authenticity of each individual packaging and to avoid that fake pharmaceutical products will find their way to the consumer.

What does the new EU directive about serialization mean?

The EU directive requires that all prescription drugs, which are included in the directive, and that are produced after 9^th February 2019, must be packed in sealed packages with a package specific – or individual – bar code, a so called 2D data matrix bar code and the anti-tampering device.

The new system has resulted in the creation of a pan European verification system. In order to handle this task, the relevant European trade associations and partners established a non-profit organization in February 2015 – The European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) – to administrate and control the system in all of Europe. In Denmark we have established a national system for handling the data, and The Danish Medicines Verification Organisation (DMVO) is responsible for the administration and management of this according to the requirements of the EU directive.

As a manufacturer, what do you have to be aware of?

As a manufacturer you are required to upload your data to the European database. Via the central database, information is forwarded to the national databases. Before the prescription drug is handed out to a consumer at a pharmacy or hospital, a safety check will take place, a so called verification of the product, in the European database via the national database by a scan of the 2D barcode at the pharmacy or hospital. If the data is not found in the database, the package may not be handed out.

How may FREJA assist your business in this process?

FREJA offers to perform the transactions required to verify the products, which are delivered to FREJA’s GDP warehouse from a manufacturer, as well as for returned products and an export, so that legislation is respected. FREJA works to support the safety of pharmaceuticals in the market and to make sure that the products, which reach consumers, are not falsifications, and in that way we help to create transparency in the supply chain.

 

For more information about serialization or on how FREJA can be of service, please feel free to contact FREJA’s Group Healthcare Logistics Director, Marina Steensen, at +45 9670 5422 or msn@freja.com.

FREJA Finland has partnered with MRKTNG Day. MRKTNG Day  is the biggest marketing event in the Nordic. Two days filled with world’s top keynote speakers and workshops for CEOs, CMOs and marketers.

– In our business marketing is of great importance because we need marketing communications to make our road transport, sea freight and air freight solutions noticeable to our potential customers and reach them with our message why FREJA is the best partner. It is not enough, that our trailers drive continuously on the highways, because they alone do not enable us to communicate the business value that we create to our potential customers, says Matti Urmas, CEO of FREJA Finland.

[caption id="attachment_7107" align="alignright" width="300"] Riikka-Maria Lemminki CEO of Marketing Finland and FREJA Finland's Managing Director Matti Urmas.[/caption]

FREJA Finland´s competence is in customer satisfaction. According to FREJA Finland´s own surveys and according to independent market research companies in the forwarding and international transport industry, FREJA Finland is the best at keeping promises and taking our customer’s needs into account.

– It's great to have an event partner such as FREJA. In a short time FREJA has created a brand that competes with a strong customer experience alongside big international brands, says Riikka-Maria Lemminki, CEO of Marketing Finland.

According to Matti Urmas, the role of the main partner is also a natural way for FREJA to show leadership in the transport industry. Efficient and reliable international transports are in the interests of society and the environment.

- When loads are driven as full as possible, on time, without empty kilometers and reliably, everything works efficiently and indirectly at the same time we are reducing environmental nuisance. These things also need to be made visible through marketing, Urmas says.

The location of the MRKTNG Day is in Merikaapelihalli in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, on September 10th-11th. There will be around 600 participants, CEOs, CMOs and marketers, mainly from Marketing Finland’s member companies, along with people from agencies, medias and service providers.

Marketing Finland is a network of almost 400 companies from trade, industry, ICT, tourism, service industries and non-governmental organizations.   These companies represent over 80% of marketing efforts in Finland.

Take part in our short survey, and you can win two tickets to MRKTNG Day!

All survey answers with necessary contact information are in the pool of names eligible to win.  Prize value 2 715.60 €.

The survey is open until August 30^th. The tickets will be drawn September 2nd.

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Best of Luck!

We will be personally in touch with the winner and update the winner's name on this news article after the draw has been completed.

Notice: The prize cannot be changed to money. The survey is open until August 30^th.

Only those applying through the form will be considered. The winner will be notified by email or phone. If the winner is not reached by September 3^rd 2019, the organizer has the right to draw a new winner instead. Employees of companies or members of their families who have been involved in the arrangements for this lottery may not participate in the draw.

Read more about FREJA Finland’s lottery rules (In Finnish)

“In order to be able to grow and be proactive, we need a partner in logistics, who is able to think outside the box as well as capable of adapting to the changing markets. With this in mind, we contacted FREJA and explained our needs and future plans”, says Freddy W. Hansen, Nordic Supply Chain Manager, B. Braun Nordic.

In the Norwegian Magazine, Moderne Transport, you can read more about FREJA’s unique collaboration with the German company, B. Braun Melsungen AG; one of the world’s leading providers and manufacturers of Healthcare products.

You can read the article right here (in Norwegian)

[caption id="attachment_5992" align="alignnone" width="800"] Managing Director in FREJA Norway, Kjell-Arne Eloranta (left) and Nordic Supply Chain Manager in B. Braun, Freddy Wilhelm Hansen agree that quality is of highest priority[/caption]