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«An excellent neutral negotiation partner»

«An excellent neutral negotiation partner»

09.02.2023 | SitesTags: , , , , ,

The Vetro­pack Group is a lis­ted and fami­ly-run glass pack­a­ging manu­fac­tu­rer in Switz­er­land. We at the VAP accom­pa­nied Vetro­pack during the nego­tia­ti­ons on the new siding con­tract and the rene­wal of the sidings. We talk about this coope­ra­ti­on and the future of rail freight trans­port with Phil­ip­pe Clerc, Head of the Vetro­pack site in St-Prex.

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Sites

The Vetro­pack Group is a lis­ted and fami­ly-run glass pack­a­ging manu­fac­tu­rer in Switz­er­land. We at the VAP accom­pa­nied Vetro­pack during the nego­tia­ti­ons on the new siding con­tract and the rene­wal of the sidings. We talk about this coope­ra­ti­on and the future of rail freight trans­port with Phil­ip­pe Clerc, Head of the Vetro­pack site in St-Prex.

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«You won’t go far without courage»

«You won’t go far without courage»

21.09.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, SustainabilityTags: , , , , ,

by | Sep 21, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability

Dr Heiko Fischer pre­si­des over the Inter­na­tio­nal Union of Wagon Kee­pers UIP. The for­mer VTG boss talks to the VAP about the future of Euro­pean rail freight trans­port and the digi­tal trans­for­ma­ti­on of the rail sec­tor. He would like to see more...
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«We want to be faster and better than the others in the future as well.»

«We want to be faster and better than the others in the future as well.»

22.07.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport IndustryTags: , , , ,

by | Jul 22, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry

In June 2022, the take­over of the fami­ly busi­ness WASCOSA by Swiss Life and Vau­ban was announ­ced. We wan­ted to know more about the back­ground to this sale and the visi­on of WASCOSA from the for­mer owner and future Chair­man of the Board of Direc­tors Phil­ipp...
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TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

31.01.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , ,

by | Jan 31, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

We at the VAP are com­mit­ted to com­pe­ti­ti­ve rail freight trans­port. In the mean­ti­me, seve­ral pri­va­te RUs and VAP mem­bers ope­ra­te important trans­ports. We are happy to intro­du­ce them and their core com­pe­ten­ces. Let’s start with TR Trans...
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In the interview: Matthias Grieder

In the interview: Matthias Grieder

15.09.2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, SitesTags: , , ,

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Sites

VAP: Mr Grie­der, what is your col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with the VAP like?Matthias Grie­der: We have regu­lar dealings with Gene­ral Secre­ta­ry Frank Fur­rer. For exam­p­le, he is the repre­sen­ta­ti­ve of the Ris­tet-Ber­ger­moos track coope­ra­ti­ve and has repre­sen­ted...
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