Minsk, October 9, 2009 – AsstrA, an international group of transport and logistical companies, celebrated the 14th anniversary on the Belarusian market. Belarus was the second country where a Branch Office of this international Swiss company with headquarters in Zurich was opened.

During the 14 years of AsstrA operation in Minsk, the employees have been constantly increasing their professional level by opening new fields of activity, offering new services, improving their performance and service quality.  Having started as a mere forwarding company, AsstrA has gradually grown to a 3PL provider offering a full range of logistical services to its customers. By the way, large international companies are among AsstrA customers. This proves that the level of services on delivery, storage, handling and insurance of any consignments is really high. Besides, AsstrA Belarus offers consignment customs handling in its own agencies in Minsk, foreign economic scheme design, regional distribution, product certification and shipping documents preparation support.    

The core principles, values and priorities of AsstrA transport and logistical company group are encoded in its name: Activity, Stability, Staff, Transport, Reputation, Alliance. “It is only the harmonious combination of all these components of our company operation that made it possible for us to be successful at all times, to increase our professionalism, to push forward, to develop, to overcome difficulties and grow stronger! A great deal of that has been achieved by our team, a team of real professionals whom I would like to thank and congratulate today first of all! We are grateful to our partners and customers who trust us, make us grow and develop!” said Ilya Bulov, Regional Director of AsstrA for Belarus and new markets.

About AsstrA Group:
AsstrA Group operates in the transport and logistics sphere. AsstrA has been rendering consignment transportation, storage, customs handling and insurance services separately and in packages and managing supply chains for more than 15 years.

AsstrA is an international transport and logistics company group with a head office in Zurich (Switzerland). It is represented by 20 divisions in 10 European and Asian countries; about 800 company employees are involved in rendering service to over 4,000 customers; the turnover of the group amounted to 160 million euro in 2008. The liabilities of the company as a forwarding agent are insured by Aktiv Assekuranz company (Germany) with a 1,000,000 euro limit for each insurance case.  AsstrA shares the responsibility for the environmental impact of transportation activities and strives to minimize it on its own part.

For further information in Belarus please contact
Natalia Legenchenko,
Head of Advertising and PR Department or AsstrA Group
by calling  +375 29 3 10 11 20,
or e-mailing at: pr@asstra.by