Planzer (/ˈplænzər/; respectively Planzer Holding AG) is a Swiss transportation and logistics company based in Seewen, Schwyz in Switzerland.[1] The operational headquarters are located in Dietikon near Zurich.[2] The concern is entirely owned and controlled by the extended Planzer family.[3][4]

Planzer
Native name
Planzer Holding AG
Company typePrivate
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
FounderMax Planzer Sr.
Key people
Nils Planzer
Severin Baer
Nicolas Baer
Revenue$1.2 billion (2022)
OwnerPlanzer family
Number of employees
5,600+ (2022)
Websiteplanzer.ch

It employs 5,600+ people, including 350 apprentices, and owns 2,500+ trucks. In 2022, Planzer Holding AG, had an annual turnover of CHF 1,084 billion (about $1.2 billion in 2024). Planzer operates 63 locations in Switzerland and several more in Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Liechtenstein as well as in Hong Kong.[5][6][7][8] They are also a direct private competitor the state-owned Swiss Post as of 2024.[9]

References

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  1. ^ AG, DV Bern. "Planzer Holding AG". Commercial register of the canton of Schwyz. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ AG, DV Bern. "Planzer Transport AG". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  3. ^ Enz, Werner (2017-12-19). "Planzer – vom Fuhrhalter zum Logistiker". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  4. ^ Minetti, Maurizio (2019-11-29). "Die Liste: Das sind die Reichsten der Zentralschweiz". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  5. ^ "Planzer – an international company in family hands". Planzer. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  6. ^ Triebe (Text), Benjamin (2024-06-23). ""Eine Herkulesaufgabe": So baut Nils Planzer den grössten privaten Gegenentwurf zur Post". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  7. ^ https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/server/api/core/bitstreams/b2cf2e28-7c97-40ae-94a8-135fb9479cb7/content
  8. ^ https://www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/ubs-uebernahme-der-cs-trifft-logistiker-wie-planzer-hart-wir-wollen-nicht-dass-eine-bank-uns-sagt-wos-langgeht-id18882554.html
  9. ^ "Planzer übernimmt Quickpac und Quickmail". Watson (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-08.