The Finnish Fiskars group opened this month its new distribution center in the German town of Herford, Northrhine-Westphalia. The new facility will handle deliveries in the entire region of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and will also store the products of Gerber, the U.S. producer of knives and accessories that is part of Fiskars. The facility will hold 1,300 different items from Fiskars and its related brands in stock and will employ up to 60 people, depending on the season. The company promises greater cost efficiencies and faster deliveries.
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