Plenty of new developments

The Karlie Group, the pet accessories supplier belonging to private equity investor Perusa, has decided to relocate the majority of its logistics operations to Geel in Belgium, where it has an ultra-modern warehouse with space for 40 000 pallets. The company hopes thereby to restore delivery availability to its original level and to increase it beyond this. 

The previous warehouse in Haaren-Wünnenberg is to be optimised for parcel dispatch and around 110 employees will continue to be employed there in the future. Leather collar and leash production is also going to remain in Haaren-Wünnenberg in the future.
Far-reaching changes are planned with regard to the product range. The Karlie Group says that the original portfolios of the Karlie and Flamingo companies, comprising around 18 000 products in all, have already been standardised. The range currently still includes approx. 10 000 items, and continuous revision of the product range is envisaged. It is the company's intention to excel with fresh innovations by the time of the next Interzoo in Nuremberg. Robert Grant, founder and managing director of the subsidiary Sharples N Grant, has been given responsibility for the group's product range with immediate effect.

Continuity is a prerequisite in marketing, and so Peter Möbius will continue to assume responsibility for marketing in Germany and Austria. David de Laet remains in charge of marketing for France and Belgium.
The two managing directors Dominik Müser and Dr Andreas Spiegel are confident that the company, which suffered losses last year, will gradually recover from this situation and be back in profit in 2016: "The measures that have been taken are supported by our shareholder Perusa and the investor intends to continue its long-term involvement."