Midi-Pyrenees strong points
- Its geographic location, at the heart of southwestern France :
Between the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean basin : Toulouse is 2½ hours from Bordeaux (west) and Montpellier (east).
Between northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, thanks to the A20 and the A75 turnpikes, alternative itineraries to the saturated Rhone valley route.
- A market of 18 million consumers concentrated in 8 trans-Pyrenean regions
- International airports :
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport : 1st airport hub in France , outside Paris, for freight and the fifth for passenger traffic
- A region with continuing growth thanks to the presence of major industrial groups in the sectors of aeronautics, electronics, IT, and agribusiness
- An attractive environment : industrial zones and parks designed for logistics operations , a skilled labor force for all transport and logistics metiers
- Solid expertise in the manufacture of packaging, management and rental of pallets (Toulouse: HQ of LPR, leading firm in its industry, with ISO 9001 certification), sales and rentals of goods-handling equipment, development of specific IT solutions (NILO flow traceability application developed by NITICA, EUROTRANS to optimize transport developed by C2G, ...).
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