Together with Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur and Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG, ‘The Facultatieve Group’ has founded TransRep International GmbH in Germany. TransRep International specialises in transporting deceased persons (internationally) on behalf of funerary companies, and offers services covering post mortem care, such as thanatopraxy, administrative processing of international transport for deceased persons, and disaster assistance. TransRep International is located at Frankfurt Airport. With more than 55 million passengers a year, Frankfurt is one of the world’s biggest airports.
Internationalisation and vertical expansion Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur - Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG Kuratorium Deutsche Bestattungskultur and Deutsche Bestattungsvorsorge Treuhand AG are part of Bundesverband Deutscher Bestatter.
“The establishment of TransRep International reflects perfectly our strategy of further internationalizing and vertically expanding our activities,” said Henry Keizer, Chairman of the Executive Board of ‘the Facultatieve Group’. “We have expanded rapidly in Germany in recent years. A growth curve we aim to pursue. With more than 10,000 transport movements each year, Hygeco International, our subsidiary in France, is one of Europe’s major transporters of deceased persons. Moreover, in France, Hygeco carries out more than 70,000 thanatopraxy procedures. Naturally we are keen to apply this knowledge and experience in other countries, and are delighted to have been able to set up TransRep International together with two exceptionally stable partners that are intimately connected with the German funerary business.”
TransRep International has its own fleet of vehicles and is run by highly trained staff. Being IATA registered, TransRep International is in a position to book air cargo space directly with all the major airlines. Transit times encountered when importing deceased persons are minimized due to the company’s close cooperation with Frankfurt airport and German customs.
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