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History

Our story:

The company was founded in 1945 by Bernhard Hövelmann in Rees on the Lower Rhine and has developed over the years into a modern transport and logistics company.

Milestones in our company history:

1945

Foundation of the company by Bernhard Hövelmann

1968

Expansion of the business to include the Berlin office

1969

First container transport from Emmerich with Germany-wide distribution

1972

New construction of a workshop and petrol station in Rees

1980

Signing of the first shipping outsourcing contracts

1990

Takeover of the Haldensleben transport company

1991

Takeover of a workshop and petrol station in Haldensleben

1993

Founding member of the general cargo co-operation CTL (Cargo-Trans-Logistik)

1995
  • Foundation of Hövelmann Logistik GmbH & Co. KG
  • Expansion of the company to include the Emmerich and Duisburg sites
2006
  • New construction of a logistics hall in Gutenborn - Drossdorf
  • Entry into the jumbo business
  • Organic certification
2007
  • Construction of a new 6,500 m² warehouse in Haldensleben, including hall scanning
  • Foundation of Brandlog with 5 other forwarding partners
2008

Expansion of the parent company in Rees by 6,000 m² of warehouse space including hall scanning and assembly system

Construction of a new workshop and petrol station in Osterweddingen (focus on vehicle construction)

2009

Expansion of the workshop in Haldensleben

2010

Expansion of the warehouse in Gutenborn by a further 4,000 m² of space

2011
  • Expansion of the packaging plant in Rees
  • IFS logistics certification
  • Acquisition and commissioning of the warehouse in Bartensleben (6,900 m² area)
2012
  • Installation of photovoltaic systems at all locations
  • 1000 kWp
2014
  • Expansion of the warehouse in Haldensleben with a UPC shuttle warehouse (capacity: 7,400 pallet spaces)
  • Expansion of the warehouse in Bartensleben
  • Drawing of two shipping outsourcing contracts
2015
  • Introduction of a pick-by-voice system in Haldensleben

     

  • Expansion of the workshop in Haldensleben

     

  • 70th company anniversary and 25th anniversary at the Haldensleben site

2016
  • Commissioning of a warehouse (4,500 m²) designed for a customer's needs in Rees
    Commissioning of the warehouse extension of 9,000 m² in Haldensleben
  • Recruitment of a total of 14 new trainees in the group of companies
  • Commissioning of the warehouse extension of 4,500 m² in Gutenborn
2017
  • Acquisition of a 10.5 ha plot of land in Hermsdorf (near Magdeburg)
  • Construction of two new warehouses, 7,500 m² in Haldensleben
  • Commissioning of new company-wide forwarding software
2018

Commissioning of the warehouse extension of 11,500 m² in Haldensleben

2019
  • New construction of three warehouses, approx. 13,500m² at the Hermsdorf site
  • Implementation of a new warehouse control system
  • Acquisition of a further 10.5 ha in Hermsdorf
2020

Construction of two new cold storage halls up to 15 °C with 9,000 m² (halls 6+7) at the Hermsdorf site

2021

New construction of 1 warehouse with approx. 3,800 m² (Hall 8) at the Hermsdorf site

2022

New construction of 3 warehouses with approx. 14,500 square metres at the Hermsdorf site

2023 / 2024

New construction of 8 warehouses with approx. 40,000 m² at the Hermsdorf site; implementation of a new warehouse control system