History

The Gondrand Group is one of Europe's oldest freight forwarding businesses and remains under private ownership to this very day.

The history of the medium-sized global forwarding and logistics operator began in 1866, with its foundation in Milan. The steady growth of the local forwarding company led, in 1902, to the formation of a joint stock company headquartered in Brig (Switzerland). Gondrand later moved to Basel, which remains the site of its head office. An international network of over 70 branches now stands as the legacy of this gradual, almost 150-year process of expansion.

1866	Foundation of Gondrand in Milan (Italy) by the Gondrand brothers
1872	Formation of Gondrand & Mangili in Germany, today ATEGE GmbH
1881	Gondrand already has 16 offices in Europe
1890	Gondrand with a stock of over 350 horses in Milan
1902	Establishment of Gondrand Switzerland in Brig
1919	Company renamed to "Gondrand Frères" by the Gondrand brothers
1946	Foundation of Traffic BV in Holland, today Gondrand Traffic BV
1982	First office opens in USA
1990	National companies set up in Czech Republic and Hungary after fall of Iron Curtain
2001	Asian subsidiary Go-Trans registered in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan
2003	Acquisition of exhibition forwarding agent Sempex in Basel (Switzerland)
2005	Gondrand brand relaunched with new corporate identity
2007	Acquisition of Stella Transport AB in Sweden