Company History
The ZIEGLER Group is amongst the European leaders in the field of transportation and logistics. A truly decentralized logistics organization combined with a Group strategy : Think global, act local.
Founded in 1908 in Brussels by Mr. Arthur Joseph Ziegler, ZIEGLER quickly developped to offer quality services in the field of transport and logistics
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1919 .
ZIEGLER was acknowledged as the market leader for wine and alcohol imports from France.
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1958 .
ZIEGLER was appointed as the official transport and logistics service provider for the Brussels World Exhibition. This event was the starting point of a true development and an international evolution. The 60's were characterized by a rapid expansion of the Group in the Benelux, France, the UK and Switzerland.
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1986 .
Presence on the Moroccan market. Today, ZIEGLER MAROC is one of the few Moroccan multimodal operators with own warehouse inside the port of Casablanca.
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1994 .
IATA appointed ZIEGLER as the first air freight forwarder in its classification.
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1995 .
ZIEGLER obtains the Export Award '95, an official recognition from the Belgian Foreign Trade Office.
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2000 .
ZIEGLER Belgium opens a new warehouse in Aalst dedicated to the "Two Wheels Sector" logistics.
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2001 .
The ZIEGLER Group strenghtens its national distribution network in France by taking over Trans Service and Chatel.
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2002 .
ZIEGLER expands in Ireland through ZIEGLER LOGISTICS Ltd.
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2003 .
ZIEGLER FRANCE launches on the french market ZIEGLER AEROSPACE, a specialized division for aeronautic logistics. Germany : Development of ZIEGLER GmbH branch offices, exclusively dedicated to ocean and airfreight activities : Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Bremen and Stuttgart.
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2007 .
ZIEGLER Aalst wins the award Logistics Project of the Year for its developments dedicated to two wheels.
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2008 .
100th anniversary of ZIEGLER Belgium.
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2009 .
SPECIAL FOCUS CHINA : ZIEGLER offers complete logistics solutions for seafreight and airfreight between Europe and the coastal and inland regions in China.
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2010 .
The ZIEGLER network expands in Greece (Ziegler Hellas in Athens), Poland (Sostrana in Warsow) and in South Africa. Through Logisticor with offices in Johannesburg, Durban and Beit Bridge.
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2012 .
New warehouse of 5000 sqm in Casablanca. In South Africa, Logisticor became Ziegler South Africa. Simba Logistics became Ziegler China.