Houtch

What Houtch does

Houtch (legally Houtch Transport) is a family-owned French logistics and transportation platform founded in 1965 and headquartered operationally in Saint-Quentin, Hauts-de-France. The company operates six interconnected service lines: Transport (a fleet of more than 200 vehicles including the first electric truck), Logistique (300,000 m² of pallet storage across ACTILOG A and ACTILOG B sites, with 450,000 m² of buildable expansion capacity), Conditionnement (custom co-packing), Distribution (regional, national, and European coverage), Immobilier (design, development, and commercialization of logistics real estate up to dedicated industrial buildings), and Energie (H TRUCKS PARK, a 50-space secured truck parking facility, and management of gas transport activities). The underlying technology stack centers on capital-intensive industrial infrastructure — automated high-bay stacker cranes operational at ACTILOG B since September 2024, electric truck deployment, and REV3-aligned sustainability initiatives — rather than on software- or AI-native systems.

Houtch serves industrial, manufacturing, retail, and commercial B2B clients across Hauts-de-France, Champagne Ardenne, Île-de-France, and Belgium, with cross-border reach into Germany, Spain, and Italy. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, leveraging six decades of family-business heritage, proximity to major ports (Dunkerque, Calais, Le Havre, Anvers) and airports (Paris, Lille, Brussels), and multi-line service bundling. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed and pricing is quote-based, but the stated model combinations map to transaction-fee transport and distribution, recurring warehousing subscriptions, professional services for co-packing, managed services for secured parking and gas transport, and transaction-fee real estate commercialization.

The company is privately held by the founding family across generations, with no disclosed parent, holding structure, external investors, or funding rounds. No revenue, ARR, or headcount trend data is publicly disclosed; certifications, customer logos, M&A activity, and named management beyond the brand-level ownership are not provided in the source material.

Name

Houtch

Legal name

Houtch Transport

Website

https://houtch-plateforme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Houtch is a French family-owned logistics platform founded in 1965, offering transport, warehousing, co-packing, distribution, logistics real estate, and secured truck parking to B2B clients across Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Champagne Ardenne, and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (49311), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Warehousing / Dedicated Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) TL Carriers (TLADADAH)

Keywords

• Transport and logistics
• Warehousing and storage
• Co-packing services
• Freight distribution
• Supply chain solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresnoy-le-grand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Reliable and secure transport of goods in full or partial lots across France and Europe
2. Logistics and Warehousing: Personalized and innovative solutions for pallet storage and optimal logistics flow management across 300,000 m² of warehouse space
3. Co-packing (Conditionnement): Custom co-packing solutions adapted to specific client needs
4. Distribution: Fast and reliable distribution network for regional, national, and European coverage
5. Real Estate (Immobilier): Design, development and commercialization of logistics surfaces up to dedicated industrial buildings
6. Energy Services: Secured truck parking (H TRUCKS PARK) with 50 spaces and gas transportation activity management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Houtch is a family-owned logistics provider offering six interconnected services: road transport of goods (full or partial loads) across France and Europe with a fleet of 200+ trucks; pallet warehousing and logistics flow management across 300,000 m² of warehouse space; custom co-packing (conditionnement); regional, national, and European distribution; logistics real estate development; and energy-related services including secure truck parking (H TRUCKS PARK, 50 spaces) and gas bottle transport. The company serves primarily business clients in Hauts-de-France, Champagne Ardenne, Île-de-France, and Belgium.

Product overview

Houtch is a family-owned logistics and transportation company founded in 1965, operating as a multi-service platform offering six interconnected core services: Transport (with electric truck fleet of 200+ vehicles), Logistique (300,000 m² of warehouse space with automated storage systems), Conditionnement (custom co-packing), Distribution (regional, national, and European coverage), Immobilier (logistics real estate development), and Energie (secure truck parking and gas transport). The company operates under the ACTILOG sub-brand for its logistics sites, features automated storage retrieval systems (Transstockeur automatique), and maintains strategic positioning near major French and European ports and transport hubs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACTILOG A: Logistics site located in Saint-Quentin, handling pallet storage and logistics flow management.
• ACTILOG B
• H TRUCKS PARK

Products and services

• Transport

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bolloré Logistics: Bolloré Logistics is a French-headquartered global logistics provider offering multimodal transport, warehousing, and supply-chain solutions. Comparable to Houtch in French origin and integrated logistics services, but operating globally with a strong forwarding and multimodal focus.
• Dachser: Dachser is a German family-owned logistics company providing road transport, warehousing, and contract logistics across Europe. Comparable to Houtch in family-owned roots and integrated transport-warehousing model, but with substantially broader European network coverage.
• XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a major US-headquartered less-than-truckload and transport provider with significant European operations. Overlaps with Houtch in long-haul road transport and contract logistics but operates at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders and contract logistics providers, with significant road transport and warehousing operations in France. Comparable as a broad logistics incumbent serving European supply chains, though much larger and globally diversified.
• GLS (General Logistics Systems): GLS is a major European parcel and logistics services provider, owned by Royal Mail, operating extensive ground transport networks across France and Benelux. Comparable to Houtch in European road-transport and distribution services but with much larger scale and standardized parcel focus.

Direct peers

• FM Logistic: FM Logistic is a family-owned French-origin logistics company offering warehousing, co-packing, transport, and supply-chain solutions across Europe and Asia. Highly comparable to Houtch in family-owned heritage, multi-service platform, and pallet-warehousing focus.
• Geodis: Geodis is a France-headquartered global logistics provider offering transport, warehousing, and supply-chain solutions across Europe. Comparable to Houtch as a multi-service French-origin logistics platform, though operating at significantly larger scale and with global reach.
• STEF: STEF is a French specialist in temperature-controlled transport and logistics for food products, operating a dense European network. Comparable to Houtch in French origin and integrated transport-plus-warehouse business model, though differentiated by cold-chain specialization.
• ID Logistics: ID Logistics is a France-based international contract logistics specialist focused on warehousing, co-packing, and transport services for retail and FMCG clients. Directly comparable to Houtch in service mix (warehousing + co-packing + distribution) and French market origin.
• Heppner: Heppner is a family-owned French logistics company specializing in transport, forwarding, and contract logistics with strong presence in Hauts-de-France and Benelux. Closely comparable to Houtch in family-owned heritage, regional French footprint, and multi-modal logistics services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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