H.Essers

Name

H.Essers

Legal name

H. Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport NV

Website

https://essers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Support Activities for Transportation (488), Air Transportation (481), Other Warehousing and Storage (493190)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Client Public Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazmat & Dangerous Goods Warehousing (Regulated Storage) (TLAIACAE), WMS for Hazmat/Regulated Goods Warehousing (DG, Pharma, Food Safety) (TLAEABAF), Refrigeration unit (reefer) telematics & controller integration sensors (TLAEALAG), Expedited Hazmat / Dangerous Goods Expediting (TLADANAK), Electronic Document Exchange & eBL/eAWB/eCMR Platforms (EDI/API) (TLAEAOAG)

Keywords

• Chemical logistics services
• Healthcare cold chain logistics
• Warehousing and distribution
• Synchromodal transport solutions
• Intermodal container transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Genk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices44 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Intermodal transport services including road, rail, inland waterway and synchromodal transport solutions for chemicals, healthcare and infrastructure sectors. Revenue generated through freight charges based on distance, volume and transport mode.
2. Warehousing Services: Storage solutions for hazardous goods, high-value products and healthcare products with multi-client megasites across Europe. Includes temperature-controlled storage, dangerous goods storage and value-added services.
3. Value-Added Services (VAS): Filling, drumming, bagging, debagging, relabelling, passive packaging, sampling and assembly services that add value to client supply chains.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

H.Essers provides integrated B2B transport, warehousing, and value-added logistics services for chemicals, healthcare, and infrastructure clients across Europe. Its asset-based model combines synchromodal transport (road, rail, inland waterway), multi-client mega-site warehousing (including dangerous goods and temperature-controlled GDP/GMP facilities), and value-added services such as filling, drumming, and relabelling, supported by proprietary technology including the 24/7 Control Tower, Safebox secured containers, Coolbox healthcare containers, in-house TMS/EWMS systems, and AI-powered safety data processing.

Product overview

H.Essers operates as an integrated logistics provider offering three core services: Warehousing (dangerous goods, temperature-controlled, healthcare-compliant), Synchromodal Transport (road, rail, inland waterway with own fleet of 1,497 trucks, 4,159 trailers, 774 Safeboxes, 1,968 ISO tanks), and Value-Added Services (filling, drumming, bagging, relabelling, assembly). The company serves Chemicals, Healthcare, and Infrastructure sectors across 86 locations in 21 countries. Key proprietary products include Safebox (TAPA TSR1 certified secured intermodal container) and Coolbox (temperature-controlled container for healthcare), supported by 24/7 Control Tower monitoring. Digital platforms include in-house TMS and EWMS systems, Track & Trace platform, and Customer Portal. Recent innovations include AI-powered SDS data extraction and the Synchro Grid energy management ecosystem. Infrastructure assets include the new H.Essers Container Terminal Bergen op Zoom and Port of Limburg joint venture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safebox: First highly secured intermodal shipping container, TAPA TSR1 certified with integrated electronic locks and sensors
• Coolbox
• Synchro Grid
• Control Tower

Products and services

• Warehousing
• Synchromodal Transport
• Value-Added Services (VAS)
• Liquid Bulk Transport
• Dry Bulk Transport
• Healthcare Logistics
• Chemical Logistics
• Infrastructure Logistics
• Air Freight Services
• Hospital Logistics
• Customs Services
• Safebox Secured Intermodal Container
• Coolbox Temperature-Controlled Healthcare Container
• Transport Management System (TMS)
• Electronic Warehouse Management System (EWMS)
• Track & Trace Platform
• AI-Powered SDS Data Extraction
• AI-Powered Customs Process Automation
• H.Essers Container Terminal Bergen op Zoom
• Port of Limburg Joint Venture Terminal
• Synchro Grid Energy Management Ecosystem
• Powerwagon Self-Powered Temperature-Controlled Rail Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced carbon emissions through modal shift to inland waterway transport
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Port of LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Joint venture between Medlog, Group Machiels and H.Essers. Terminal operational since March 2025 offering high-frequency multimodal links to Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam seaports. Includes customs, degassing, HVO-powered last-mile delivery and value-added services.
• VectrixminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2024Vectrix conducted a pilot with H.Essers processing more than 25,000 orders through their AI transport order automation platform. H.Essers served as a reference customer for the AI startup's technology validation.
• AkzoNobelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccessful completion of Rhein Project - major consolidation initiative bringing all Benelux and DACH warehouses of Performance Coatings division under one roof in Genk. Five-year journey integrating five business units with 40,000 pallet positions.
• EastmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead Logistics Provider (LLP) partnership for EMEA logistics. Streamlined processes from shipment booking and transit monitoring to freight audits and carrier performance management. Transition from manual to automated, data-driven processes.
• EcolabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMore than 30 years of partnership celebrating over two decades of collaboration with launch of e-shuttle pilot project. Long-term chemical logistics partnership.
• ExtrapowerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEssers Family Office (EFO) has taken a participation in Extrapower, an innovative company in the field of energy transition, reinforcing the group's commitment to sustainability.
• UCB, Chiesi, NovartiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare clients at Fidenza facility with GDP & GMP compliant operations. Partnership for pharmaceutical logistics across Europe.
• MedlogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Port of Limburg alongside Group Machiels and H.Essers for multimodal terminal operations.
• Group MachielscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Port of Limburg alongside Medlog and H.Essers for multimodal terminal operations.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract-logistics incumbent with dedicated life sciences (DHL Supply Chain Healthcare) and chemicals verticals operating multi-client GDP/GMP-certified warehouses and intermodal transport across Europe. Larger and more diversified than H.Essers but overlapping in core offerings.
• Maersk Logistics & Services: End-to-end ocean, inland and contract logistics arm of A.P. Møller-Mærsk; broader and more ocean-focused than H.Essers but increasingly overlapping in European inland container terminals, cold-chain, and integrated supply chain services for chemicals and pharma.

Direct peers

• Yusen Logistics: Japanese-origin global logistics provider with sizeable European contract logistics, automotive, chemicals and healthcare forwarding, and pan-European warehousing. Overlaps with H.Essers in pharma cold chain and chemicals handling.
• ID Logistics: French-headquartered international contract logistics specialist with warehouses across Europe and verticals in retail/consumer, healthcare and industrial. Comparable to H.Essers' multi-client mega-site warehousing and dedicated verticals approach, though smaller in chemicals depth.
• DSV: Global transport and logistics group headquartered in Denmark with a large European road, air and sea network and a significant chemicals/pharma contract logistics division (DSV Pharma, DSV Chem). Closely comparable to H.Essers' asset-based multi-modal European model.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics provider with strong European road, contract logistics and freight forwarding; comparable in multi-modal European coverage and in serving regulated industrial customers similar to H.Essers' chemicals and healthcare clients.
• Dachser: German family-owned logistics firm with European road network, food/chemical logistics, and contract logistics divisions. Closely comparable to H.Essers as a family-owned, asset-based European specialist with strong ADR/dangerous goods competence.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL owned by CMA CGM with sizeable contract logistics, road, air and ocean capability and a focus on industrial and consumer verticals. Comparable in offering breadth to H.Essers' integrated warehousing + transport + VAS model.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest logistics providers with strong, dedicated contract logistics divisions for pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Directly comparable to H.Essers in temperature-controlled pharma warehousing, dangerous goods handling, and multimodal European transport.
• Rhenus Logistics: European logistics specialist within the Rethmann Group with strong chemicals (Rhenus Chemicals) and dangerous goods capabilities, plus pan-European warehousing and inland waterway transport. A close mid-sized European peer to H.Essers' chemicals focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h-essers
• Instagraminstagram.com/h.essers.official

Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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