H.Essers
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1928
- HeadquartersGenk, Belgium
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
H.Essers firmographics
Firmographics- 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
H.Essers industry classification
Industry- 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
Where H.Essers is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Genk
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices44 records
Markets served
H.Essers business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
H.Essers product offering
Product offeringCore 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
Companies that use H.Essers
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
H.Essers technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature8 records
H.Essers partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Port of LimburgcoreJoint 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.
- VectrixminorVectrix 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.
- AkzoNobelcoreSuccessful 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.
- EastmancoreLead 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.
- EcolabcoreMore than 30 years of partnership celebrating over two decades of collaboration with launch of e-shuttle pilot project. Long-term chemical logistics partnership.
- ExtrapowerminorEssers 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, NovartiscoreMajor healthcare clients at Fidenza facility with GDP & GMP compliant operations. Partnership for pharmaceutical logistics across Europe.
- MedlogcoreJoint venture partner in Port of Limburg alongside Group Machiels and H.Essers for multimodal terminal operations.
- Group MachielscoreJoint venture partner in Port of Limburg alongside Medlog and H.Essers for multimodal terminal operations.
Scale indicators19 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
H.Essers competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad 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
H.Essers social profiles
Digital presenceH.Essers compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance17 records
H.Essers financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
H.Essers leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles16 records
H.Essers subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
H.Essers funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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H.Essers M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about H.Essers
What does H.Essers do?
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.
Is H.Essers a public or private company?
H.Essers is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was H.Essers founded?
H.Essers was founded in 1928. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is H.Essers based?
H.Essers is headquartered in Genk, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does H.Essers make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Transport Services are the primary driver. The others are warehousing Services and value-Added Services (VAS).
Who are H.Essers's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are DHL Supply Chain and Maersk Logistics & Services. Direct peers are Yusen Logistics, ID Logistics, DSV, Geodis, Dachser, CEVA Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel and Rhenus Logistics.
Does H.Essers have an API?
No public API is recorded for H.Essers.
What industry is H.Essers in?
H.Essers's product category is Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLALAAAA, Multi-Client Public Warehousing (Dry), with a secondary code of TLAIACAE, Hazmat & Dangerous Goods Warehousing (Regulated Storage). Its NAICS code is 493110 and its SIC code is 4220.