Ullrich Group

What Ullrich Group does

Ullrich GmbH, operating as the Ullrich Group (Ullrich-Gruppe), is a privately held German freight forwarding and logistics company founded in 1966 by Horst and Sieglinde Ullrich in Kaufungen and now in its third generation of family ownership. The company is registered as a private limited company (GmbH) at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 3876, with an administrative seat at AG Kassel HRB 6014, and is governed by managing directors Jan-Hendrik Kompa, Karl Michael Ullrich, and Arne Bullan. It maintains 251-500 employees across a five-location German network consisting of the Berlin headquarters, the Kaufungen administration office, and operational branches in Kassel, Hamburg, Hürth, and a workshop facility in Mörsdorf.

The core business is freight forwarding and transport, executed with an owned fleet of Tautliner trailers (each standardized with 16 tension belts, 16 ratchets, and 32 universal edge protectors) and tanker vehicles, supported by in-house truck workshops in Kaufungen and Mörsdorf that perform maintenance, repairs, and officially recognized inspections. The company extends its offering beyond pure transport into transport insurance (Versicherung) for cargo protection, and into real estate services via the wholly owned subsidiary Ullrich Immo GmbH, which rents and sells commercial spaces, plots, houses, and apartments. Ullrich holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 quality management and DIN EN ISO 50001:2011 energy management certifications, regularly renews its fleet to current Euro emission standards, and operates 24-hour dispatch.

The go-to-market model is sales-led and direct, targeting B2B customers requiring freight transport, with individualized consultation and contract-based pricing quoted per job (pricing is not publicly disclosed). Customer segmentation is horizontal across German B2B logistics buyers, served via owned-and-operated delivery rather than a digital or platform-based channel. Revenue is generated through transaction-fee freight services, professional services from the in-house workshops, transaction-fee real estate activity, and transaction-fee insurance placement. The company has no disclosed external investors, parent company, funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or partnerships, and Lutz Ullrich serves as Data Protection Officer.

Name

Ullrich Group

Legal name

Ullrich GmbH

Website

https://ullrich-gruppe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ullrich Group is a third-generation, family-owned German freight forwarder operating a fleet of Tautliners and tankers across five German locations, offering integrated transport, in-house truck repair, transport insurance, and real estate services to B2B customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Freight Transport and Logistics: Core revenue from organizing and executing freight transport including consulting, delivery, and follow-up discussions. Specialized in Tautliner transports with standardized equipment (16 tension belts, 16 ratchets, 32 universal edge protectors).
2. Vehicle Repair and Maintenance: In-house truck workshops providing maintenance and repair services for their own fleet and conducting officially recognized inspections (amtlich anerkannte Untersuchungen).
3. Real Estate Services: Rental and sale of commercial spaces, plots, houses and apartments through Ullrich Immo GmbH.
4. Transport Insurance: Insurance services providing protection against damage and loss of goods during transport.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ullrich Group is a family-owned freight forwarding and transport company that organizes goods shipments from individual consulting through delivery to follow-up discussions. Operations are supported by in-house truck workshops in Kaufungen and Mörsdorf for fleet maintenance and officially recognized inspections, a specialized Tautliner fleet equipped with standardized load-securement gear, and 24-hour dispatch availability. Complementary offerings include transport insurance via Ullrich GmbH and real estate rental and sales through subsidiary Ullrich Immo GmbH.

Product overview

Ullrich Group is a family-owned logistics and freight forwarding company offering an integrated service portfolio centered on Spedition (freight forwarding/transport), supported by in-house Repair services (truck workshops), Versicherung (transport insurance), and Immobilien (real estate via Ullrich Immo GmbH). The core offering is freight forwarding and transport services, with the company operating its own vehicle fleet, workshops, and disposition team to ensure reliability and quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ullrich Immo GmbH: Real estate subsidiary handling the rental and sale of commercial spaces, plots, houses, and apartments.

Products and services

• Spedition (Freight Forwarding) Core freight forwarding and transport service organizing road shipments from individual consulting through goods delivery to follow-up discussions, using an owned Tautliner and tanker fleet with 24-hour dispatch availability.
• Reparatur (Truck Repair and Maintenance) In-house truck workshops at Kaufungen and Mörsdorf that maintain and repair vehicles and conduct officially recognized inspections (amtlich anerkannte Untersuchungen) to ensure continuous fleet readiness.
• Immobilien (Real Estate via Ullrich Immo GmbH) Rental and sale of commercial spaces, plots of land, houses, and apartments operated through subsidiary Ullrich Immo GmbH.
• Versicherung (Transport Insurance)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dachser: Family-owned German freight forwarder headquartered in Kempten, operating road, air, and sea freight services with its own fleet and a multi-branch network across Europe. Highly comparable business model to Ullrich Group as a German-headquartered Spedition running its own fleet across multiple locations.
• FIEGE Logistik: Family-owned German contract logistics and freight forwarding company headquartered in Greven, offering road freight, warehousing, and integrated logistics services. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a mid-sized family-owned German logistics provider with a similar diversified service portfolio.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Germany-origin global freight forwarder headquartered in Osnabrück, providing road, air, sea, and contract logistics services with strong European road-freight operations. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a German-headquartered freight forwarder with a road-transport focus and similar mid-market positioning in Germany.
• Rhenus Logistics: Family-influenced German logistics company headquartered in Dortmund, providing road, rail, air, and sea freight forwarding plus contract logistics. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a German Spedition heritage operator with own fleet capabilities and a similar multi-branch European footprint.
• Emons Spedition: Family-owned German freight forwarding company headquartered in Cologne, offering national and international road freight services with its own fleet and branch network. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a similarly sized family-owned German Spedition operating own fleet across multiple German locations.
• Nagel-Group: Family-owned German logistics company headquartered in Versmold, specializing in food logistics and general cargo transport with pan-European operations and own fleet. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a German mid-sized Spedition with own fleet, similar multi-branch network, and family ownership heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Kühne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered global freight forwarder with major German operations, offering integrated road, air, sea, and contract logistics worldwide. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a freight forwarder with strong German/European road-freight presence, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• DB Schenker: German rail- and road-based logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, offering integrated land, air, and ocean freight services globally. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a German freight forwarding/logistics provider with extensive German road and rail operations, though at substantially larger scale.
• DSV: Danish-headquartered global freight forwarder with major road and air freight operations across Germany following its integration of DB Schenker and prior German acquisitions. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a major European freight forwarder with strong German road-freight market presence.
• Imperial Logistics: German-South African logistics provider offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and supply chain solutions across multiple continents. Comparable to Ullrich Group as a logistics company with German operational heritage and similar freight-forwarding services, though at much broader geographic and enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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