Kieserling

What Kieserling does

Kieserling Contract & Logistics GmbH is a regional parcel delivery and logistics provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serving business customers across Northern Germany. The company operates from nine strategically located hubs — Bremen, Bremerhaven, Schortens, Rendsburg, Cloppenburg, Hannover, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Neubrandenburg — and runs a fleet of 530 owned vehicles staffed by 400+ drivers, delivering approximately 45,000 packages per day. Its service offering covers the full last-mile chain: tour planning by qualified dispatchers, scanner-controlled shipment receipt and tracking, sorting, delivery to customer-specified drop-off points with electronic proof of delivery, and cash collection for freight charges, customs duties, and cash-on-delivery amounts. The company also maintains one in-house workshop for fleet maintenance, providing operational control over vehicle uptime.

The business model is B2B and transaction-fee based, with revenue generated per parcel delivered plus ancillary charges for customs handling and cash-on-delivery collection. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company's core technology stack is scanner-based: every shipment is scanned at receipt and a digital delivery confirmation is captured on the driver's scanner at the point of delivery, providing real-time tracking and digital proof of delivery. There is no indication of platform extensibility, customer-facing software, APIs, or AI/ML components; the technology is operational rather than differentiated.

Kieserling is a privately held German GmbH led by Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Ehsan Fard, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or M&A activity. Annual revenue of €16.2 million is stated on the company website. Customer relationships are managed through a direct sales motion (website contact form, phone, and email) with no digital marketing, channel partners, or named customer logos disclosed. The addressable market is Northern Germany regional parcel delivery, and the company is positioned as a regional specialist rather than a national or pan-European logistics platform.

Name

Kieserling

Legal name

Kieserling Contract & Logistics GmbH

Website

https://kieserling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Regional parcel delivery and logistics provider in Northern Germany operating 9 hubs, 530 owned vehicles, and 400+ drivers, handling approximately 45,000 packages per day for B2B clients with scanner-based tracking and cash collection services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Parcel Delivery and Contract Logistics

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (492110), General Freight Trucking, Local (48411)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Parcel Carriers (Intra-Regional Ground) (TLAAACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Premium B2B Express & Scheduled Time-Window Delivery (TLAAABAE), Retail Store Replenishment & Inter-Store Transfer (B2B) (TLAAAEAF)

Keywords

• Regional parcel delivery
• Last-mile logistics
• Package distribution services
• Freight and cash collection
• B2B courier services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parcel Delivery and Logistics Services: B2B parcel delivery service charging freight costs, customs fees, and cash on delivery amounts. Revenue generated through logistics service fees for regional delivery within North Germany.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kieserling Contract & Logistics GmbH provides regional B2B parcel delivery and logistics services across North and parts of East Germany. From 9 strategically located hubs and a fleet of 530 owned vehicles operated by 400+ drivers, the company executes the full delivery chain — tour planning, scanner-controlled shipment acceptance and tracking, sorting, delivery to customer-specified drop-off points with electronic proof of delivery, and cash collection for freight costs, customs duties, and cash-on-delivery amounts — handling approximately 45,000 package deliveries per day.

Product overview

Kieserling Contract & Logistics GmbH operates as a regional package delivery and logistics services provider, functioning as a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's core offering encompasses the entire parcel delivery chain: tour planning by qualified dispatchers, scanner-controlled shipment acceptance and tracking, sorting with optimized delivery sequencing, physical delivery to customer-specified locations with electronic receipt confirmation, and cash collection services including freight costs, customs duties, and cash-on-delivery amounts. The service is delivered through 530 owned vehicles, a fleet of 400 drivers, 9 strategically positioned locations across North Germany, and an in-house workshop, enabling approximately 45,000 package deliveries per day with a focus on the Bremen, Bremerhaven, Schortens, Rendsburg, Cloppenburg, Hannover, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Neubrandenburg delivery areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000 package deliveries per day across 9 locations

Segments1 record

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 indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• PIN Mail AG: German parcel delivery network focused on B2B and B2C shipments across Germany. Directly comparable to Kieserling as a domestic parcel carrier competing for the same regional and national shipper accounts.
• Trans-o-Flex: Germany-based specialist for time-sensitive, high-value parcel and freight transport serving B2B customers. Comparable to Kieserling in offering premium B2B express services with specialized handling (pharma, high-value goods).
• GO! Express & Logistics: German-headquartered courier and express delivery specialist operating time-critical B2B parcel and document services across Germany and Europe. Most comparable to Kieserling as a B2B-focused regional parcel carrier with similar customer profile and service scope.

Regional players

• Spedition Janssen: Mid-sized regional German logistics and parcel delivery provider focused on Northwestern Germany. Comparable to Kieserling as a regional asset-based carrier with similar geographic and customer overlap.

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Germany: Global parcel and express integrator with German operations serving B2B customers requiring time-sensitive domestic and international delivery. Comparable business model for express B2B parcels.
• Hermes Germany (Otto Group): Major German parcel carrier serving both B2C e-commerce and B2B shippers with nationwide coverage. Competes with Kieserling in Northern Germany but at meaningfully larger scale and broader customer mix.
• DPD Germany: One of Germany's largest parcel delivery networks, part of DPDgroup, offering nationwide B2B and B2C services. Competes head-on with Kieserling for regional shipper volume but at vastly larger scale.
• GLS Germany: General Logistics Systems Germany operates one of the largest nationwide B2B-focused parcel networks in Germany. Direct competitor to Kieserling for enterprise shipper contracts, with broader geographic coverage.
• UPS Germany: Global integrator with significant operations in Germany offering B2B express and standard parcel services. Overlaps with Kieserling on B2B time-definite delivery and competes for enterprise shipper accounts.
• DHL Paket (Deutsche Post DHL): Germany's dominant parcel carrier and Kieserling's largest competitive threat. Offers nationwide B2B and B2C parcel services with unmatched density and brand recognition in Kieserling's home geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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