What Global Services Group does

Global Services Group is a privately held logistics services company headquartered in London, England (91 Battersea Park Road). The firm provides integrated logistics solutions spanning freight transportation, supply chain management, warehousing, and distribution to both national and international clients. According to the company's own website, the firm operates a network of associates across the country supported by company-owned logistics centers, and serves "hundreds of clients" across multiple sectors. The firm self-describes as an authorized, insured, and licensed logistics provider operating within UK legal frameworks. An external firmographic classification lists 1-10 employees and lists Phoenix, United States as the city/country, which is contradicted by the company's own website stating London, England as headquarters and claiming "hundreds of employees" — these discrepancies are noted but the company's own first-party disclosures are treated as authoritative.

Service offerings are organized around four core modules. Air Freight targets time-sensitive and smaller shipments with weight-based pricing, direct routes, consols, and flight-tracking traceability. Ocean Freight supports FCL, LCL, RORO, and dry bulk methods for high-volume shipments over long distances. Land Transport covers import/export shipments, inland container transportation, and project shipments, with loading, unloading, lashing, securing, and supervision services. Cargo Storage encompasses transload terminals, intermodal terminals, port facilities, integrated logistics centers, city terminals, e-fulfillment centers, cold storage, and multi-tenant facilities. Adjacent value-added services include customs brokerage, security and insurance support, temperature-controlled logistics, industry-sector solutions, and lead-logistic solutions.

Revenue mechanics are transaction-fee based on logistics service provision, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or contract values; services are described as custom-tailored to client requirements. Go-to-market is direct service delivery to enterprise clients through the firm's owned logistics infrastructure and nationwide associate network, with marketing conducted primarily through the company website. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, revenue, management team, certifications, or third-party awards in the available source material. A single strategic transaction is documented: the 2018-10-26 acquisition of 10 Day Media for undisclosed consideration, which appears to extend the firm's footprint beyond pure-play logistics into media-adjacent operations.

Name

Global Services Group

Legal name

Global Services Group

Website

https://global-services-group.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Services Group is a privately held London-based logistics company offering integrated air freight, ocean freight, land transport, and warehousing services to national and international clients via its own logistics centers and nationwide associate network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LCL (Less-than-Container Load) Consolidation/Deconsolidation (TLACABAB), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), International Vehicle Shipping & Export (RoRo/Container) (HSAKAFAJ), Container Freight Stations (CFS) & LCL Deconsolidation/Consolidation (TLAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Air freight shipping
• Ocean freight transport
• Warehousing distribution
• Land transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Logistics service fees for air freight, ocean freight, and land transport services including import/export shipments, inland container transportation, and project shipments.
2. Warehousing and Distribution: Storage and distribution services including transload terminals, intermodal terminals, port facilities, integrated logistics centers, and cargo storage facilities.
3. Logistics Support Services: Customer resource area services, customs, security and insurance, temperature controlled logistics, industry sector solutions, and brokerage services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Global Services Group is a logistics service provider that arranges and executes freight transportation and warehousing for businesses. Its offerings span air freight, ocean freight (FCL, LCL, RORO, dry bulk), land/road transport for import-export and project shipments, and cargo storage across transload terminals, intermodal terminals, port facilities, integrated logistics centers, e-fulfillment centers, and cold storage.

Product overview

Global Services Group is a logistics service provider offering four core service modules: Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Land Transport, and Cargo Storage. These services work together as an integrated logistics solution covering freight transportation, supply chain management, warehousing, and distribution across the nation through their network of logistics centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Freight Air transportation service for goods, offering quick delivery within days, cost-effective pricing for smaller shipments based on weight, direct routes and consols options, and enhanced traceability through flight tracking. Targeted at businesses shipping time-sensitive, fragile, or smaller-volume cargo.
• Ocean Freight Sea freight service for transporting large quantities of goods using carrier ships and containers, supporting Full Container Load (FCL), Less than Container Load (LCL), Roll-on Roll-off (RORO), and dry bulk shipping methods. Targeted at businesses moving high-volume cargo over long distances where cost efficiency matters.
• Land Transport Road transportation service for import/export shipments, inland container transportation, and project shipments, with loading, unloading, lashing, securing, and supervision services, operated within legal frameworks laid by the government. Targeted at businesses needing domestic or cross-border road freight with sector-tailored service levels.
• Cargo Storage Warehousing and storage service spanning transload terminals, intermodal terminals, port facilities, integrated logistics centers, city terminals, e-fulfillment centers, urban logistics depots, cold storage facilities, and multitenant facilities, supporting fabrication, distribution, and storage functions. Targeted at businesses requiring flexible storage and distribution capacity across facility types.

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 moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Germany-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, sea, road, customs and contract logistics. Strong overlap with Global Services Group's service set and serves similar mid-market international shippers.
• CEVA Logistics: Global logistics provider offering freight management, contract logistics and ground transportation. Comparable end-to-end multi-modal offering to Global Services Group including warehousing and distribution services.
• Panalpina (DSV): DSV (which acquired Panalpina) is a major global freight forwarder with strong air, sea and road forwarding plus warehousing. Closely matches Global Services Group's service mix and competes for the same UK and European shipper base.
• Yusen Logistics: Global forwarding and contract logistics provider with air, ocean, road transport and warehousing across Europe and worldwide. Comparable multi-modal offering to Global Services Group with stronger European presence.
• Hub Group: North American transportation and logistics provider offering intermodal, truck, ocean and air forwarding plus warehousing. Comparable multi-modal asset-and-broker hybrid model to Global Services Group.
• Expeditors International: Global freight forwarder specializing in air and ocean freight with customs brokerage and warehousing services. Closely matches Global Services Group's FCL/LCL ocean and air freight core while operating at significantly larger scale.
• C.H. Robinson: One of the largest North American freight brokers and 3PLs with global forwarding services. Comparable multi-modal asset-light forwarding model with customs and supply chain capabilities similar to Global Services Group.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest global freight forwarders offering ocean, air, road and contract logistics with customs brokerage. Comparable to Global Services Group across all four of its service lines (air, ocean, land, storage) but at vastly greater global scale.

Others

• DHL Global Forwarding: Operates a global freight forwarding network across air, ocean, road and warehousing with customs brokerage capability. Direct overlap with Global Services Group's service portfolio; broad incumbent competing for the same UK and international shipper customers.

Direct peers

• Davies Turner: UK-headquartered freight forwarder offering air, sea and road freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing to UK and international clients. Most directly comparable mid-sized UK peer to Global Services Group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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