Hardegger Travel And Transport

What Hardegger Travel And Transport does

Hardegger Reisen und Transporte AG is a Swiss family-owned moving and transport company headquartered in Birsfelden, Basel-Landschaft. Founded in 1952 and operating for more than 70 years, the company originally ran a dual business of moving services and bus-based travel tours (day trips and multi-day European tours). At the end of 2022 it discontinued the travel division—transferring the Basel Sunday trips to Sägesser-Reisen from Wintersingen—and from 2023 onwards has focused exclusively on the moving/removal business.

The core offering is professional moving services (Umzüge) for private and business customers, supplemented by a set of add-on modules: small-scale transport (Kleintransporte), climate-controlled furniture storage (Möbellagerung), specialized furniture lifts (Möbellift) with two units reaching 25m/400kg and 18m/250kg, packing materials (Packmaterial), disposal (Entsorgungen), and property clearing (Räumung). The company operates a tiered fleet with transporter capacities of 14m³, 20m³, 25m³, and 30m³. The technology stack is traditional and non-digital: there is no app, no API, no proprietary software, and no AI components—service delivery rests on physical equipment and owner-led execution.

The business model is a quote-based professional services model with personalized consultation as the primary sales channel. CEO Lukas Hardegger ("Chef") works directly on the front line with customers, and pricing is determined job-by-job through in-person or phone consultation; no public pricing tiers exist. Customers are segmented horizontally into Private Customers (Privatkunden) and Business Customers (Firmenkunden), both served from the Basel regional footprint. Marketing relies on organic channels—Facebook and Twitter sharing, an email newsletter, an online greeting-card service, and inbound links from regional partner sites including Basel Tourism and Reka Schweiz. The company is privately held, family-controlled, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or app/digital product roadmap.

Name

Hardegger Travel And Transport

Legal name

Hardegger Reisen und Transporte AG

Website

https://hardeggerag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hardegger Reisen und Transporte AG is a Swiss family-owned moving company in Birsfelden that provides Umzüge, furniture storage, lifts, and clearing services to private and business customers in the Basel region. Founded 1952, it dropped its travel business in 2022 to focus on removals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving and Relocation Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Interstate Full-Service Door-to-Door Moving (Pack/Load/Transport/Unload) (HSAKABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Moving with Packing/Unpacking Add-On (HSAKAAAH), Local Moving for Homes (Single-Family, Townhome) (HSAKAAAC), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Residential moving services
• Commercial relocation services
• Furniture transport services
• Furniture storage solutions
• Relocation clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Birsfelden

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Moving and Relocation Services: Primary revenue stream since 2023. The company provides comprehensive moving services for private and business customers, including furniture transport, clearances, disposals, and furniture storage. Services are provided through personalized consultation with quote-based pricing.
2. Furniture Storage: Möbellagerung (furniture storage) services offered as part of the moving portfolio, providing climate-controlled storage for customer belongings.
3. Packing Materials and Equipment: Sale of packing materials and provision of furniture lifts as ancillary services to the core moving business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hardegger Reisen und Transporte AG provides professional moving and relocation services for private and business customers in the Basel region of Switzerland. Services span furniture transport moves, small transports, furniture storage, furniture lifts for high-floor access, packing materials, disposal services, and property clearing. The company operates on a quote-based model with personalized consultation. The company discontinued its travel (bus tour) operations at the end of 2022 and has focused exclusively on the moving/removal business since 2023.

Product overview

Hardegger Reisen und Transporte AG is a traditional family-owned Swiss moving company with over 70 years of experience. Originally operating as a dual business (moving services + bus travel tours), the company underwent a strategic restructuring at the end of 2022, discontinuing its travel operations to focus exclusively on its core moving and transport business. The current product portfolio consists of comprehensive moving services (Umzüge) as the primary offering, supplemented by add-on services including small transports, furniture storage, furniture lifts (two units with different height capacities), packing materials, disposal, and clearing services. The travel division (day trips and multi-day tours) has been discontinued and transferred to partner company Sägesser-Reisen. The company operates a fleet of transporters with varying load capacities (14m³, 20m³, 25m³, 30m³) and maintains an active leadership presence with CEO Lukas Hardegger working directly with customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Umzüge (Moving Services) Professional moving services for private and business customers, including furniture transport, packing, storage coordination, and clearing. Delivered by a well-coordinated team with over 70 years of company experience and individually planned execution.
• Möbellagerung (Furniture Storage) Climate-controlled furniture storage services providing temporary or long-term storage for customer belongings, typically used during relocation transitions.
• Möbellift (Furniture Lift Rental) Furniture lift equipment available in two configurations: 25m height (7th floor) with 400kg load capacity, and 18m height (5th floor) with 250kg load capacity, for moving items via external building access.
• Packmaterial (Packing Materials) Sale of packing materials supplied to customers for self-packing during moves.
• Kleintransporte (Small Transports) Small-scale transport services for goods and items that do not require full moving services.
• Entsorgungen (Disposal) Disposal services for unwanted items during relocations or clearing operations.
• Räumung (Clearing / Liquidation) Professional clearing and liquidation services for properties being vacated.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sägesser-ReisenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Sägesser-Reisen from Wintersingen took over the popular Sunday trips from Basel. The partnership maintains continuity of travel services for former Hardegger customers. Information available at saegesser-reisen.ch/hardegger-reisen-tagesfahrten/.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Movu: Swiss moving marketplace that matches customers with local movers across Switzerland. It competes for the same household and small-business moving demand that Hardegger serves in Basel, but adds a digital booking layer.

Broad incumbents

• Sirva: Worldwide moving and relocation services provider (parent of Allied Van Lines, North American Van Lines). Comparable to Hardegger in providing door-to-door residential and corporate moves and storage, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Santa Fe Relocation: Global mobility and relocation company providing household goods moving, storage and destination services. Overlaps with Hardegger's residential and corporate moving plus furniture storage offering at a much larger international scale.
• Crown Worldwide Group: International moving, relocation and storage group with operations across multiple continents. Directly comparable to Hardegger's combination of household moving plus storage services, but serves global corporate accounts.
• Atlas Van Lines: Major US-headquartered interstate moving network serving residential and corporate clients with full-service moves. Highly comparable to Hardegger's full-service door-to-door moving model, though at much greater scale and US-centric geographic focus.
• Cartus: Global relocation services company managing household goods moves, storage and destination services for corporate clients. Directly comparable to Hardegger's private + corporate moving and storage portfolio, but at much larger scale and with international reach.
• AGS Group: Global mobility and relocation group offering household goods moving, storage and corporate relocation services. Overlaps with Hardegger's core offering (moves + storage) but operates at a global scale with a much broader corporate client book.
• UniGroup: Parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower, providing household goods transportation and storage across North America. Comparable in service mix (move + storage) and in serving both private and corporate customers.

Emerging players

• Moovick: European digital marketplace for moving, furniture transport and related services. Comparable because it addresses the same household/small-business moving demand Hardegger serves, but does so via a platform model rather than owned fleet.

Regional players

• Planzer: Swiss logistics and transport group with national parcel, freight and relocation capabilities. Comparable to Hardegger as another Swiss-headquartered transport provider serving private and business customers, though Planzer operates at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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