HANNON Transport

What HANNON Transport does

HANNON Transport is a privately held, family-owned temperature-controlled logistics company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Aghalee, Northern Ireland. It specializes in chilled (0°C to +2°C) and frozen (-18°C) road transport, groupage consolidation, customs clearance, and cross-docking/storage across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and mainland Europe, with operating entities in Northern Ireland (HANNON Transport Ltd), the Republic of Ireland (HANNON Logistics Ltd), France (HANNON Logistics SAS), and the Netherlands (HANNON Logistics BV). The group also includes HANNON Pharma Link, HANNON Steel, and HANNON Fleet Sales as adjacent subsidiaries.

The company operates an owned fleet of more than 300 trucks and 600 trailers and runs strategic hubs within 75 minutes of Dublin, Rotterdam, and Calais ports, including a 2,700 sqm chilled and ambient storage and cross-docking facility in Arras, France (opened July 2023), a consolidation hub at Rungis International Market in Paris, and a BRCGS AA*-certified facility in Lusk, Ireland. Core technical components include dual-temperature trailers, real-time vehicle and temperature track-and-trace, and dedicated Transport and Customs customer portals. The firm holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRCGS Global Standard for Storage and Distribution, and BRCGS AA* (unannounced audit) certifications, and operates an on-site DAFM veterinary inspector at its Dublin facility for export health certificates.

HANNON generates revenue primarily through transaction- and unit-priced freight services — Full Load (FTL), Groupage/LTL, and Part Load — supplemented by customs clearance professional services and managed storage/cross-docking. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supported by dedicated customer support teams, a multilingual website (English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German), industry trade show presence (Balmoral Show, PLMA), and Irish Exporters Association membership. The customer base of 1,500+ spans fresh produce importers, meat exporters, dairy distributors, horticultural suppliers, and hospitality accounts; the firm reports 650,000+ annual job orders, 75,000+ ferry crossings, and a 99.5% on-time-in-full delivery rate.

Name

HANNON Transport

Legal name

HANNON Transport Ltd

Website

https://hannontransport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HANNON Transport is a family-owned, Northern Ireland–headquartered temperature-controlled logistics operator running an owned fleet of 300+ trucks across Ireland, the UK, France, and the Netherlands, serving 1,500+ food importers, exporters, and wholesalers with chilled and frozen groupage, full-load, customs clearance, and cross-docking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temperature-Controlled Logistics

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Warehousing and Storage (49311)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated) (TLADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Goods Transport (Deep-Frozen) (TLADAHAF), Food & Beverage Cold Storage (Fresh/Chilled) (TLALABAA), Temperature-Controlled Cross-Docking & Transload (Cold Chain) (TLALABAJ), Pharmaceutical Cold-Chain Delivery (2–8°C / CRT) (TLAAAJAC)

Keywords

• Temperature-controlled logistics
• Refrigerated freight transport
• Customs clearance services
• Cold chain logistics
• Groupage freight services

Headquarters

HQ city

Aghalee

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Full Load (FTL) Transport Services: Dedicated trailer/truck load services for large consignments requiring separate or express door-to-door delivery. Standard trailers carry 26 loaded standard pallets or 33 loaded Euro 800 X 1,200 pallets. Revenue generated per shipment based on distance, volume, and temperature requirements.
2. Groupage (LTL) Services: Less than trailer load services combining consignments from different customers on shared trailers. Flexible option for smaller freight consignments transported within scheduled timeframes. Revenue based on pallet count or weight for consolidated shipments.
3. Half Load / Part Load Services: Medium volume freight using shared vehicle/trailer operating along the same route and temperature requirements. Cost-effective solution for shipments not requiring full trailer capacity.
4. Customs Clearance Services: Full customs service including export declarations, transit documentation, health certificates, and compliance management. Dedicated teams for ROI, NI, and GB customs procedures.
5. Temperature-Controlled Storage: Chilled and ambient storage services at their facilities including Arras hub (2,700sqm) and cross-docking operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HANNON Transport provides temperature-controlled road haulage (Full Load, Groupage, and Part Load) and in-house customs clearance services for chilled and frozen goods moving between mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The company complements these transport services with cross-docking, consolidation, and temperature-controlled storage at owned hubs in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France, and the Netherlands. It serves food importers, fresh produce wholesalers, meat exporters, dairy distributors, horticultural suppliers, and hospitality operators across European supply chains.

Product overview

HANNON Transport is a temperature-controlled logistics company operating as a single unified service portfolio consisting of core transport services (Full Load/FTL, Groupage/LTL, Part Load), customs clearance solutions, and sector-specific transport services (Fresh Produce, Meat, Dairy, Seafood, Horticulture, Food Services, Dry Freight, Construction). The company operates its own fleet of over 300 trucks and 600 trailers with digital platforms (Transport Customer Portal, Customs Customer Portal) providing real-time tracking and documentation management. Services are delivered through owned facilities in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France (including Arras hub and Rungis Market), and Netherlands, with UK Landbridge transit as a key routing option.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Load (FTL) Transport Services Dedicated trailer/truck load transport for large consignments requiring separate or express door-to-door delivery. Standard trailers carry 26 loaded standard pallets or 33 loaded Euro 800 X 1,200 pallets, with chilled and frozen temperature options.
• Groupage (LTL) Transport Services Consolidated less-than-trailer-load service combining consignments from multiple customers on shared trailers, providing a flexible, low-cost option for smaller freight from a single pallet upwards.
• Part Load / Half Load Transport Services Space in shared vehicles/trailers for medium-volume shipments operating along the same route and temperature requirements, offering a cost-effective option when full trailer capacity is not needed.
• Customs Clearance Services Full in-house customs brokerage handling export declarations, transit documentation, health certificates, and EU-CH customs requirements, with specialist teams for Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain following Brexit.
• Cross-Docking & Consolidation Services Cross-docking and consolidation facilities enabling multi-supplier shipment consolidation, available at Arras (France), Poeldijk (Netherlands), and Dublin (Ireland) hubs, with connections to major road networks and key European ports.
• UK Landbridge Transit Services Transit routing using the UK as a landbridge connecting mainland Europe to Ireland through ferry and Eurotunnel connections, designed to maintain flexibility and reliability for fresh produce despite post-Brexit checks.
• Health Certificates Service Specialist service allowing groupage customers to obtain Health Certificates completed at HANNON's Dublin facility by an on-site DAFM veterinary inspector, addressing limited DAFM inspector availability for Irish SME exporters of animal-origin products.
• Temperature-Controlled Storage Services Chilled and ambient storage services at HANNON facilities including the 2,700sqm Arras hub and cross-docking operations, supporting customer warehousing and consolidation needs alongside transport services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5% OTIF (On Time in Full) delivery rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• STEF: STEF is the leading European temperature-controlled logistics specialist for food products, operating road transport, cold storage and cross-docking across France, Iberia, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Directly comparable to HANNON in chilled/frozen food focus, multi-country European footprint and customs-aware service offering.
• Reed Boardall: Reed Boardall is one of the UK's largest temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution specialists, focused on frozen food storage and nationwide distribution. Comparable to HANNON in temperature-controlled food distribution scale and UK-headquartered cold-chain operation.
• Culina Group: Culina Group is one of the UK's largest temperature-controlled logistics and warehousing providers, serving major UK retailers and food manufacturers with chilled and frozen distribution. Comparable to HANNON in temperature-controlled food focus and UK/Ireland adjacency.
• Olano Group: Olano is a French-headquartered temperature-controlled logistics specialist serving food producers and retailers across France, Spain, Portugal, Benelux and the UK. Closely comparable to HANNON in cross-Channel cold-chain positioning and chilled/frozen food vertical.
• AGRO Merchants Group: AGRO Merchants is a European cold storage and temperature-controlled logistics platform serving food producers, retailers and distributors across multiple European countries. Directly comparable to HANNON in cold-chain warehousing and food-sector focus.

Broad incumbents

• Wincanton: Wincanton is a leading UK contract logistics provider with significant temperature-controlled and retail-grocery capability, including chilled and ambient distribution. Comparable to HANNON on UK and Ireland temperature-controlled food logistics but with broader non-cold-chain services.
• DHL Freight: DHL Freight, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is one of Europe's largest road freight providers with a temperature-controlled product line covering chilled and frozen transport. Overlaps with HANNON on pan-European temperature-controlled road freight but at substantially greater scale and with a much broader portfolio.
• Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is the world's largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, with deep European cold-storage presence. Overlaps with HANNON in temperature-controlled warehousing and transport, but at much greater scale and with broader cold-storage as its primary offering.
• XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a major European road transport and contract logistics operator with significant refrigerated capability inherited from Norbert Dentressangle. Overlaps with HANNON on cross-Channel temperature-controlled transport and food-grade logistics.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated KN PharmaChain and perishables overland product. Comparable to HANNON on cold-chain road transport and customs-managed cross-border flows, though operating across a much wider service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hannontransport
• Facebookfacebook.com/HannonTransport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hannon-transport-limited

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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