Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

In 1871, Carl Heinrich Hellmann founded a sole proprietorship in Osnabrück that transported goods by horse-drawn vehicles. One of the first customers was the steel mill in Georgsmarienhütte. Carl's sons Heinrich and Friedrich continued the business under Gebr. Hellmann from 1906. They passed their shares to their children and grandchildren in the following decades.{{cite news |last1=Kallmeier |first1=Nina |date=2021-10-26 |title=Vom Pferdewagen zum internationalen Logistiker |url=https://www.noz.de/lokales/osnabrueck/artikel/150-jahre-hellmann-in-osnabrueck-vom-pferdewagen-zum-logistiker-20063105 |newspaper=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung |page=12 |language=de}}

The company was almost completely destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1945 in Reichsbahn barracks in Osnabrück. In 1949, the first branch was opened in Hamburg, and in 1953, the second branch was added in Bremen. Hellmann was thus present at the two most important German ports.

By 1961, Hellmann had replaced the last horse-drawn wagons with modern vehicles.{{cite book|editor1-first=Hans-Liudger|editor1-last=Dienel|editor2-first=Hans-Ulrich|editor2-last=Schiedt|language=de|title=Die moderne Straße: Planung, Bau und Verkehr vom 18. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert.|publisher=Campus Verlag|location=Frankfurt am Main|date=2010|isbn=978-3-593-39157-1|page=385}} In 1976 and 1989, the cousins Klaus and Jost Hellmann took over the legacy of their fathers.

In 1976, Hellmann played a leading role in the founding of Deutscher Paket-Dienst (DPD). It was the first private provider to compete with the Bundespost. At the same time Hellmann accelerated internationalization and opened a branch in Hong Kong in 1982. The company has also been present in the United States since 1988. Hellmann continuously drove internationalization forward and today has 248 offices in 61 countries.

Since 1999, the company has been operating under Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. In 2018, the Hellmann family withdrew from active management of the company and handed it over to external management.{{cite news|first1=Christoph|last1=Schlautmann|language=de|title=Schwerer Abschied|newspaper=Handelsblatt|date=2018-05-17|page=44}}

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The company operates as a limited partnership with limited liability (SE & Co. KG).{{cite web|url=https://www.unternehmensregister.de/|language=de|title=Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG|website=Unternehmensregister|publisher=Bundesanzeiger Verlag|accessdate=2023-06-10}} The company's management board consists of four persons. In addition, the company has a Supervisory Board, which is chaired by Thomas Lieb. Jost and Klaus Hellmann, as key shareholders, continue to be involved in strategic directions.{{cite web|first1=Sebastian|last1=Reimann|url=https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/menschen/detail/news/familienmitglieder-einigen-sich.html|language=de|title=Interview: "Familienmitglieder einigen sich."|website=Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung|date=2022-01-18|accessdate=2023-09-06}}

The company is divided into four business units: airfreight, seafreight, road and rail (overland transport), and contract logistics.{{cite web|first1=Ilona|last1=Jüngst|url=https://www.eurotransport.de/artikel/hellmann-baut-angebot-aus-mehr-branchenloesungen-11216374.html|language=de|title=Hellmann baut Angebot aus: Neue Branchenlösungen|website=Eurotransport|date=2022-11-23|accessdate=2023-09-06}}{{cite web|first1=Johannes|last1=Reichel|url=https://logistra.de/news/nfz-fuhrpark-lagerlogistik-intralogistik-hellmann-launcht-drei-neue-industry-solutions-180757.html|language=de|title=Hellmann launcht drei neue Industry Solutions|website=Logistra|date=2022-11-22|accessdate=2023-09-06}}{{cite web|first1=Gunnar|last1=Knüpfer|url=https://logistik-heute.de/news/produktionsversorgung-claas-vertraut-bei-neuem-lager-oelde-auf-hellmann-38017.html|language=de|title=Produktionsversorgung: Claas vertraut bei neuem Lager in Oelde auf Hellmann|website=Logistik Heute|date=2022-09-20|accessdate=2023-09-06}}

The main region for land transport is Europe. The company is a partner of System Alliance Europe.{{cite web |title=All Our Partners |url=https://www.systemallianceeurope.net/en/partner/partnerliste.html?tx_saepartnerliste_saepartnerfe%5Blcountry%5D=0&tx_saepartnerliste_saepartnerfe%5Baction%5D=listeFE&tx_saepartnerliste_saepartnerfe%5Bcontroller%5D=Firma&cHash=972d02bd47e07be7fc7e1ec091bd8aad |publisher=System Alliance Europe eG |access-date=17 February 2024}} In addition to direct services, there are daily lines for general cargo transport. Recently, rail transport has developed into a growth area for the company in Europe as well as to and from Asia being shifted to rail. It established a weekly rail connection between Germany and the People's Republic of China.{{cite web|first1=Nina|last1=Kallmeier|url=https://www.noz.de/lokales/osnabrueck/artikel/osnabruecker-logistiker-hellmann-erweitert-seidenstrasse-bis-bremen-21055457|language=de|title=Hellmann erweitert Seidenstraße|website=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung|date=2022-01-27|accessdate=2023-09-06}}{{cite web|first1=Ewald|last1=König|url=https://background.tagesspiegel.de/mobilitaet/bahn-statt-schiff-porsche-nutzt-die-neue-seidenstrasse|language=de|title=Bahn statt Schiff: Porsche nutzt die neue Seidenstraße.|website=Tagesspiegel Background|date=2019-09-02|accessdate=2023-09-06}}

Hellmann has signed the United Nations Global Compact.{{cite web|url=https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/16190-Hellmann-Worldwide-Logistics-GmbH-Co-KG|language=en|title=Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG|publisher=United Nations|website=Global Compact|accessdate=2023-06-10}} The company is a Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA) member. Partial seafreight shipments are carbon neutral as standard. Hellmann also supports ecological and social initiatives.{{cite web|url=https://taz.de/Mein-Fuhrmann-ist-ein-Oeko/!1359782/|language=de|title=Mein Fuhrmann ist ein Öko!|website=Die Tageszeitung|date=1998-02-10|accessdate=2023-09-06|page=24}}

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