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KLG EUROPE 139
KLG is an
integrated
logistics
provider
KLG Europe is an international operating
company with key locations in Western and
Eastern Europe. It is an integrated logistics
provider that offers a large range of services, from
road, air and ocean freight to warehousing and
value-added services, with focus on solutions for
the markets in the Western Europe and CEE.
The company is focused on planning,
organisation, management, control and execution
of operations in the supply chain, from road, air
and sea/ocean freight transport or warehousing to
contract logistics.
With the increasing sophistication of transport
and logistics, KLG has evolved over the years, making
sure that all parts of its well oiled machine work in
perfect union. Transporters, warehouses, container
handlers, value added services providers are all parts
of the total supply chain management of the company
– aiming to ensure that all businesses they work with
reach the highest performance possible.
HOW KLG BEGAN
Kees Kuijken, KLG Europe’s Managing Director,
says: “KLG was formed by my grandfather in 1918.
In World War II, all the trucks we had at the time
were confiscated by the Germans, so we had to
start over. In 1964, my grandfather’s business was
split into three and my father and two of my uncles
each took a part of the business. In 1998, my
brother and I took over the shares from my father
and in 1992 we bought the company off one of my
uncles. From the mid-90s our growth has been
quite substantial. We grew at least double digits
year on year, apart from 2009 where we had a drop
in growth.
“The main business is European distribution
and part loads. We have extended services from
Holland, the UK and Romania into Europe. Apart
from that, we have over 120,000 square meters of
warehousing in Holland and Romania. Air freight
and sea freight, are also substantial businesses in
our group.”
EUROPEAN FOCUS
The aim of KLG is to ensure its customers receive
the highest care by focusing on the largely
www.businessrevieweurope.eu | August 2010