Once upon a time ... GLS Group

Once upon a time, in 1989, 25 brave forwarders had a daring idea: build a national parcel service provider in the geographic centre of Germany. German Parcel was born, to be the starting point of the unprecedented story of the GLS Group.

Today, the GLS Group is one of the leading express parcel service providers in Europe and around the world and we are proud to be one of the most reliable and efficient logistics networks.

Discover the major milestones in the development of the GLS Group:

1989

1989

The GLS success story begins in Germany with the acquisition of German Parcel Paket-Logistik GmbH.

1989

The GLS success story begins in Germany with the acquisition of German Parcel Paket-Logistik GmbH.

1992

1992

General Parcel, the European franchise system was founded.

1992

General Parcel, the European franchise system was founded.

1999

1999

International Distribution Services (IDS) acquires German Parcel and General Logistics Systems (GLS) was founded.

1999

International Distribution Services (IDS) acquires German Parcel and General Logistics Systems (GLS) was founded.

1999 - 2002

1999 - 2002

The GLS network is growing through acquisitions and the creation of companies in many European countries.

1999 - 2002

The GLS network is growing through acquisitions and the creation of companies in many European countries.

2002

2002

Launch of the common GLS brand.

2002

Launch of the common GLS brand.

2003 - 2007

2003 - 2007

Introduction of a uniform quality management system, further network expansion, foundation of GLS IT Services and technological advancements.

2003 - 2007

Introduction of a uniform quality management system, further network expansion, foundation of GLS IT Services and technological advancements.

2008 - 2015

2008 - 2015

Launch of ThinkGreen activities, continuous network expansion and introduction of dedicated 2C services.

2008 - 2015

Launch of ThinkGreen activities, continuous network expansion and introduction of dedicated 2C services.

2016 - 2020

2016 - 2020

Focussed geographic expansion in North America, investments in network infrastructure.

2016 - 2020

Focussed geographic expansion in North America, investments in network infrastructure.

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