We are FIEGE.

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Integrated solutions that incorporate Logistics, Digital Services, Real Estate and Ventures.

 

We are innovation leaders in logistics. With our modular concepts within Logistics, Digital Services, Real Estate and Ventures, we optimise the value chains of customers operating on a cross-sector scale world-wide. Now in our fifth generation, we are shaping the logistics of the future.

 

 150 Years FIEGE

Our world in numbers 

FIEGE at a glance

1873
formation
> 23.500
Employees
2,0b €
Turnover
15
Countries
135
Locations
4,5 Mio. m²
Logistics space

Our History

Always in motion

We have grown from a small haulage and forwarding company to one of Europe’s biggest logistics enterprises. Every single generation has reinvented itself along the way. Chart the key milestones of our success story.

 

Portrait Familie Fiege 1873
1873

Joan Joseph Fiege founds his haulage business in Greven in Westphalia, Germany in 1873. Initially, the transport business is a genuine sideline for the farmer. He uses a horse-drawn cart to bring coal to his customers and make deliveries. Later, he adds running errands for Greven’s retailers and industrial enterprises to his services.

Der erste LKW von FIEGE 1924
1924

A new era begins after purchasing a goods vehicle in 1924. A revolutionary purchase at the time, Josef Fiege jun. asserts himself against his father’s initial scepticism. The motorised power considerably increases not just transport capacities but also the range of operation – and marks the start of the second decisive development phase in the company’s history.

LKWs von FIEGE von 1928
1928

In 1928, the company receives its first long-distance transport contracts. With this growth comes the need to expand the business premises in Greven-Wentrup. Four years later, the division is separated from the traditional forwarding operations and, together with the repair workshop, accessories and the warehouse, is passed to Josef Fiege junior.

Josef Fiege Jr.
1938

After the death of his father in May 1938, Josef Fiege jun. takes over as sole owner and shifts the focus to lucrative long-haul transport operations. But World War II changes everything. From August 1939 onwards, the haulage business becomes part of the Münster-Land Motor Pool. Most of the 18 trucks in the fleet are requisitioned to supply war-time productions and essential services. As a result, the agricultural business has to secure the family’s livelihood.

LKW von FIEGE mit Mann am Steuer 1948
1948

Despite the many difficulties, Josef Fiege jun. manages to steer the enterprise through the recession. After the war, the high demand for heavy transport vehicles accelerates its turnaround. By 1948, the pool of trucks has increased to 41 vehicles. The existing compound no longer suffices, which is why Josef Fiege jun. purchases additional plots of land in 1950.

Fahrzeug von 1951
1951

Practice makes perfect: Based on its broad practical knowledge of product handling, FIEGE starts to build its own special solutions for the transport segment.

Firmengelände von FIEGE aus der Vogelperspektive 1959
1959

In 1959, Josef Fiege jun. dies as the result of a tragic accident. Karl Fischbach and his wife Änne (née Fiege) take charge of management. A branch already under construction in Bremen is completed. Fischbach gradually shifts the primary focus of the company’s business activities to freight forwarding.

Heinz Fiege und Dr. Hugo Fiege
1967

Heinz Fiege (1967) and Dr. Hugo Fiege (1973) both join the company within a few years of each other. The sons of Josef Fiege jun. push the business concept even further towards forwarding. 1970 sees the inauguration of branches in Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main and Berlin, which serve as a base from that point on for the company’s international haulage to neighbouring European countries.

Reifenlager FIEGE 1979
1979

The first Germany-wide logistics concept is devised for international tyres maker Bridgestone. The Fiege brothers thus shift their focus towards becoming a contract logistics provider. The final breakthrough comes after relocating the company to Greven-Reckenfeld. The head office and the administration are built on compound covering 100,000 square metres – the striking hexagonal goods distribution centre will later become recognised beyond the region.

Fiege gewinnt Logistikpreis 1992
1992

Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V. (BVL), Germany’s logistics association, presents the prestigious logistics award to FIEGE for its pioneering achievement of combining economics with ecology within logistics. In the same year, the Ibbenbüren/Osnabrück goods distribution centre opens. Today’s Mega Center Ibbenbüren is an example of the company’s resource-preserving concept, which will go down in history under the term eco-logistics. Four years later, Heinz and Dr. Hugo Fiege receive the Eco-manager of the Year award for their pro-environment corporate management.

Päckchen fährt über Förderband
1996

Digitalisation and automation are progressing. In 1996, FIEGE ships out its first eCommerce shipment. The unit grows continuously in the following years.

1998

Heinz and Dr. Hugo Fiege form the Josef Fiege Stiftung in memory of their father. It is their goal to donate funds to facilities and projects that are committed to the well-being of man and nature.

Logo der Josef Fiege Stiftung
Mitarbeiter von FIEGE stehen zusammen
2005

Around the turn of the millennium, internationalisation is clearly on the horizon. New branches are set up in Europe’s west and south, and FIEGE expands into Eastern Europe. Even in Asia, where Fiege has been active in freight forwarding for over 20 years, new branches are set up in the most important economic regions of China, Hong Kong, and Taipeh.

Hero Fiege Brand
2014

FIEGE fundamentally restructures its organisation. The company changes from a generalist into a vertical organisation comprised of decentralised Business Units. The strategic reorientation makes FIEGE a leading European provider of omnichannel fulfilment services.

2014

Jens Fiege, son of Heinz Fiege, and Felix Fiege, son of Dr. Hugo Fiege, assume the company’s leadership. This concludes the next change of generation. Together with Alfred Messink and Peter Scherbel, they form the Executive Board of the FIEGE Group.

Jens Fiege und Felix Fiege
Roboter fährt durch das Lager
2015

The launch of robotics sees FIEGE set the course for digital transformation. The nine mobile picking robots by Magazino GmbH work side-by-side with their human colleagues and help optimise material flows.

Hero Fiege Brand
2017

Innovation has always been engrained in the company’s DNA. To promote future-proof business models, FIEGE looks also beyond the core organisation. Co-operation with start-ups becomes a crucial pillar in the company’s corporate strategy.

Hero Fiege Brand
2021

Investments in new business models take a more professional form with the founding of company builder XPRESS Ventures and venture capital fund F-LOG Ventures. FIEGE actively invests in young enterprises besides supporting tech-driven and innovative ideas through co-operation and funding – to build and invest in the next big things.

1873

Formation with a horse and cart

1924

The first truck

1928

To far horizons

1938

Leadership change and years of war

1948

Reconstruction and a new beginning

1951

Transport vehicles – built by FIEGE

1959

Stroke of fate and succession

1967

Change of generations in twos

1979

From forwarding agent to contract logistics company

1992

Sustainable does it

1996

Digital progression

1998

Foundation for man and nature

2005

International growth

2014

Focus on the customer

2014

Fifth generation

2015

Man and machine

2017

A broader view

2021

Ready for the next Ventures

Our Executive Board.

Since its formation by Joan Joseph Fiege in 1873, FIEGE has been family-run – and still is to date, by now in the fifth generation. The cousins Jens and Felix Fiege are members of the six-strong Executive Board and manage the company as dual leaders. Alfred Messink, Kenza Ait Si Abbou, Martin Rademaker and Peter Scherbel, together with Jens Fiege and Felix Fiege, the two CEOs, form the FIEGE Executive Board.

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Jens Fiege
Managing Shareholder & Skater
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Felix Fiege
Managing Shareholder & Circumnavigator
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Kenza Ait Si Abbou
Member of the Executive Board & Author
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Alfred Messink
Member of the Executive Board & Guitarist
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Martin Rademaker
Member of the Executive Board & Professional soccer coach
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Peter Scherbel
Member of the Executive Board & Mountain climber

Our business units

Modular logistics solutions

More FIEGE with a flap: Our portfolio consists of the best of four worlds – customised, thought-through and integrated into one system.

 

FIEGE Mitarbeiter im Lager

Logistics 

We are pioneers of contract logistics and strive to create a viably improved customer experience.

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Digital Services

We facilitate digital services across all sales channels.

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Außenansicht eines FIEGE Lagers

Real Estate

We devise sustainable logistics properties and to achieve this tap our know-how as a logistics company.

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Roboter fährt durch das Lager

Ventures

We back disruptive business models with expert knowledge, operational strength, and intelligent investments.

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Our identity

What drives us every day

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Family

We see ourselves as a family
that works together
at a company. We are
family. Every day.

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Respect for everyone 

We are all the same and treat each and everyone equally, respectfully, and with appreciation. What counts for us is the person.

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Acting with a conscience

As eco-logisticians, we have a responsibility. It is not only about us and our future as a company, but about the future of all.

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Courage for new things

Our actions are always characterised by taking courageous decisions for the future and stepping out of our comfort zone.

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Reliability to count on

Our clients can count on us.
 As a team, we manage to find the best solution time and again, and act reliably.

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Always the right fit

“Can’t do” is not an option. We listen carefully. Because that is the only way to learn about our clients’ needs and create tailored solutions every day.

Portrait Blazej Janik
We stick together just like a family. That is – and always has been – what makes us unique. Our customers appreciate this approachability.
Blazej Janik
Branch Manager Reckenfeld
Portrait Carina Haverstreng
There is no such thing as a standstill here. We are quite literally always in motion. We love this spirit, it is incredibly empowering.
Carina Haverstreng
Head of Business Development
Portrait Alexander Holzknecht
In order for us to grow, we need partners who can keep up with our development through scalable logistics. Thanks to years of experience in eCommerce and the food segment, FIEGE has proved to be an extremely good choice.
Alexander Holzknecht
Chief Commercial Officer at Motatos
We want to hand a climate neutral and economically healthy company to the next generation. Sustainability is a central pillar of our corporate strategy – and we think in three dimensions: ecological, economic, and social.
Felix Fiege
CEO of the FIEGE Group