KGH - Europe’s leading customs company acquires GCS and consolidates market leadership in Europe
KGH Customs Services has acquired Gee’s Customs Solutions (GCS) in the Netherlands, thus strengthening its position as Europe’s leading and fastest growing independent partner for customs compliance.
GCS is a logistics service provider specialized in customs formalities in the fruit and vegetables industry located in Barendrecht, The Netherlands. After the acquisition, KGH will have more than 650 employees in 11 countries.
The acquisition of GCS follows KGH’s recent expansion in France, Italy and Czech Republic. It is a part of its long-term strategy to develop a full-fledged pan-European customs company, capable of offering comprehensive customs services in all major European countries where The Netherlands also is considered an import hub for customs services in Europe.
GCS was founded on 1 January 2004 by G.T. Huigen and G. Eiting and has ever since been a major player in the Dutch customs market. GCS acts primarily in a specific niche handling perishables, i.e. fruit and vegetables. In this market, it is extremely important with high service and quality towards the customers.
– With the acquisition of GCS, we will further strengthen our services to our European customers, says Vidar Gundersen, CEO of KGH. We are especially pleased that the current management and staff of GCS still will be highly involved in the day to day handling of the documentation for clients. G.T. Huigen and G. Eiting, with their long term customs expertise and experience in especially the perishable industry, will continue their work in the company.
– We are very excited about joining KGH, says G.T. Huigen and G. Eiting, founders and owners of GCS. We look forward to support KGHs European customers and with our long term experience in the Dutch customs perishable industry we are confident that we can provide them with a great service. At GCS we have also developed innovative customs services for the perishable industry that are ready to be launched into the key European markets and with the KGH network, we have the opportunity to make this possible.
About Gee’s Customs Solutions BV
Gee’s Customs Solutions BV (‘GCS BV’) is a logistics service provider whose core business is customs formalities in the fruit and vegetables transportation sector and is located in Barendrecht, The Netherlands. The company was founded in 2004 and provides today customs services to the main customers in the perishable industry located in Europe. GCS has a team of 10 customs specialists wholly dedicated to its customs activity in the perishable industry.
About KGH Customs Services
KGH is the leading independent provider of customs services, including Customs Declarations, VAT Representation, Customs Consulting, Customs Academy, Customs Software and Border Services. KGH provides its competence through own presence in Europe and globally with its partner network. The company was founded in 1963. Today, it has more than 14,000 customers throughout Europe. KGH has its own offices at all major ports and borders in Europe, and has 650 employees in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Czech Republic. KGH is owned by Bridgepoint Development Capital, a major international private equity group focused on investing in market-leading businesses, working with management teams to create and realise value within its portfolio companies. (www.kghcustoms.com)
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