Our history

Nearly a century of entrepreneurial adventure

1925

Jean Schmitt buys a transport company, "Jules Heppner Successeurs", based in Strasbourg.

1931

Jean Schmitt buys a transport company, "Jules Heppner Successeurs", based in Strasbourg.

Postwar

Business is resumed and the nationwide network is expanded: Paris (1942), Marseille (1946), Nancy (1954), Metz (1956) and Forbach (1959).

After 1965

The network is expanded in Germany, with offices opened in Saarbrücken (1965), Stuttgart and Frankfurt (1969), and Neu-Ulm (1977).

Early 1980s

Acquisition and development of our network with Transports Lesage (1980) and Lambert & Valette (1984).

Early 1990s

Development of the Overseas activity with worldwide coverage.

2004

Acquisition of XP France and our own national distribution network.

2005

Creation of the European parcel network Système Alliance Europe.

2017

Acquisition of Hacas in the Netherlands, Eurobeta in Spain and acceleration of international expansion.

2018

Acquisition of Hamacher Logistik GmbH, located on the border between Northern Germany and the Netherlands.

2019

Partnership with Gebrüder Weiss to accelerate growth in France and Europe in ocean freight, air freight and customs. Branch opened in Senegal.

2020

Publication of the first CSR report, highlighting in particular our energy transition commitments.

2021

International growth: ABC-Logistik in Germany, DINA Logistics in Belgium and SAFRAM in Switzerland, with a new area of expertise, hazardous goods.

2022

Heppner intègre DINA Logistics (Belgique) et SAFRAM (Suisse, France, UK) pour compléter sa couverture géographique et opérationnelle (transport de produits dangereux).

2024

Heppner strengthens its presence in the Netherlands with the acquisition of Segers Internationaal Transport

The company

€1.029 bn in turnover in 2022
72% of sales generated outside France
10,000 customers
3,570 employees
80 branches in France, 14 in Germany, with a direct presence in the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, the United Kingdom and Senegal
157 countries served

Heppner expertise

72 million parcels/year
16 million overland shipments
27,500 tonnes of goods transported by rail/waterway
21,500 containers/year by ocean freight