After more than 20 years post-war growth and expansion across Europe the company´s shares are transferred to the fourth generation, Klaus and Jost Hellmann.Hellmann becomes a founding member of the parcel system service (DPD).Since its founding in 1871, our company has been growing continuously on a national, as well as on a global scale , thus generating a worldwide network of owned branches. Hellmann opens their first Asian office in Hong Kong followed soon after by offices in People´s Republic of China, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and more recently, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Japan.Operations begin in Sydney, Australia, followed one year later by office opening in New Zealand.Operations begin in Long Beach, California, and expansion ensues with offices in 18 U.S. cities, 6 Canadian cities and additional Hellmann offices across Mexico and South America.Since its founding in 1871, our company has been growing continuously on a national, as well as on a global scale , thus generating a worldwide network of owned branches. The Hellmann partner network expands into Eastern Europe.Hellmann celebrates its 125th anniversary and can be pleased about enthusiastic customers and a global network of 341 branches in 134 countries.Since its founding in 1871, our company has been growing continuously on a national, as well as on a global scale , thus generating a worldwide network of owned branches. Global gross revenue exceeds 2 billion euros as Hellmann´s services become progressively more industry-specific to products from Perishable, Automotive, Fashion, Consumer Electronics, Process Management and Contract Logistics & Consulting divisions.Construction is complete don the new Shanghai air freight warehouse. The company´s operations now include 7 A-class licenses and 23 offices in the Peoples´s Republic of China.Hellmann receives the coveted ?Award of Excellence? from the Global Institute of Logistics.Hellmann opens offices in India and Pakistan. The European Logistic Center (ELC) in Munich is put into operations and begins the distribution of spare parts for MAN vehicles. The second ELC based in Paris begins operations in December.The ?Speicher III? building opens in Osnabrueck and wins the ?Best Office Award?, presented by the International Fair in Cologne and Wirtschaftswoche, a german business magazine.Since its founding in 1871, our company has been growing continuously on a national, as well as on a global scale , thus generating a worldwide network of owned branches. Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive opens a new distribution center for Ford in Dubai.By joining the Global Compact (UNGC) Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has committed itself to defined standards in the areas of human rights, labor law, environmental development as well as anti-corruption.With its rail transport solution "Rail Eurasia" Hellmann starts a weekly railway service connecting Europe and ChinaHellmann East Europe continues to expand in the CIS, creating important bridgeheads for transports between China and Russia.Carl Heinrich Hellmann founds the company as an one-man business delivering goods by horse-drawn cart.