1920 - 1945
Simon Hegele founds a furniture transport company in Karlsruhe. Starting with a wagon and two horses, he undertakes domestic removals. The company expands and by the year 1939 has acquired a fleet of vehicles.
1946 - 1960
The freight forwarding firm, which practically only exists on paper, is taken over by his widow together with the children Erna, Karl and Kurt, who build up the company once more. Besides carrying out removals, the company expands its activities to include the delivery of dairy products to the retail trade. The company continues to be based in Karlsruhe, with its administrative offices in Baumeisterstrasse and haulage operations based in Breite Strasse.
1960 - 1987
The start of the sixties sees the start of high-tech transport operations, as a supplement to the removals business. In 1974 Helene Hegele dies; in 1983 Karl Hegele retires from the company on grounds of age. Kurt Hegele continues to give the company his active support until his death in 1997. Dieter Hegele, who has been working for the company since 1964, becomes a partner in 1985. Shortly afterwards Siegfried Kiefer joins, in succession to his mother Erna. This completes the second change of generation since the foundation of the company. Dieter Hegele and Siegfried Kiefer now launch a phase of reorganisation and modernisation.
1991
A subsidiary company is founded in Halle an der Saale.
1992
An operating base is set up in Erlangen-Baiersdorf. The foundation stone is laid in Rheinhafen, Karlsruhe, for the Logistics Centre to be completed in the following year.
1994
Takeover of the Dieter Ludwig freight forwarding company, based in Baden-Baden. A new Logistics Centre is set up in Forchheim in Upper Franconia. This involves a move from Baiersdorf to Forchheim. DQS awards Simon Hegele GmbH certificates based on DIN EN ISO 9002 for its corporate departments High-Tech, Furniture Transport and Logistics.
1995
Hegele Holzverarbeitungsbetriebe Halle GmbH [Hegele Woodprocessing Company of Halle Ltd.] is founded in Halle. At the same time the construction of new operating facilities for freight forwarding and a new logistics centre is completed.
1996
A freight forwarding firm is set up in Forchheim.
1997
Kurt Hegele dies at the age of 75, having been Managing Director of the company up till his death. Additional DIN EN ISO 9001 certification is acquired.
1999
Foundation of a freight forwarding firm in Duisburg and a branch in Istanbul, Turkey.
2000
Foundation of LVS GmbH in Bruchsal, under the auspices of an outsourcing project of the company Siemens AG, Bruchsal.
Foundation of the joint venture IT Chain GmbH as a partnership between Simon Hegele GmbH and FIDUCIA IT AG.
2001
Commissioning of a new Logistics Centre in Rheinhafen, Karlsruhe.
The freight forwarding and logistics company moves into new premises in Duisburg.
2002
Incorporation of LVS GmbH in Simon Hegele GmbH as the ‘LVS Division’.
Foundation of LVS Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG [LVS Consultancy and Sales plc].
Commissioning of the new Logistics Centre in Karlsdorf-Neuthard.
Commissioning of the new Allgäu Logistics Centre in Immenstadt.
2003
Foundation of the joint venture Matrium GmbH together with LZA GmbH and EADS Deutschland, with bases in Ulm, Friedrichshafen and Unterschleissheim.
2004
Commissioning of the new Logistics Centre in Kemnath and the new Manufacturing and Logistics Centre in Forchheim.
2005
Network Operations division goes into operation, with a hub in Frankfurt and a branch in Unterschleissheim, Munich.
New international business locations opened in Abingdon, UK and Chicago, USA.
2006
IT Chain GmbH becomes a 100% subsidiary of Simon Hegele GmbH.
Commissioning of the new Logistics Centre in Duisburg.
2007
Foundation of Simon Hegele Supply Chain Services GmbH & Co.KG.
2008
As from 1.1.2008, Karlsruhe-based IT Chain GmbH takes on responsibility for archiving services for ORGA GmbH.
With effect from 1 January, Gailing GmbH is taken over by the Simon Hegele Group.
In November 2008 the Simon Hegele Group becomes one of the founding companies and shareholders of TENESO Europe SE.
2009
Introduction of a new organisational structure.
Simon Hegele acquires Distriparts Deutschland GmbH.
2010
Relocation of Distriparts Germany GmbH of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the industrial area Uffenheim.
New Logistics Center residential in Berlin Ludwigsfelde and Nürnberg-Feucht.
