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H.Essers provides a combination of transport and warehousing services, supported by well-run systems.

Our mission is to deliver an efficient serviceto our customers, to offer an environment where employees feel at home and are able to develop themselves, and to generate a profitable consistent growth for our shareholders’ benefit.

1980

1950

2004 2007 2009 2011 2013

1985 2005 2010 20121928

Ware- housing

Enterprise of the year

AcquistionKDL Trans

Acquisition Centrum Transport

H.Essers Denmark

Founding of System Alliance Europe

H.EssersItaly

Acquisition Hessenatie Logistics

Internationaltransports

Start Vilnius

Leeuw van de Export

H.Essers Bulgary& Turkey

Export of knowhow11 countries32 locations

Pan-europeancoverage

Genk (HQ)Winterslag

Wilrijk

Zeebrugge

Vilvoorde

Courcelles

Tessenderlo

Lommel

Luik Airport

Kortrijk

BoomKampenhout

Eksel

Locationsin Belgium

Ternat

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

Total

Outside Belgium

Turnover

Employees

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

Managing DirectorNoël Essers

Managing DirectorHilde Essers

Raadvan

bestuur

RonnieLeten

Advisorof the

President

GeertBervoets

CEO

AnnEssers

BoardMember

FrancisVanderhoy

-donk

BoardMember

LodeEssers

BoardMember

RikWillekens

BoardMember

LicCardinaels

BoardMember

IvoMarechal

BoardMember

MAAleide Boyen

COOPascal

Vranken

HRMike

Dautzenberg

PurchaseSalva

Napolitano

CFOKoenraad Rogiers

COOJos

Mullens

Managing DirectorNoël Essers

Managing DirectorHilde Essers

CEOGert Bervoets

Management team

MarComHilde

Essers

Family-owned

Innovation

Pro-activity

3 Pillars

Family values

Asset based

Short decision lines

Family-owned

Pillar 1

Pillar 1

82 people IT staff

850.000m² warehouses

1.250 trucks - 2.400 trailersAsset basedFamily-owned

Pillar 2

Innovation

Pioneering in service & destinations

Can do culture

Product strategy:Advanced transport & logisticssolutions for specific industries

Pillar 2

Product Strategy

Innovation Services

Industries

Pillar 2 Transport

Added Value

Warehousing

Total Solutions

Innovation Services

Pillar 2

Chemicals Pharma - HealthcareHigh Value -

High CareInnovation Industries

General Cargo Air Cargo Trucking Food & Feed Construction

Sustainable solutions, incorporated in a CSR policy

Long lasting relations

Operational excellence

Pro-activity

Pillar 3

Operational excellence

Pro-activity

Pillar 3

IT

Operational excellence

Pro-activity

Pillar 3

Engineering

C.S.R. : minimizing the carbon footprint

Infrastructure: Solar, wind &

renewal applications

Breeam certification

Eco-driving program: Energy tyres Driver training &

monitoring Routing & loading

optimization Low emission truck

innovation: euro 5, CO-filters, gas-diesel combination, electric engines, …

Multimodal transport: Several railway

connections operational

De-carbonization service offering: City distribution

project (Hasselt) Network design Process alignment Consolidation

& optilmization

FEBETRA

UPTR

VEA

OTM

Professional Association

VIL – founding partner

VKW – expert role

VOKA

PICS

Knowledge Corporate governance

Board of directors

Workers Council

Competencematrix

• Independent management

Certificates

Food safety

Good Manufacturing Practices

Pharmaceuticals & healthcare

Safety & security

Environment

ISO 14000

BBS (15 FTE)