System Alliance Europe eG is a

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

of medium-sized

freight forwarders A freight forwarder, or forwarding agent, is a person or company who, for a fee organizes shipments for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution.

History

Since its foundation on 7 June 2005 with 16 partners in 5 countries, the cooperative has expanded. As of 2018, the network consisted of 57 partners, with 180 branches across 32 European countries. In 2017, the network transported 4.1 million

consignment Consignment involves selling one's personal goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor such as a consignment store or online thrift store. The owner of the goods pays the third-party a portion of the sale for facilitating t ...

s. The network partners employed 76,779 people in 2015.

References

Logistics companies of Germany Companies based in Lower Saxony {{Europe-shipping-company-stub