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Always on the move

The original Büssing is in a museum. Our way of thinking certainly is not.

Nagel-Group’s corporate history is not just a look into the past. Pioneering spirit, entrepreneurial courage, and personal responsibility still shape our corporate culture today and point the way to a successful future.

Kurt Nagel Senior:
The pioneer
(1909-1992)

Kurt Nagel:
The visionary
(1962-2008)

Milestones in the company’s history

22 May 1935

The brothers Kurt and Rudolf Nagel found the ‘Gebr. Nagel’ (Nagel Brothers) haulage company in Versmold, Westphalia, Germany. The young entrepreneurs’ first vehicle: a 10-tonne Büssing truck.

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1945

Kurt Nagel resumes business after the Second World War with just a single truck trailer.

1968 – 85

New branches are established throughout Germany. The company’s workforce numbers almost 2,000; the vehicle fleet comprises around 750 vehicles.

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1987

The first foreign subsidiary is established in the Netherlands.

1993 – 2001

Nagel-Group continues to expand its network to Great Britain, Sweden, Italy, Austria, France, and Denmark with a number of takeovers and start-ups.

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2002 – 2004

Expansion into Eastern Europe with subsidiaries in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia.

2007

The largest logistics facility at the Borgholzhausen site commissioned: Europe’s largest refrigerator!

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2009

Largest dry goods warehouse opened in Schönberg (Nagel LK Logistik) covering 40,000m2.

2010

Entry into the frozen-food segment with the founding of Eurocool Nagel.

2011

Market entry in Switzerland.

2012-2014

Nagel-Group brand established and promoted throughout Europe.

2016

Nagel-Group strengthens its deep-frozen products expertise: takeover of MUK-Transthermos.

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2017

Nagel-Group is the first logistics company to be awarded the ZNU (Center for Sustainable Leadership) sustainability certificate.

2019

Nagel-Group acquires all shares of TCW
Wustermark GmbH and TCG Glesien.