COMPANY
About us
Global Freight Connections (GFC) is a leading Logistics and Freight company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Basildon, United Kingdom. Renowned and respected throughout the industry for its professional and reliable service, GFC has built a strong reputation while maintaining those all-important personal relationships with its customers.
As a member of the Schneider Group, GFC benefits from a global network that enables the delivery of efficient, end-to-end logistics solutions across the UK, Europe, and worldwide – combining reliability, flexibility, and personal commitment in every shipment.
FACTS & FIGURES
1,148
EMPLOYEES
86
LOCATIONS
21
MITARBEITENDE
2
STANDORTE
Tomorrow’s Logistics, Today!
Launched a new service to Central and Eastern Europe.
GFC was acquired by the Schneider Group, becoming part of the Schneider family.
Obtained ETSF status.
Acquisition of Otec GB Ltd.
Opening of GFC Ireland.
Expanded into Unit 5, obtained CAA Status, obtained IATA status.
Acquisition of PT Services.
Opening of the Heathrow office.
Acquisition of DSG.
Opening of the Dover office.
Acquisition of Peacock Freight.
Established in 2002 by CEO Paul Marshall, GFC has grown in size and reputation into a leading independent Logistics and Freight company, renowned and respected throughout the industry for its professional and reliable service, while maintaining those all-important personal relationships with our customers.
WE ARE GFC
Our corporate values form the basis of everything we do.
SUSTAINABLE
We work in a value-creating and responsible manner at all hierarchical levels and in all business areas. We strive for sustainable success and treat our company and its resources with care.
PERSONAL
With energy, enthusiasm, and expertise, we work hard every day on our customers behalf. For us, being close to our customers is an essential aspect of proving outstanding services. We provide our customers with personal support, helping them to overcome their challenges and achieve success. We are maintaining close, long-term relationships with our customers on all levels of our organisation.
INDEPENDENT
Through our entrepreneurial independence, we develop transparent, honest, and optimal solutions for our customers.
RESPECTFUL
We treat our customers, employees and business partners with respect and our relationship with them is based on open dialogue. We keep our word and our promises. For us, respect and trust form the basis for working successfully with others.
TEAMWORK
We collaborate openly and respectfully, leveraging each team member’s strengths to achieve shared goals. By fostering trust, accountability, we create a supportive environment where everyone contributes to collective success.
MANAGEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY
Our vision and our strict quality management are the benchmark to ensure that high standards of our clients are maintained and not only. Endeavouring continuous service enhancement transparency and neutrality is assured at any time.
Our target is to offer clients and partners a breadth of attractive and extensive services striving for healthy and sustainable growth. With everything we do high value is set on respecting different cultures and living up to our commitment for society.
Our employees are well trained and offered continuous learning programs and development opportunities. Leading-edge IT solutions enable our staff state-of-the art access to all ongoing logistic processes and necessary data at any time.
We are aware of our great responsibility for the environment. Thereby the selection and the employment of common carriers play a pivotal role. We not only care for the economic aspect but also for an environmentally compatible choice where all participants of the logistic chain are able to contribute to a greener and sustainable approach in order to reduce environmental impacts and climate damaging emissions.