our success
The secret to our success lies in the beginnings of GO! Founded in 1984 as a consortium of courier services, today GO! is the medium-sized quality leader in the CEP sector in Germany. The idea of networking has determined our business activities from the very beginning.
The individual GO! Stations work to a large extent independently and thus have the necessary resources to respond flexibly to local conditions on site and the individual needs of their customers. The GO! Head Office in Bonn coordinates the processes in the extensive network and ensures compliance with uniformly high quality standards. The central sorting centre in Niederaula, Hessen, is the link between all stations and the lifeblood of the GO! system. The main transhipment base serves as a collection centre and hub for all shipments that are not handled via one of the six regional transhipment centres. In the HUBs, the consignments are sorted and loaded according to the respective destination station.
1984 |
On 10 November, eight medium-sized courier services found the ‘Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kurierdienste’ (consortium of courier services), ADK for short. |
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1994 |
The GO! Express & Logistics brand is born. |
1995 |
The launch of GO! Austria is the first step towards the internationalisation of the GO! brand. |
2001 |
The company head office moves from Hamburg and Stuttgart to Bonn. |
2002 |
International network expansion: GO! Luxemburg is founded and GO! Czech Republic starts, with headquarters in Prague. |
2003 |
In January, GO! Express & Logistics, in co-operation with the British express provider NORSK, launches an own international airline. |
2004 |
20-year jubilee of ADK and GO! Express & Logistics. |
2005 |
Internationalisation makes progress: start of GO! Poland with headquarters in Warsaw and expansion of GO! Czech Republic with Pilsen site. |
2006 |
Expansion of European GO! system with the launch of GO! Switzerland. |
2007 |
GO! Poland is expanded with the opening of the new location GO! Poznań. |
2008 |
In January the new GO! Sorting Centre opens in Niederaula – the logistics hub of our company. |
2009 |
In November, GO! Express & Logistics celebrates its 25-year anniversary. |
2012 |
GO! Austria: new market presence, bundling of activities into a national firm, construction of a domestic network. |
2014 |
Restructured as GO! Express & Logistics and 30-year jubilee |
2016 |
Internationalisation in focus: expansion of central European network in Poland with the Katowice site and expansion of same-day zone in the Czech Republic. |
2017 |
Ground breaking: extension of the central sorting centre in Niederaula. |
2018 |
Completion of the rebuilt central GO! sorting centre in Niederaula with an investment sum of more than 11 million euros. |