The key data of 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. IT serves as a collection centre and hub for all shipments that are not handled via one of the regional hubs. In the HUBs, the shipments are sorted and loaded according to the respective destination station.

1984

Foundation of the working group of German courier services. The association offers overnight deliveries via the express network of Deutsche Bahn or in air traffic from and to Berlin.

1988

Renamed to Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kurierdienste (ADK)

1989

Establishment of an own line haul system

1994

ADK becomes GO! General Overnight.

1995

The launch of GO! Austria is the first step towards the internationalisation of the GO! brand

1996

Opening of the first GO! HUB in Neuenstein

2000

Renaming of the holding company to GO! General Overnight

2002

International network expansion: GO! Luxembourg is founded and GO! Czech Republic with headquarters in Prague is launched.

2003

International cooperation - cooperation with international partners, launch of Kassel - London airline, EU expansion to the east, HUB expansion

2005

Advancing internationalisation: launch of GO! Poland with headquarters in Warsaw

2006

Expansion of the European GO! system with the launch of GO! Switzerland

2007

Start of construction of the new HUB in Niederaula

In the first construction phase an approx. 3,500 m² large handling hall with shoe sorting technology is being built

2008

The new GO! HUB in Niederaula starts operations

2012

Foundation of the new GO! Austria and integration of the new partners in Salzburg, Graz and Vienna

2014

Change of name to GO! Express & Logistics

2016

Focus on internationalisation: Expansion of the Central European network in Poland with the Katowice location and development of the Same-Day area in the Czech Republic

2017

Ground-breaking ceremony for the extension of the HUB in Niederaula

Network expansion: Opening of GO! Slovakia with the location Bratislava

2018

Launch of the HUB extension

2019

35-year jubilee

2020

More than 8 million parcels transported for the first time

2021

More than 9,2 million parcels transported for the first time

2022

More than 9,7 million parcels transported for the first time

2023

More than 10 million parcels transported for the first time

2024

40-year jubilee.

Expansion of the Central European network in the Netherlands with the Nieuw-Vennep (Amsterdam) and Veenendaal (Arnhem) location.