Turnover: 5 billion EUR (2022)
Country: United Kingdom
General Logistics Systems B.V., often abbreviated to GLS, is a British-owned Dutch logistics company based in Amsterdam. Founded in 1999, it is a subsidiary of the British postal service Royal Mail.
GLS is present in 41 European countries and 7 American states, and also has a network of partners. In fiscal 2016/17, GLS delivered 508 million parcels for over 270,000 customers, generating sales of 2.5 billion euros. GLS has around 26,000 vehicles at its disposal.
GLS concentrates its business on the transport of parcels weighing less than 30 kg, whether in monocolis (24-48h) or in express formula (less than 24h).
In France, the GLS France subsidiary has 88 branches and manages over 5,000 customers nationwide.
News
GLS and Tousfacteurs: digital customer relations 07/06/2022
- Collaboration between GLS and Tousfacteurs for three years.
- Tousfacteurs founded in 2015.
- Tousfacteurs has evolved by adding a software publishing business, developing its "Track & Engage" solution in 2020.
- GLS is a European heavyweight with sales of 5 billion euros.
- GLS acquires Tousfacteurs to deploy its services on a larger scale and strengthen its digital innovation component.
Financial Data
DUNS: 315334011
Legal Name: GENERAL LOGISTICS SYSTEMS FRANCE
Address: 14 RUE MICHEL LABROUSSE CS 93730, 31100 TOULOUSE
Number of employees: 1399 (2018)
Capital: 7 782 000 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | Turnover (€) | Net Profit (€) | Fiscal Year End | Fiscal Year Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 336 621 413 EUR | -17 263 481 EUR | 31/03/2019 | 12 |
| 2017 | 320 557 440 EUR | -9 210 832 EUR | 31/03/2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 287 462 414 EUR | -12 828 261 EUR | 31/03/2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 267 703 517 EUR | -74 393 346 EUR | 31/03/2015 | 12 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directeur général | Nicolas Benjamin | ROBERT | 52 |
Studies mentioning this company
The express transport market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Geodis
- DB Schenker
- FedEx
- GLS (Royal Mail)
- UPS
- Colissimo La Poste
- Chronopost (La Poste)
- Mondial Relay (Otto group)
- DHL International Express France
- TNT Express
- DHL Group
- InPost