A brief history of the Palletways Group Limited

1994 - Company started to fill a “niche” in the marketplace
 
1996 - 30 UK members move to a new larger hub
 
2002 - “Management Buy Out” supported by 3i
 
2003 - High growth and investment in the UK to support expansion plans
 
2004 - “Management Buy In” led by James Wilson and Phoenix Equity Partners
          - Logistics fulfilment service (Stargate Logistics) taken in-house and developed
          - Membership exceeds 100
 
2005 - Palletways Benelux launched
 
2006 - Palletways Iberia launched
          - First international connection between UK and Benelux
          - Expansion from Benelux into areas of Germany and France
 
2007 - Master licence of Palletways Italia acquired into wholly owned subsidiary
 
2008 - Pan European service linking all countries
           - Palletways Portugal launched
           - Membership exceeds 250
 
2009 - New German expansion