HOLTEN/WADDINXVEEN – Dachser takes over Transportgroep A. Müller BV with its head office in Holten, the Netherlands. In addition to the warehouses, this acquisition includes the extensive fleet of conditioned trucks. The two companies have agreed not to disclose the acquisition price. The definitive acquisition is currently pending approval by ACM.
Müller is active in the market under the name Müller Fresh Food Logistics. In 2021, the company’s 770 food logistics employees generated around 90 million euros in revenue, making it one of the leading food logistics providers in the Netherlands. Dachser will not take over Müller’s commercial vehicle workshops (Müller European Truck and Trailer Care), which employ another 80 people. Müller’s shareholders will continue to run the service garage independently, under the management of Anton Müller.
Müller, founded in 1938 in Holten, has five branches in the Netherlands and one in the Czech Republic. As a full-service logistics service provider, Müller offers services in warehousing, transport and distribution in the ambient, fresh and frozen segments. The company’s portfolio also includes storage in all temperature ranges and customer-specific value-added services. Müller’s CEO, Jan-Peter Müller, remains at the helm, supported by his trusted and established management team.
“Müller has been a leader in the Dutch market for conditioned food logistics in particular for years,” says Müller CEO Jan-Peter Müller. “As part of Dachser, we now have access not only to Dachser’s Food Logistics network in Germany, but also to Dachser’s European Food Network serving 34 countries. This means we can offer our customers completely new opportunities, especially in the export of food For Müller, the acquisition opens up significant growth potential within a fast-growing international family business, providing an excellent and reliable prospect, especially for our employees and customers.”
Combining reliability and quality
In the future, Dachser’s customers will be able to use Müller’s close-knit distribution network in the Netherlands. Müller serves this network with its own fleet of 350 trucks and 400 trailers and employs more than 400 drivers.
“For Dachser, the acquisition of Müller in the Netherlands is an important step towards expanding our business activities in the Benelux,” says Alfred Miller, Managing Director Dachser Food Logistics. “With this acquisition, we secure high-quality distribution capacity for our German and European customers in the most important food market in the Netherlands.”
“Reliability and quality are Müller’s top priorities, something we really have in common,” says Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics at Dachser. “The values of Müller as a family business also fit perfectly with Dachser.” He adds that Müller’s greatest asset is its workforce: “Müller is known in the market for its highly qualified and motivated employees – in the offices, logistics centers and behind the wheel. They make the company so successful. We are delighted to Müller welcome to the Dachser family.”
Strengthening Dachser’s presence in the Netherlands
Dachser has been active in the Netherlands since 1975 with its own country organization – represented by the business lines European Logistics (industrial and consumer goods) and Air & Sea Logistics. Including Müller, Dachser employs 1,300 people in the Netherlands at 12 locations.
Dachser, a family-owned company headquartered in Kempten, Germany, offers transport logistics, warehousing and customized services within two business areas Dachser Air & Sea Logistics and Dachser Road Logistics. The latter is divided into the two business lines Dachser European Logistics and Dachser Food Logistics. Extensive warehousing services and industry-specific solutions complete the range. A seamless network – both in Europe and beyond – and fully integrated IT systems provide intelligent logistics solutions worldwide.
Thanks to some 31,800 employees at 376 locations worldwide, Dachser generated a consolidated net turnover of approximately EUR 7.1 billion in 2021. In the same year, the logistics service provider processed a total of 83.6 million shipments weighing 42.8 million tons. Dachser is represented by its own country organizations in 42 countries.
