Raben Group
Branch: Transportation, Logistics
Address: ul. Poznańska 71 62-023 Gądki k. Poznania, Poland
Phone: +48 61 898 80 00
Email: poland.info@raben-group.com
Web Address: www.raben-group.com
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Description company: Description company: Raben Group operates in Europe in Holland, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was established in Holland in 1931 and it has been a family company ever since.

The holding comprises of such companies as: Raben, Fresh Logistics, Raben Sea & Air The total employment of the Group is 4500 people. The total warehouse capacity in all the above-mentioned countries is 435 000 m2.

According to its strategy, Raben Group has considered and realized its own network in Central and Eastern Europe.

Our vision is to become a leader everywhere we are and our mission is to build our customers' competitive advantage by supplying them with  reliable solutions and a friendly service

The company puts the emphasis on corporate values, on what the organisation represents and what its employees believe in. The values are key success factor in today’s competitive business environment.

The values of the Raben Group are:
- Entrepreneurship
- Customer Orientation
- We Act With Passion
- Professionalism
- Reliability

History of the company:
1931 - establishing the company in Holland
1991 - starting business activity in Poland
2003 - starting business activity in the Ukraine (now we have seven depots there – Kiev, Lvov, Odessa, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov and Khmelnicky. The distribution centre with 50 000 m2 of warehouse capacity (including 5 400 m2 of professional cross-dock – first one in the Ukraine) is located in Brovary near Kiev)
2004 - starting business activity in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
2005 - the next step: starting activity in Germany – buying Birkart Systemverkehre company. In 2009 we have changed the name and now it is Raben Logistics Germany
2008 - starting business in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (by buying Setto)
2009 - we have changed the name of Setto companies into Raben Logistics Czech and Raben Logistics Slovakia
2009 - Golden Logistics Provider of the Year – Award in independent research program Logistics Provider of the Year, realized by independent research company Data Group Consulting and magazine Eurologistics.

In Europe we offer services through our own branches (in those nine countries) or through the network of cooperating partner companies.

The Group’s services concentrate on:
- National distribution (including groupage)
- International distribution (including groupage)
- Comprehensive logistic service (including warehousing and handling)

Fresh Logistics is one of the companies of Raben Group, dedicated to services of small, medium-sized and big companies of food industry (fresh products). Modern warehouses situated in distribution centres of Fresh Logistics meet all requirements of fresh products’ storage. High standard of warehousing and transport is guaranteed by: zones of controlled temperature in transport and warehousing from +2 to +6°C, multi-level storage racking system and modern means of transport.

Raben Sea & Air has three branches in Poland – in Pruszków, Gądki near Poznań and in Cracow. The company specializes in sea and air freight. It also advises Customers on optimum variants of transport realization.


Basic facts on Raben Group
  • Total turnover (2007) – ca. 489 000 000 Euro
  • Means of transport at disposal – 4000
  • Countries of business activity: Holland (1 depot), Poland (more than 30 depots of all companies), Germany (8 depots), Lithuania (2 depots), Latvia (1 depot), Estonia (1 depot), Ukraine (7 depots), the Czech Republic (6 depots) and Slovakia (3 depots).