Heinrich Kördel and his wife Maria found the one-man company Hch. Kördel. They offer short-distance haulage and especially transports of wood.
Entry into the mineral oil market, purchase of the first tank vehicle.
Karl Kördel, their oldest son, joins the company after a successful apprenticeship as a forwarding merchant.
A second building for the workshop is build in Albshausen.
Bernd Kördel joins the company. Acceptance of the ESSO-tank farm in Kassel.
Ellen Kördel-Heinemann joins the company.
Expansion of our existing workshop building in Guxhagen-Albshausen. Beginning of the supply of gas stations.
Karl, Bernd and Ellen Kördel takeover their fathers’ company and change the legal form into a company with limited liability. The service offer is being broadened by long-distance haulage. So far they did mainly mineral oil transports, transports of wood and for construction sites as well as bulk materials.
Constant enhancement of the companys range of offered services.
Heike Kördel-Klipp joins the company.
Acquisition of the supply of gas stations in northern Hessen and southern Lower-Saxony.
Transports of bitumen, silo and crane transports are added to the service offer.
Heike Kördel-Klipp becomes part of the management.
Transports and logistics for customers of the steel branche broaden our service offer
Move into the newly built offices and social facilities, workshop, washing bay and warehouse in Guxhagen.
Acquisition of the supply of gas stations around Thuringia, Lower Saxony, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
Foundation of a new branch office in Bottrop with the main focus on the supply of gas stations. The service offer is once again broadened by the transport of chemicals.
Foundation of a new branch office in Köln-Godorf also with the main focus on the supply of gas stations. This sector is being extended. TransFor, a consolidated company of five medium-sized but experienced transport companies operating in the mineral oil branche, is founded. The headquarters are located in Guxhagen.
The new training facilities in Guxhagen are opened.
The company’s position on the market is quite established and satisfying. The order situation and the economical situation are stable. Kördel takes a calm look into the future and decides to cope with the high market requirements by using innovative ideas and mindfulness.
Kai Kördel and Timo Kördel, two of Heinrich Kördel’s grandchildren, join the company after their successful apprenticeships. The national transport offer is widened to become international. More and more transports are carried out in other European countries.
Kerstin and Sven Kördel, the children of Karl Kördel, also join the company after their successful apprenticeships.
Foundation of a branch office in Poland.
With Januar 1st Kördel becomes the Renault Trucks Service Provider in northern Hesse. The existing buildings are extended by another workshop and more offices.
Admission of daughter Anna Heinemann after successfully completing BWL-BA studies.
After his successfully completed master mechanics education son Jens Heinemann enters the company
Establishment of the company-owned driving school.
Sven Kördel is the first representative of the 3rd generation to be appointed managing director.
Certification according to ISO 14001 (environment) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health and safety)
Commissioning of bitumen truck loading in the refinery of Nynas in Hamburg-Harburg.
Acquisition of the property of „Kühlborn Nutzfahrzeuge“, Extension of the possibilities at the headquarters in Guxhagen.
Commissioning of TollCollect service base.
Award „Forwarder of the year“ in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by the petroleum company SHELL.
Entry of Laura Klipp into the company as the 11th family member.
April 3rd, 2019: Loading of the 500,000th ton in the refinery in Hamburg by Kördel.
Opening of our second branch in Hamburg, Seehafenstraße.
Timo Kördel is the second representative of the 3rd generation to be appointed managing director.
