In 2024, Alex Andersen celebrated its 60th anniversary. In September, this milestone was marked with a grand celebration for all the company’s employees at Egeskov Castle, in Denmark.
At the beginning of the year, Alex Andersen Sweden moved into a new terminal in Helsingborg.
On March 1, 2022, the newly constructed terminal in Aalsmeer, Holland, was put into operation. The new building is equipped with solar panels on the roof and offers 11,000 m2 of terminal space and 1,800 m2 of office space.
On September 1, Alex Andersen Ølund A/S acquired an 80% ownership stake in Silkeborg Biltransport ApS.
At the beginning of 2021, construction began on a new terminal in Aalsmeer, Holland, set to be ready for the spring season of 2022.
In March 2021, Alex Andersen Ølund A/S acquired an 80% ownership stake in the haulage company Lars R. Jacobsen Transport A/S. Lars R. Jacobsen operates 15 construction vehicles and brings a portfolio of clients within the construction sector. By the end of 2024, the ownership stake had increased to 100%.
At the end of February 2019, the first part of Alex Andersen's new domicile is ready and the office staff moves in. Shortly afterwards, all activities are moved from the two locations on Holkebjergvej to the new buildings and Alex Andersen is ready to handle the spring of 2019 at the new domicile.
Alex Andersen takes over the flower transport from Palle Holmegaard Transport A/S
At the end of 2017, construction of a new domicile begins.
The year where the company can celebrate its 50th anniversary and wins the Danish Transport Award 2014.
In the same year, Alex Andersen BV stops shipping goods to England, instead Alex Andersen Ølund A/S is focusing on shipping flowers between the Netherlands and Germany to Scandinavia.
In 2009, Alex Andersen Ølund A/S moves its headoffice from Stige to Højme close to the highway.
The company is now run by the brothers Ib, Tommy and Jan Andersen.
In 2012, Alex Andersen Norge AS starts up in Larvik and thereby strengthens its distribution(s) in Norway.
In 2013, the company starts shipping fruit and vegetables with the acquisition of Midtfyns Godstransport. Alex Andersen Cool logistics A/S has a season offset to Alex Andersen Ølund A/S and the two companies can cooperate and help each other during the busy periods.
In 2006 Alex Andersen Ølund A/S acquires the transport company Ove Østergaard-Lund ApS and in 2007 the two employee groups move together in our location in Stige. Today, with the merger, we are even stronger and have expanded our market area to include large parts of Central Europe.
Alex Andersen Ølund A/S belongs to the circle of important traders on Funen. The company is still family run with Elin and Alex at significant positions. Their three sons have become co-owners and a generational transition is beginning to take shape. The company counts approx. 140 cars and approx. 250 employees. The main domicile is still on Funen, but now branches are also being opened in Greve and in Sweden, Helsingborg.
Alex Andersen has built up a well spread network of routes across most of the country with pick-ups several times a day and transhipments in several places in the country.
“I think we are chosen for our quality and reliability. For our customers, it is absolutely crucial that they can trust us and that we abide by agreements and times… ”, says Elin in an interview with a local newspaper in 1998.
In 1994, the company counts 45 cars and approx. 70 employees and Elin and Alex receive the Business Award in Otterup. The chairman of the Business Council, Per Hedegaard, reasoned the choice with these words:
“The couple has understood how to combine great diligence with a stable development, so that their company today is one of the industry's largest and most recognized transport companies. By being a good example for the company's 70 employees, Elin and Alex Andersen have created an employee spirit where responsibility, punctuality and kindness are part of the company's image… ”
While the 80s were tough times for most businesses on Funen, Alex Andersen Ølund grew at it's own pace until 1994, from there it suddenly went fast. Alex Andersen takes over Båring Blomster, starts driving export, opens a branch in Århus, moves into new premises in Stige and transfers to A/S.
In 1976, six gardeners from Nordfyn inquired about the possibility of transporting flowers. It was Elin and a driver who started the transportation of flowers with a small van.
In 1964, Alex Andersen bought the freight and haulage business from Robert Jensen, who decided instead to focus on tourist traffic.
The company grew and this was primarily due to Alex Andersen's disciplined time planning, but also the good relationship with the individual customer.
Elin got into the picture pretty quickly and started managing the office work. Ever since, the two have shared the tasks between them.
For the first many years, Alex and Elin transported milk, pipes and gravel.
