The two carriers of Ghent Tailormade Logistics and Van Hove & Co will continue together. Van Hove & Co, located just a stone’s throw away from its new owner, will remain an independent unit within Tailormade Logistics.
Frank Van Hove, Owner-Director of Van Hove & Co: “Van Hove has always focused on regional transportation, particularly with its oversized trailers, and jockey transportation (driving new trucks to their destination). Thanks to these specialties, Van Hove & Co has grown into a company healthy and successful.”
Innovation and economies of scale
“The world does not stand still, and customers’ questions and expectations are getting more and more complex,” continues Frank Van Hove. In the second quarter of 2023, we will start using the first two electric JIT vans in the port of Ghent. These innovative drive systems revolutionize our sector, but they also require significant investment. You also need an adequate scale for further digitization and to keep the sustainability policy and personnel up to date. The cooperation with Tailormade Logistics makes it possible to strengthen us in all these areas. TML is a local company with an international network and familiar with a large part of our activities. So collaborating with Tailormade Logistics was an obvious choice.”
DNA matches
Bert VanDekaffe, founder of TML: “Of course we know each other very well. Van Hove has been active since the late 1970s and has developed into a specialist in the automotive sector. The DNA of Tailormade Logistics and Van Hove & Co match: listening to the customer, responding flexibly to questions, and great concern for quality (ISO 9001) and sustainability (ISO 14001), all things where both companies have strength.”
Independent business unit
Van Hove & Co will continue to operate as a separate business unit within the Automotive business unit of the TML Group. The 24,000m² Van Hove site is located in Ghent, with secure parking spaces for trucks and trailers, drivers facilities, a truck wash, garage and petrol station. The fleet of 120 trailers and 35 tractors will be further expanded.
Tailormade Logistics is experiencing strong growth and will cross the 200 million sales mark in 2023.
Tailormade Logistics was founded in 1996 by Bert Vandecavye. With a clear growth strategy with a focus on sustainability, customer focus, and innovation, Tailormade Logistics has grown to become a significant player in the transportation and logistics sector. In 2023, Tailormade Logistics is a leading international transportation and logistics service provider with 400,000 square meters of warehouse space and its own fleet of 600 vehicles, 950 trailers and 550 containers. Tailormade Logistics employs 1,250 people at 27 locations in Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Van Hove & Co was founded in 1978 and is located in the heart of the port city of Ghent. On an area of 24,000 square meters, the company has all the necessary facilities: office, garage, tank installation, truck wash and parking. Van Hove & Co has 70 employees and a fleet of 35 tractors and 120 trailers.
