A transportcompany with millions of miles of history
It is 1894 when Thomas Boers makes his start as the founder of a family business that has witnessed every change in the transport industry. The first lorries, the arrival of trailers, the development of the sea container, the focus on environmentally-conscious transport... Milestones in the history of a company that witnessed great change but has always remained true to itself. Small-scale and flexible, professional, and customer-oriented.
Timeline
Millions of kilometres lie between that very beginning and today. View the timeline for a selection of defining moments in the evolution of Thomas Boers!
1894
Start of the company with a barge by the father of Thomas Boers Leendert Boers
1894
Thomas Boers comes from school to help his father sail the boat
1903
Thomas marries and continues independently
1913
Thomas Boers starts a regular service on Amsterdam with an non-motorized barge
1915
Thomas Boers goes motorized
1938
The first truck
1970
Voor het eerst naar Engeland
1983
Continental Import and Export collaboration with Thomas Boers UK Ltd. Under the name Continental - Thomas Boers
1991
New corporate identity
1992
Acquisition of Continental Import and Export and relocation from Hoflaan in 's-Gravenzande to Hoek van Holland
2019
Takeover Theo Tanke BV
2019
125 year