Car rental, courier service and transport logistics from Cologne – from passenger cars to Europe-wide direct transport.
Kölner Flitzer GmbH
Cologne-Longerich · Cologne-Ossendorf (IKEA Station Butzweilerhof)New on Amplifa
About Kölner Flitzer
Kölner Flitzer GmbH is a family-run transport and logistics company based in Cologne-Longerich, established in 1949. Its range of services includes the rental of cars, vans, trucks and trailers, courier and express deliveries, Europe-wide direct transport as well as transport and logistics services up to 40-tonners. The offering is complemented by a forwarding warehouse in Cologne-Ossendorf and the IKEA Station at the Butzweilerhof site, where the company has handled all transport runs for the Cologne IKEA stores in Godorf and Butzweilerhof since 2018. Its customers include private customers, trades businesses, industrial companies and retailers in Cologne, the region, throughout Germany and Europe. As a certified Trusted Carrier of the BGL, the company operates in accordance with the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp 2017) and is continuously converting its fleet to electric vehicles. The company trains its own junior staff in professional goods transport as well as in commercial occupations in forwarding and logistics.
- Site
- Köln
- Processes
- Car rental (cars, vans, trucks, trailers), Courier service, Transport services, Europe-wide direct transport, IKEA Station / furniture transport, Forwarding warehouse, Express logistics
- Certificates
- Trusted Carrier, Trusted Carrier (BGL)
- Founded
- 1949
- Industries
- Trades businesses, Industrial companies, Retail, Private customers, IKEA/retail
- 01
Rental or transport enquiry
- 02
Consultation and quotation
- 03
Vehicle provision or dispatch planning
- 04
Transport or rental
- 05
Delivery / return and billing
Locations
Cologne
DEHead office with car rental, courier service and transport operations (Cologne-Longerich)
- Fleet: 3.5-tonners, 7.5-tonners, semi-trailer trucks, vans, cars
Cologne-Ossendorf
DEIKEA Station at IKEA Butzweilerhof, van rental and cargo taxi service
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Kölner Flitzer is certified as a Trusted Carrier by the BGL (German Federal Association for Road Haulage, Logistics and Waste Disposal) and operates in accordance with the German Freight Forwarders' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp 2017).
| Evidence | Cologne |
|---|---|
| Trusted Carrier (BGL) |
Company History
- 1949
Foundation of Kölner Flitzer in the Agnesviertel district of Cologne as a transport company with a Goliath/Tempo three-wheeler
- 1955
Relocation to Xantener Straße with the company's first own premises in Cologne-Nippes
- 1958
The second generation joins the company
- 1961-1963
Launch of truck and car rental
- 1968-1969
First Cologne transport company with radio in all vehicles; the radio waves become part of the company logo
- 1970-1975
Foundation of Mini-Flitzer GmbH, relocation to Cologne-Bilderstöckchen and opening of the first forwarding warehouse
- 1980
Taken over by Marlies and Horst Sterck
- 1986-1992
Build-up of the temporary staffing division, partnership with Unix-Rent and entry of the third generation
- 1995
More than 100 vehicles in the fleet for the first time
- 1999
50th anniversary celebration with 800 guests
- 2001-2005
Takeover of the Cologne-Sülz site, entry into express logistics and opening of the warehouse in Cologne-Ossendorf
- 2007-2008
Partner of the ProFex courier system and introduction of modern vehicle tracking with order control
- 2013
Change of corporate colour from white to black
- 2015
Takeover of the cargo taxi service and van rental at IKEA Butzweilerhof
- 2018
Takeover of all transport runs for the Cologne IKEA stores in Godorf and Butzweilerhof