History
Success story Klumpp + Müller in Kehl, customer satisfaction since 1953
Company
A sense of achievement.
1954 until today
The Beginning
1954
Paul Klumpp founds the "Kehler Kraftverkehr GmbH" with branches in Wolfach and St. Georgen.
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First Steps
1956
Transshipment hall
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First Machine
1963
Construction of our own ship handling facility in the Rhine port of Kehl.
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Conversion
1966
the fleet is converted to 7 m swap bodies.
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Progressive
1968
First container handling in the port of Kehl
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Extension
1971
Construction of the Worms transshipment hall
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Change
1975
On 30 November, the company founder Paul Klumpp dies. The management is taken over by his sons Bernhard Klumpp (commercial management) and Dieter Klumpp (technical management) take over.
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Pioneer
1980
Introduction of IT
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Progress
1984
The container crane facility is approved as a piggyback handling facility for the for combined transport
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New building
1990
New building Weststr. transhipment facility with high-bay racking and integrated administration section
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-1990-650px-min.webp)
Cargoline
1997
Klumpp + Müller becomes contractual partner of the nationwide Cargo Line general cargo cooperation
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Certification
1998
First certification
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Expansion
1998
Expansion of the high rack to 10,000 storage spaces
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New building
2000
New construction of the repair workshop
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Expansion
2000
Expansion of the Hafenstrasse site to a total of 44,000 sqm with two ship unloading stations and several sidings
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2000-2-650px-min.webp)
ETK
2006
Foundation of ETK (Euro Terminal Kehl) to bundle container activities in the Container activities in the port of Kehl
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2006-650px-min.webp)
Rail connection
2007
Commissioning of a further siding in the transshipment operation Harbour road and now also the possibility of block train handling
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2007-650px-min.webp)
Executive Director
2011
Michael Klumpp joins the company as a further Executive director
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Expansion
2012
Erection of the 3rd gantry crane with siding
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2012-650px-min.webp)
Expansion
2013
Acquisition of weight-optimised vehicles for pulp transport
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2013-650px-min.webp)
Anniversary
2014
60th anniversary of the company
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2014-650px-min.webp)
Expansion
2014
Expansion of the general cargo handling facility to 3500 sqm
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2014-2-650px-min.webp)
Foundation
2018
Due to the death of Dieter Klumpp in February 2018, the Lotte and Dieter Klumpp Foundation became the majority shareholder of Klumpp + Müller. In this capacity, the foundation is committed to the deceased's of the deceased to continue his life's work as a high-performance, modern logistics company into the future.
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Expansion
2019
Construction of a new warehouse on Weststraße with an area of 1,800 m
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2019-650px-min.webp)
Executive Director
2022
Alexander Münscher joins the company as a further executive director
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Expansion
2022
We are doubling our capacities: Groundbreaking ceremony for second container crane facility.
![](https://klumpp-19a5a.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kopfmedia-klumpp-mueller-historie-2022-2-650px-min.webp)
Anniversary
2023
Klumpp+Müller celebrates its 70th anniversary with customers, business partners and employees
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General Manager
2023
Michael Klumpp will retire from the operating business as a shareholder on December 31, 2023.
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Shaping the future
today
The current management team consisting of (from left to right) Michael Klumpp, Alexander Münscher, Michael Reichenecker, Armin Grob, Winfried Reimer is already developing Klumpp & Müller for the forwarding business of the future. The focus here is on ecological transport solutions.
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