Our History

Named after école the French word for “school” with Latin roots Ekol has played a pioneering role in the logistics industry since its founding, achieving lasting success by cultivating human capital and developing innovative business models.

Establishment
Ekol was officially established on January 19, 1990.
Ekol’s journey begin
1990
Opening
Ekol Germany

1996
Contract logistics operations begin
1998
Domestic distribution operations begin
2003
Ekol R&D Center
Ekol migrates from Rainbow to Quadro its custom developed platform
2004
Intermodal operations
Innovative, Fast, and Green Transportation Model
2008
Opening
Ekol Italy
Ekol Romania
Ekol Ukraine
2011
Opening
Ekol France
Ekol Greece
2012
Opening & Procurement
Ekol Hungary
Transuniverse Turkey purchased
2013
Opening
Ekol Spain
2014
Opening
Ekol Poland
2015
Opening & Procurement
Yalova RO – RO Port
Ekol Slovenia
2017
Opening
Ekol Sweden
Lotus Logistics Center
2018
Opening
Kolay Gelsin
2019
Opening & Procurement
Ekol upgrades fleet to Euro 6 standards
Lotus SSP
2020
Opening
Ekol Foundation
Tarragona
2021
Today
Lavanta SSP
Kolay Gelsin merges Sendeo
Sale of international transport operations
2024