Company history

Milestones

1930 Mr Lambert Vivet starts a local moving company in Antwerp, Belgium.
1950 Dolf Gosselin joins the company and it is renamed Vivet-Gosselin.
1976 Marc Smet starts working at Vivet-Gosselin
1984 Gosselin Worldwide Moving is created by Marc Smet.
1988 Gosselin Italia – Milan is founded.
1995 The creating of Gosselin Export Packers
1996 Founding of North Atlantic Services - NAS.
1996 Gosselin World Wide Moving GmbH is founded and acquires an agency structure of 8 military agencies in Germany.
1999 Acquisition of Corstjens World Wide Movers Group with HQ in the Netherlands and 19 offices in Central and Eastern Europe.

2000 Gosselin Airfreight Division is established at Brussels Airport.
2000 Gosselin Swiss is founded
2002 The Gosselin Container Terminal next to the Albert Canal and near the port of Antwerp becomes operational.
2003 Nomad Express with headquarters in Antwerp and offices in the Caucasus and Central Asia becomes newest member of the Gosselin Group.
2004 Gosselin acquires the companies ART (Forwarding) and Focus Transport Services.
2005 Reorganization of Gosselin Italy SRL and acquisition of facilities in Aviano, Vicenza, and Napels
2006 Construction of warehouse and offices for Gosselin Tbilisi in Georgia.
2007 Gosselin Group re-aligns its activities into 2 divisions: Gosselin Moving & Gosselin Logistics Division, both assisted by Gosselin Support Services
2009 Pasec Port, specialized in lashing & securing cargo acquired by Gosselin Group.
2011 Merger of Vivet-Gosselin and Gosselin Caucasus & Central Asia into Gosselin Moving.

2012 Gosselin Group acquires Crosstainer, specialised in traffic into and from China.
2013 Purchase of the Crown Cork facilities in Deurne/Antwerp
2013 Seaco Shipping has been founded
2014 Start of Gosselin selfstorage in Deurne/Antwerp
2014 Gosselin Group and Heavy Group joined forces in a venture that will operate under the name "Heavy GCT".
2016 Gosselin and Heavy started a joint venture and Gosselin acquired 50% of the new holding company: Heavy Project Solutions.
2017 Gosselin Mobility acquires DT Moving UK and France and Gosselin Mobility acquires also the moving activities of Packimpex Switzerland with four offices in Bern, Basel, Geneva, and Zurich
2017 Foundation of GMS GmbH with acquisition of three military agents in Germany
2018 Construction of new warehouse on the Crown site for Gosselin Logistics.
2021 Purchase of the Milcobel Facilities in Schoten/Antwerp
2021 Gosselin acquires 100% of the Heavy Group
2022 Acquisition of MEYS Moving & self-storage in Brasschaat/Antwerp
2022 Acquisition of UniMove in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2023 Acquisition of Antwerp Cargo Movers
2023 Gosselin enters into a joint-venture with leading office-moving specilaist, Transmoove, Vilvoorde, Brussels
2023 Gosselin acquires long-term partner Frey & Klein Internationale Spedition GmbH
2024 Gosselin receives the label "sportbedrijf" (sport company) for its efforts to boost exercise and a healthy lifestyle among colleagues

Our current news

Gosselin acquires the Doree Bonner International Group in the UK

25/04/2025

April 25, 2025. Gosselin, a leading global moving and logistics company headquartered in Belgium, are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Doree Bonner International Group, a multi-location leader in domestic moving, storage and international moving in the United Kingdom.

Mechels Verhuisbedrijf becomes part of the Gosselin Group

25/03/2025

On March 25th, 2025, Gosselin Group acquired Mechels Verhuisbedrijf after CEO Marc Smet and the family Van Rompay reached an agreement. All employees and assets will be incorporated in the International Moving Division of the Gosselin Group.

Gosselin mover to World cycling championship on rollers

23/01/2025

Stefan Van Aelst works as a mover and warehouseman at Meys Verhuizingen in Brasschaat which was taken over by Gosselin in 2022. He participated in the World Roller Cycling Championships as one of the most impressive amateur riders among the pros.