 Highly-specialized freight forwarding company in only 60 years
Wilhelm Moser founded the freight forwarding company MAT TRANSPORT AG in 1945, Basel, Switzerland. Within 60 years the family run business developed into a leading international freight forwarding and logistics company. Today the VIA MAT GROUP owns 15 corporations worldwide, each offering unique and diversified services to their customers in over ten different countries. VIA MAT today is managed by the family’s third generation.
Market situations continuously change and demand flexibility
We always watch the market closely and adapt our service offerings according to current demands. This is how we were able to expand our services continuously over the last 60 years. Even though we have greatly grown the business over the years, we have not lost sight of our original goal – to offer each customer the best individual logistics solution.
VIA MAT Group History Timeline:
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1945 |
Founding of the transportation company MAT TRANSPORT AG
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1972 |
Founding of the valuables logistics company MAT SECURITAS EXPRESS AG including VIA MAT ARTCARE AG
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1972 |
VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG offers international valuables logistics services
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1985 |
Acquisition of the packaging company VIA MAT PACKSAFE AG
(previously named WIEDERKEHR VERPACKUNGEN AG) |
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1991 |
The VIA MAT Group establishes the freight forwarding and warehouse company VIA MAT (FRANCE) S.A.R.L. located in the Alsace region
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1994 |
Establishes BONAFIDE LOGISTIC AG responsible for the complete distribution logistics of the VIA MAT Group
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1996 |
Centralization of all services into one central management company named
VIA MAT MANAGEMENT AG
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1997 |
Enters the US market for the first time by founding VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL in New York
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1998 |
VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG enters the United Kingdom where it founds its first branch office
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1999 |
The VIA MAT Group enters the South American market and takes over the logistic company O. LISBOA DESPACHOS INTERNACIONAIS LTDA. in Brasil
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2001 |
Establishes VIA MAT LOGISTIC S.A.R.L. in France specializing in logistic solutions
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2001 |
The valuables logistic specialist VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG enters the Asian market and opens its first branch office in Hong Kong |
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2004 |
Acquires the Swiss security transportation company Zürny AG |
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2005
2007
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The international valuables logistics specialist VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG enters Germany for the first time and establishes a branch office in Frankfurt
VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG further expands in the Asian market and opens a new branch in Shanghai, China
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2008 |
Expansion in the U.S. Establishment of another VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL branch in Los Angeles |
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2010 |
VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG establishes a third branch in China, which is domiciled in Guangzhou |
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2010 |
VIA MAT INTERNATIONAL AG enters the market of United Arab Emirates and establishes a branch office in Dubai |
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