{"id":1434,"date":"2025-11-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:32:06","slug":"katoen-natie-and-bils-deroo-join-forces-and-expand-their-european-network-to-serve-their-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/katoen-natie-and-bils-deroo-join-forces-and-expand-their-european-network-to-serve-their-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Katoen Natie and Bils-Deroo join forces and expand their European network to serve their customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Katoen Natie<\/strong> and the Bils family have reached an agreement for the acquisition of an 80% stake in BILS DEROO SOLUTIONS SAS<\/strong>. The Bils family remain shareholders with a 20% stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With nearly 1,500 employees and an annual turnover of approximately \u20ac150 million, the Bils-Deroo Group is a leading logistics and transport provider in the Hauts-de-France region. A family-run business for 114 years, now led by the fourth generation, it embodies strong entrepreneurial experience and values of proximity in service to its clients and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group offers a comprehensive logistics portfolio, including multi-client and dedicated warehousing, packaging and co-packing, e-commerce fulfilment, and in-situ logistics close to customer operations. A key player in the Hauts-de-France region, where it concentrates around 90% of its logistics activity, Bils-Deroo operates across 21 sites totalling approximately 780,000 m\u00b2 of managed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In transport, the group is a major player in the Hauts-de-France region and operates throughout France and across Europe. Its flexible strategy combines an internal fleet of over 220 trucks and 500 semi-trailers, a continuously mobilised network of independent carriers, and recognised expertise in chartering. This enables the group to meet diverse freight needs while maintaining dense coverage in its core region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bils-Deroo Group sought a stable, long-term industrial partner to continue its existing operations and expand its service offering. An agreement was reached with Belgian family-owned company Katoen Natie for an acquisition that will support continued growth and broaden the range of services available to customers. Jimmy Bils, President of Bils-Deroo, will continue to lead the company alongside the existing management team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katoen Natie\u2019s arrival alongside Bils-Deroo will enable joint development of logistics and transport activities. Katoen Natie will bring its portfolio of international clients seeking to expand in the Hauts-de-France region, while supporting improvements in IT and digital tools, as well as innovation in warehouse processes and intralogistics infrastructure. This collaboration will also foster growth in the e-commerce segment, leveraging Katoen Natie\u2019s recognised expertise in tailored logistics solutions and optimised flow management. Bils-Deroo\u2019s customers will benefit from Katoen Natie\u2019s global network, offering expanded logistics solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katoen Natie\u2019s transport activities, which serve various business units and are well established in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, will be strengthened by Bils-Deroo\u2019s transport operations in northern France. This will enable tailored transport solutions for a wide range of clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Source: https:\/\/www.katoennatie.com\/news\/katoen-natie-and-bils-deroo-join-forces-and-expand-their-european-network-to-serve-their-customers\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Katoen Natie and the Bils family have reached an agreement for the acquisition of an 80% stake in BILS DEROO SOLUTIONS SAS. The Bils family remain shareholders with a 20% stake. With nearly 1,500 employees and an annual turnover of approximately \u20ac150 million, the Bils-Deroo Group is a leading logistics and transport provider in the Hauts-de-France region. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1435,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions\/1435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logisticsports.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}