Vantec Europe is a lean innovative third-party logistics (3PL) partner specialised in providing unique integrated solutions to the biggest brands. Vantec Europe started providing logistics and warehousing services to its main automotive client in Sunderland in 1990, as part of a joint venture activity.
Since then, Vantec has grown organically and developed our range of services to become a preferred 3PL provider, with 13 operations in the UK and a key customer base including in the automotive and premium vehicles; construction equipment; lighting; electric battery and offshore renewable energy industries, with customers including Komatsu UK, Thorn Lighting and GE Vernova. Our consultative partnership approach ensures we provide value focused supply chain management (SCM) and last mile logistical services tailored to exceed our customers' expectations.
Vantec develop a range of innovative ways to add value services to clients – creating a partnership and investing in a deep understanding of its customers’ business; their customers; the challenges they face and the goals they want to achieve.
Experienced and proactive management and staff pride themselves on leading service levels, agility and flexibility, and modern distribution centres which are customer centric service focused, delivering through a site-level empowered culture.
In 2007 Vantec Europe became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Vantec Corporation. Following a buy-out by Hitachi Transport Systems in 2012 and a subsequent acquisition in March 2023 by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.), Vantec Europe became part of the LOGISTEED Group one of the largest global third-party logistics providers (3PL).