About us

"The unexpected is no longer an obstacle
Delighting our customer by taking on-demand delivery to the next level"

Our mission

We are on a mission to simplify on-demand delivery and make it accessible to everyone. Through a combination of intuitive digital tools and a team of transportation experts we want to provide the easiest way to find, book and track each delivery solution for unexpected transport need and by offering the markets highest quality standards we bring a premium customer experience every time again.

From carrier to freight forwarder to online platform

Our 40 years history is marked by continuous self reinvention driven by our customers’ demand and needs. Starting off as a regional carrier, we evolved into a European forwarder in premium freight. In 2015, we digitized our business and explored new markets developing expertise in specialty transportation solutions that come together on one seamless on-demand delivery platform accessible to all Shippers and Carriers.

1981

Flash Europe founded in Metz, France. Providing express logistics for local customers.

1999

Introduction of Air freight shipments

2004

1st Worldwide transport contract with large OEM

2005

Market entry in Eastern Europe

2007

Geographical expansion with offices in new EU markets

2008

Acquisition of Flashline (DE) & Taxicolis (FR).

2012

Acquisition Roberts Europe and V-One

2016

Start ups Easy2Go and Easy4Pro founded

2017

Acquisition Schwerdtfeger, EF-Express and Upela

2018

Flash Group becomes Redspher

2019

Acquisition Speed Pack Europe

1981 - 2015:

B2B Premium freight solutions

Development of Pan-European Freight forwarding warranting supply chain continuity through expedited shipping solutions.

2015 - 2018:

Digitalization & growth in Omnichannel

Entering into Retail markets, offering high quality last mile delivery solutions for e-commerce and omnichannel business.

2018 onwards:

Platformization & complete on-demand delivery offering E-forwarding and Marketplace solutions

Experienced Management Team leading the growth of Redspher

Philippe Higelin

President & founder of Redspher

Jean-François Collenot

CEO

Roland de Heere

COO

Gianni Maes

CSO

Olivier Leroux

MD Retail
Redspher is backed by private equity partner Eurazeo PME.

Our Culture

International, inclusive and open.

Our people and culture define the success of our organization. We are a close-knit international and interdisciplinary community of logistics and technology professionals. We all share one common goal: delighting our customers with innovative and easy-to-use solutions.

We embrace our values and bring out the best in each other through an open feedback culture, fostering entrepreneurship. A flat organizational structure that supports collaboration and ‘getting the job done’.

Our Values