The August Alborn company, founded in 1891, is a specialized transport enterprise operating in Germany as well as in international markets. Located in Dortmund, NRW Germany, the company headquarters has more than 13,000 square meters of storage and warehouse space conveniently located to major transportation arteries.

Customer Orientation
Our customers have entrusted us over 100 years with complex, highly challenging, unique and often “never done before” transportation challenges. Our specialized teams undergo rigorous trainings keeping safety and effectiveness in the forefront of collaboration with our customers. High-level technical and business performance delivered around the clock. We are reachable 24/7 for our customers.

Performance and Expertise
124 years of advancing in the heavy load transportation business only motivates us to deliver top performance at any given time. We constantly expand our specific know-how in handling the broadest range of cargo types by implementing intensive training measures and briefings for the specialists we deploy.

Equipment
The high-tech equipment includes 75 specialized, custom-made vehicles and large-scale machines. The investment in equipment is an essential prerequisite to complete our assignments on time, on budget and in line with our customers' needs.

Quality Management
To guarantee that our quality standards are always as high as possible, we developed an integrated management system that aims at exceeding the requirements for fulfilment of the ISO norms through a focus on compliance with “Safety Certification Contractors (SCC)” and the Seal of Approval for cargo transport and logistics issued by the German Goods Traffic, Logistics and Waste Disposal Association (BGL).

Environmental Focus
The protection of the environment is one central component of our integrated management system. We tackle this important area by focusing on compliance with the provisions of the European Commission's “Eco-Management and Audit Scheme" (EMAS)”. Our specific implementations include life cycle assessments and an extensive catalogue of effective environmental protection measures.