Who We Are

The Transvalair Group is a BIFA (British International Freight Association) approved freight forwarder.

Our head office is located at London Gatwick (LGW) with additional offices in Dubai (DXB) the gateway to the Middle East and Johor Bahru (JHB) serving Asia markets. We also focus on the newly industrialised Asia-Europe and Intra-Asian markets with distinctive route networks serving these key areas. Founded in 1976, we have been operating for 50 years. Transvalair Group has a reputation for reliable, first-class and cost-effective worldwide logistic solutions.

We operate international freight companies, by air, sea and road, for a wide variety of clients across a range of industries. The company has re-branded its portfolio of freight handling services to include Transvalair (Gatwick), Transvalroad (National), Transvalocean (Felixstowe). Our Portfolio simply gives customers the necessary tools to find the exact service that they need.

We specialise in taking the ordinary to extraordinary places – and the extraordinary to ordinary places. In short, if you’ve got something that needs to go somewhere, we’ll make it happen. From a full container of concrete blocks to a hand-selected diamond, our global logistics network has been developed to provide you with flexibility, speed and efficiency.

Over the years we have transported almost everything, from Maclaren sports cars to armoured vehicles, and works of art to oil and gas works equipment. It doesn’t matter if you’re transporting paperclips to plant machinery – Transvalair’s freight forwarding & cargo handling services will get it where it needs to be. Whatever the load size, destination or documentation requirement, our logistics team will create an individual programme to meet your deadline. Whether from Gatwick or Gallipoli, we have the ability to offer reliable, high quality solutions.

“We specialise in taking the ordinary to extraordinary places.”

 

At Transvalair Group, our worldwide freight forwarding and cargo handling solutions mean that your goods are in safe hands. Our comprehensive service includes packing, documentation, import handling and warehousing. Our global network enables us to offer full import, export and cross trade services worldwide. We offer customers supply and demand chain solutions with a flexibility and responsiveness to market and customer dynamics. Years of experience mean that we know what works – Customer satisfaction, peace of mind and high quality service. For shipments encompassing a variety of transport solutions please contact Transvalair head office at LGW in the first instance.

Principles Of Our Work

Deliver Environmentally Responsible Client Services

Provide Employees with an Attractive Working Environment

Be an Active Community Partner

Maintain High Ethical Standards

Drive Continuous Improvement

Freight Security

Drive Continuous Improvement

Our highly efficient customs brokerage

Clearance and compliance service

We ensure complete security

Our Fleet

Completing the journey — reliably, efficiently, and in full control.

For many customers, the last piece of the puzzle within Freight Forwarding is the delivery, the end product of an often long voyage. The Transvalair Group is proud to be able to complete the entire journey from start to finish. Our fleet of low emission vehicles shows off the company branding and ensures that the customers freight reaches its destination on time and in excellent condition. Deliveries are made on a modern dedicated fleet from 900kgs to a massive 44,000kgs payload utilising curtain sided trailers, tail lifts and more.

Transvalair Group can manage Land, Air and Sea Freight, either in isolation or in any combination to suit the project. Our bespoke service offers maximum versatility to the customer and ensures we assist in all required areas with utmost efficiency. It is the new road fleet that allows us to significantly increase our capacity.

Our History

Formally a Swiss cargo airline, Transvalair Group has operated as a major freight forwarder since 1976. Despite rigorous growth, we have maintained a reputation for customer focus and personally tailored services. Unlike some of our high volume competitors, we treat every job individually and every customer personally. For this reason, Transvalair Group is often the logistics company of choice when it comes to unusual products or far flung locations.

Founded in Switzerland in 1973 as an airline, Transvalair Group made its first dedicated cargo flight from Sion to Khartoum in December 1973. In the early days the company’s head office was in Sion, Switzerland, but, now operating purely as a freight forwarding agent, this has since been transferred to the UK where we have developed a global network and now operate on a worldwide scale.

Completely independent, Transvalair has long been recognised as one of the leading freight forwarding and cargo handling companies in the world.

Interesting fact: during our history as a Swiss Cargo Airline our aircraft transported over 95,000 tons of cargo, and flew more than 11,000,000 kilometres, operating with three CL44 cargo aircraft.