| Bertschi AG | |
| Type: | Private |
| Founder: | Hans Bertschi |
| Hq Location: | Dürrenäsch, Switzerland |
| Num Locations: | 64 (2023) |
| Revenue: | CHF 1.13 billion (2023) |
| Num Employees: | 3,210+ (2023) |
Bertschi AG (pronounced as /de/) is a Swiss multinational transportation company that primarily conducts logistics and transportation for the chemical industry. Founded in 1956, the company is headquartered in Dürrenäsch, Switzerland and has 64 locations globally (2023).[1] [2] Bertschi is a member of the European Chemical Transport Association.[3]
Bertschi AG started operating a tank farm in 1998 at Chempark Leverkusen.[4] The company purchased Swedish based Nordic Bulkers AB in 2005.[5] Bertschi AG has subsidiaries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, China and the United States.[6] As of February 2018, the company employs 2,800 people in 38 countries with a total fleet of 32,000 tank and silo containers; 1,100 trucks; and 30 container terminals.[7]
Founded in 1956 by Hans Bertschi, of Dürrenäsch, as a sole proprietorship operating with one truck operating transports for instance steel from the Ruhr region to Switzerland. He was also a main supplier for the local cork industry. Bertschi AG (Bertschi Ltd.) was incorporated in 1964 and specialized in chemical goods.[8] Later they became specialists for intermodal transportation and grew steadily under the second generation with Hans-Jörg Bertschi as president, he'd later become executive chairman.[9]