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Our history
1965
1983
2001
2002
2014
2018
2021
1965
1983
2001
2002
2014
2018
2021
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1965
René Coquelle purchases his first second-hand truck
René Coquelle purchases his first second-hand truck for transporting agricultural products.
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1983
Creation of the first agency, "CL Nord"
At that time, the company had a fleet of 50 vehicles and a workforce of 55 employees and operated solely in the field of cereal transport.
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2001
The second generation takes over the management of the group
René Coquelle announces his retirement, handing over the reins of the group to his son, Christophe.
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2002
The Group makes its entry into the European market
Creation of a subsidiary in Poland. Parallel to this, our "Moving Floor" activity begins to develop.
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2014
Freight commissioning services development
Incorporation of Trafilog into the group to establish a position as provider of freight commissioning services.
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2018
Incorporation of two sizeable companies
Peyrot, a distribution specialist and Epigone, experts in logistics and in particular in the field of wine handling, with over 20 000 m² of specialised, temperature-controlled warehouse space.
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2021
Towards a greener world with Groupe Coquelle
€ 9m investment to purchase 100 vehicles running on B100 biodiesel fuel