General Logistics Systems

multinational logistics company
Organization business Q366182
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General Logistics Systems

Summary

General Logistics Systems is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Logistics Systems is in the country of Netherlands[3].
  • General Logistics Systems's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • General Logistics Systems's instance of is recorded as holding company[5].
  • General Logistics Systems is owned by Royal Mail[6].
  • General Logistics Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam-Duivendrecht[7].
  • General Logistics Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as General Logistics Systems Germany[8].
  • General Logistics Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as General Logistics Systems Spain[9].
  • General Logistics Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as GLS General Logistics Systems Slovakia[10].
  • General Logistics Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as Q138634379[11].
  • General Logistics Systems's Commons category is recorded as General Logistics Systems[12].
  • General Logistics Systems's industry is recorded as logistics[13].
  • 1999 marks the founding of General Logistics Systems[14].
  • General Logistics Systems's location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam[15].
  • General Logistics Systems's parent organization or unit is recorded as Royal Mail[16].
  • General Logistics Systems's official website is recorded as https://gls-group.eu/[17].
  • General Logistics Systems's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+23000'}[18].
  • General Logistics Systems's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'General Logistics Systems B.V.'}[19].
  • General Logistics Systems's legal form is recorded as besloten vennootschap[20].
  • General Logistics Systems's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+5400000000'}[21].

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Founding

1999 marks the founding of General Logistics Systems[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam[15].

Identity

General Logistics Systems's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'it B.V.'}[19].

Operations

General Logistics Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Amsterdam-Duivendrecht[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Royal Mail[16]. Subsidiaries include General Logistics Systems Germany[8], a business[22], in Germany[23], founded in 1989[24], headquartered in Neuenstein[25]; General Logistics Systems Spain[9], an enterprise[26], in Spain[27]; GLS General Logistics Systems Slovakia[10], a business[28], in Slovakia[29], founded in 2004[30], headquartered in Budča[31]; and Q138634379[11], a business[32], in Hungary[33], headquartered in Alsónémedi[34].

Industry

General Logistics Systems's industry is recorded as logistics[13].

Ownership

General Logistics Systems is owned by Royal Mail[6].

Why It Matters

General Logistics Systems ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gls-group.com. Retrieved . gls-group.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . kvk.nl. kvk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jklamo · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Child organization or unit General Logistics Systems Germany, General Logistics Systems Spain, GLS General Logistics Systems Slovakia +1
    Employees {'amount': '+23000'}
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