DHL International was founded in San Francisco in 1969, with the first activities in Flanders taking place in 1978. “At that time, DHL's core business was still primarily sending documents worldwide,” explains Danny Van Himste. “Since then, we have always continued to grow in Flanders. The main activity of DHL Express is now overnight express delivery. In short: getting goods from here to locations around the world and vice versa, in the best and fastest way possible. This translates into our mission statement: connecting people and improving lives. In 2021, the latter could be taken literally, since we started the international COVID-19 vaccine rollout.”
