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Gustave BILS (his real name Beyls, which became Bils by mistake), returned from the USA and settled in Sin-le-Noble.
Marriage of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO and the establishment of the BILS-DEROO business in Waziers – Grocer and wholesale potato sales, in the heart of the Fosse Notre-Dame district.
Birth of Jacques BILS, third son of the couple Maurice and Germaine BILS-DEROO. Purchase of the first American truck, marking the transition from the horse-drawn era to the automotive era.
Purchase of the first lorry for delivering potatoes, and purchase of a licence for public goods transport.
Construction of a fully mechanised potato packaging factory, connected by rail (40,000 tonnes of potatoes shipped to Europe annually). RENAULT, which later became a historic client of the Group, is building a factory in Douai.
The transport activity surpasses the potato activity. Construction of a heavy goods vehicle garage (RVI) and acquisition from Charbonnages de France of the Notre-Dame mine in Waziers (5 ha). Construction of the first storage building for SOTEXO (now FAURECIA). Birth of the logistics activity.
Death of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO.
Creation of the Customs Service. Purchase of the old WIBAUT-DREUX-PROMODES platform in Sin-le-Noble. Arrival of Jimmy BILS in the company.
Beginning of the construction of the future logistics and transport complex in Sin-le-Noble (75,000m2 of warehouse), a transport area and a dry port for shipping containers, all on 30 hectares.
Construction of the new Administrative Headquarters.
800,000 m² of buildings. First gas trucks and start of the North/South rail-road activity. Definition of CAP 2025.
1 million square metres of buildings. Awarded EcoVadis bronze medal.
Still many projects to come ...
Gustave BILS (his real name Beyls, which became Bils by mistake), returned from the USA and settled in Sin-le-Noble.
Marriage of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO and the establishment of the BILS-DEROO business in Waziers – Grocer and wholesale potato sales, in the heart of the Fosse Notre-Dame district.
Birth of Jacques BILS, third son of the couple Maurice and Germaine BILS-DEROO. Purchase of the first American truck, marking the transition from the horse-drawn era to the automotive era.
Purchase of the first lorry for delivering potatoes, and purchase of a licence for public goods transport.
Construction of a fully mechanised potato packaging factory, connected by rail (40,000 tonnes of potatoes shipped to Europe annually). RENAULT, which later became a historic client of the Group, is building a factory in Douai.
The transport activity surpasses the potato activity. Construction of a heavy goods vehicle garage (RVI) and acquisition from Charbonnages de France of the Notre-Dame mine in Waziers (5 ha). Construction of the first storage building for SOTEXO (now FAURECIA). Birth of the logistics activity.
Death of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO.
Creation of the Customs Service. Purchase of the old WIBAUT-DREUX-PROMODES platform in Sin-le-Noble. Arrival of Jimmy BILS in the company.
Beginning of the construction of the future logistics and transport complex in Sin-le-Noble (75,000m2 of warehouse), a transport area and a dry port for shipping containers, all on 30 hectares.
Construction of the new Administrative Headquarters.
800,000 m² of buildings. First gas trucks and start of the North/South rail-road activity. Definition of CAP 2025.
1 million square metres of buildings. Awarded EcoVadis bronze medal.
Still many projects to come ...
Gustave BILS (his real name Beyls, which became Bils by mistake), returned from the USA and settled in Sin-le-Noble.
Marriage of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO and the establishment of the BILS-DEROO business in Waziers – Grocer and wholesale potato sales, in the heart of the Fosse Notre-Dame district.
Birth of Jacques BILS, third son of the couple Maurice and Germaine BILS-DEROO. Purchase of the first American truck, marking the transition from the horse-drawn era to the automotive era.
Purchase of the first lorry for delivering potatoes, and purchase of a licence for public goods transport.
Construction of a fully mechanised potato packaging factory, connected by rail (40,000 tonnes of potatoes shipped to Europe annually). RENAULT, which later became a historic client of the Group, is building a factory in Douai.
The transport activity surpasses the potato activity. Construction of a heavy goods vehicle garage (RVI) and acquisition from Charbonnages de France of the Notre-Dame mine in Waziers (5 ha). Construction of the first storage building for SOTEXO (now FAURECIA). Birth of the logistics activity.
Death of Maurice BILS and Germaine DEROO.
Creation of the Customs Service. Purchase of the old WIBAUT-DREUX-PROMODES platform in Sin-le-Noble. Arrival of Jimmy BILS in the company.
Beginning of the construction of the future logistics and transport complex in Sin-le-Noble (75,000m2 of warehouse), a transport area and a dry port for shipping containers, all on 30 hectares.
Construction of the new Administrative Headquarters.
800,000 m² of buildings. First gas trucks and start of the North/South rail-road activity. Definition of CAP 2025.
1 Million de m² de bâtiments. Obtention médaille de bronze EcoVadis.
Still many projects to come ...
1,800 employees
more than 30 logistics platforms in France
CA 2023: €200 million
Capital 100% familial
1,000,000 m² of commercial, industrial, and logistics buildings in property management
270 PL engines
600 semi-trailers
330 conductors Bils-Deroo and partners