TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS THROUGH 120 YEARS
The story of LEMAN over the years
The story of LEMAN over the years
Paul Adolf Lehmann, 1876 - 1950
On October 16, 1900, Paul Lehmann founded his freight forwarding company in Copenhagen. At that time, Paul was 24 years old, but through job training both in Denmark and abroad, he already had a great insight into the industry.
In 1900, freight forwarding was not a widespread profession, and most established companies were primarily engaged in customs clearance. But the innovative founder chose to focus on forwarding, thus laying the foundations for 120 years of thriving logistics and transportation business.
Through hard work and frequent trips abroad, he managed to connect with several foreign and domestic partners and business relations. Thereby, the foundation was cast for the company that should later come to span most of Europe, the United States, and Asia.
Paul Lehmann's first business premises were located in Toldbodgade, which means 'Customs House Street'. Here in the harbor area of central Copenhagen, two modest rooms served as an office for Paul. The first employees consisted of a customs clearer, a clerk, and a young delivery and dept collector boy.
The telephone, which at the time was a new and modern business tool, was installed in the office from the start. Thereby, Paul was already first-mover on the technological development in the industry; a principle that LEMAN still lives by today.
