Company introduction

We are a Czech transport and logistics company with many years of experience in domestic and international transport and forwarding. Our portfolio of services includes warehousing and logistics, earthworks and bulk transport. We provide the best services and solutions to our customers.
We are a partner who always complies with the agreed conditions, with constatnt quality and reliability that will support you and the success of your business.

Years experience

Employees

Transports per year

Company history

2019	Reconstruction Reconstruction of the complex in Hrochův Týnec.
2018	Pardubice Logistics Centre We begin to operate a logistics centre in Pardubice Černá za Bory.
2017	Acquisition by Šmídl Holding Thanks to this acquisition we are part of Šmídl logistics company which has over 500 vehicles and over 800 employees.
2015	Liberec Logistics Centre We open a new logistics centre in Liberec. We have over 220 vehicles in our fleet.
2014	Service quality guarantee We have extend our certification to include GMP+ for the transport of food and feed products.
2011	Branches in Tovačov and Liberec We have over 200 vehicles in our fleet and we open new branches in Tovačov and Liberec.
2008	Rekonstrukce administrativní budovy v Hrochově Týnci We have over 160 vehicles, 20 construction and mining machines in our fleet and we employ over 200 employees. We are certified according to ISO 9001:2000 standards.
2005	Acquisition of ČSAD Pardubice We build a new branch in Vrdy. We have over 100 vehicles in our fleet.
2001	The headquarters is Hrochův Týnec We move and we expand our fleet to 45 vehicles.
1999	Takeover of the CSG Group We have 10 vehicles in our fleet.
1997	Establishment Company establish.

About the Šmídl holding

We have been a part of Šmídl Holding since September 2017, who has been operating on the Czech market in the field of transport and the provision of comprehensive logistics services for almost 30 years. How did it all begin?

1990: Šmídl's first office was in the kitchen of a family house

The company was founded in 1990 by Vladimír Šmídl. Originally a family business, the company has since grown into a holding company with more than ten branches throughout the Czech Republic. One of the important milestones in the history of Šmídl is the year 1992, when the company began operating international truck transport. In 1999, it opened a truck centre in Žamberk and within ten years later a logistics centre in Vysoké Mýto. In 2009, the company won an award in the European Truck Carrier of the Year competition in Amsterdam. In 2010, the company had 200 vehicles at its disposal and from a small family business it had grown into a company with 315 employees. A year later, it opened a new branch in Brno. In 2015 Šmídl’s company was celebrated 25 years in the transport market.

1997: NIKA Logistics, started in a village with 13 houses

NIKA has been operating in the transport field for over 20 years and has over 250 vehicles of various types and classes in its fleet. In addition, the activities portfolio has been complemented by rail, sea and air transport.

NIKA was founded in 1997 in Nové Holešovice including vehicle service. Two years later, the company was sold to a new owner and became part of the CSG industrial holding with its headquarters in Hrochov Týnec. At that time, the company expanded its fleet from 10 vehicles to 45. In 2005, the company acquired ČSAD Pardubice and built a new branch in Vrdy. The number of vehicles doubled. Three years later, the company had more than 200 employees and soon after opened new branches in Tovačov and Liberec.

In 2012, NIKA began mining and selling sand, in the following years they began to operate logistics centres in Pardubice and Liberec and obtained certification for the transport of food and feed. September 7th, 2017, is an important milestone for both companies, this is when NIKA Logistics became a part of Šmídl Transport and Logistics Holding.

Šmídl Holding at present

hanks to the merger of a two largest logistics companies in Eastern Bohemia, we now have more than 530 vehicles at our disposal. Therefore, becoming the largest Czech carrier on the market with 11 branches throughout Czech Republic and more than 800 employees. We believe that together we will grow even further. At present, Šmídl holding offers a wide portfolio of services throughout Europe in the fields of international transport, domestic, oversized and ADR transport, comprehensive logistics services and air, sea and rail transport. All this is complemented by the transport of bulk materials and express, special and multimodal transport.

Our mission

The main aim of Šmídl Holding’s activities is continuous growth and improvement in the transport and logistics field while complying with all mandatory requirements. We want to achieve this goal mainly by adhering to the five basic pillars of our work.

Loyal and satisfied customer

One of our basic priorities is to provide high quality and reliable services and to maintain our customers satisfaction. We do not want to be a low-cost service provider as we prefer quality over quantity.

Loyal and satisfied employees

We are constantly building a team of quality employees who are able to provide customers with high quality and professional service. We place great emphasis on work safety and property protection.

Technology and
the investment

We invest the maximum profit back into company development. We are always investing in a new vehicles to constantly reduce their average age. The operation and maintenance is our top priority.

Legislation and
the standards

We comply with an implement all legislative standarts.

Environment
Protection

We strive to minimise our environmental impact. We focuse on reducing CO2 production, fuel consumption and other energies.

Management

Vítězslav Kalous

Board Member
Executive Director

„If you make a mistake and don’t fix it,
it, that’s called a mistake.”

Martina Šmídlová

Vice Chairman
Sales and HR Director

Pavel Prostředník

CEO

“The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.”

Responsible company

Responsible business

We organise a number of non-commercial activities that aim to minimise the impact of our business on the environment. We support charities, sports teams and other institutions not just in our region. We have strived in the long-term to increase the prestige of the truck driving profession and freight transport in general.

Truck full of Christmas Presents for Children

Every year we organise a Christmas truck for children, when we fill one of our trucks with Christmas presents from our partners and deliver them before Christmas Day to hospitals in Ústí nad Orlicí, Vysoké Mýto, civic and low-threshold facilities in Žamberk and Litomyšl.

Environment

In recent years, we have taken a number of environmental measures that reduce our energy consumption, improve our waste management or reduce unnecessary waste. We regularly organise competitions for eco-innovation for our employees and we reward and implement the best projects. We’re also renowned for our modern fleet: The average age of our vehicles does not exceed 2.5 years and all trucks meet the EURO 6 EEV emission class. We have been reducing fuel and electricity consumption and the share of non-recycled waste over the long-term.

The Art of Support – our CSR Project

For us, charitable projects don’t just mean financial support, but also our employees’ voluntary activity. Each of them has the opportunity to nominate projects for the internal Art of Support programme on a quarterly basis, whereby we distribute 50,000 CZK every 3 months among the three most interesting projects that our colleagues are actively involved in. An overview of supported institutions can be found in the Art of Movement section.

Company introduction

Company history

2019

Reconstruction

2018

Pardubice Logistics Centre

2017

Acquisition by Šmídl Holding

2015

Liberec Logistics Centre

2014

Service quality guarantee

2011

Branches in Tovačov and Liberec

2008

Rekonstrukce administrativní budovy v Hrochově Týnci

2005

Acquisition of ČSAD Pardubice

2001

The headquarters is Hrochův Týnec

1999

Takeover of the CSG Group

1997

Establishment