time:matters – A young Company with a future

Just-in-time production, reduced storage and increasing globalization – developments that require fast and reliable logistics solutions. Lufthansa Cargo AG realized this more than 15 years ago and established a “top speed“-courier service.
As a result, time:matters emerged in January 2002. It is an independent company, that can react more flexible and individual than other courier or overnight services to customers’ requests, and has established itself as a dependable partner on the market.

time:matters – yesterday and today
Overview of the most important milestones

January 2007
The financial investor Buchanan Capital Partners acquires the majority stake in time:matters GmbH. Lufthansa Cargo, hitherto sole shareholder, is still convinced of the attractiveness of this business sector and with 49% remains a shareholder of time:matters.

October 2006
time:matters opens the first overseas branch office in Zurich. This enables the shipment of extremely urgent consignments both to and from Switzerland from a minimum 2 hour delivery time, including customs clearance. Close cooperation with Swiss World Cargo.

September 2005
Setting up the special service desk – the expert-center works out customized solutions for especially urgent logistics problems, and looks after the implementation of them. The logistics specialists take care of the entire process chain in order to ensure a smooth process.

July 2003
Cooperation with Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) regarding the transportation of courier goods. The service comprises of the pickup and delivery of courier goods on the same day. Bahn customers also know this service as ic:courier.

May 2004
“same:day“ goes America. time:matters and United Airlines Cargo agree upon an intercontinental cooperation. For the first time, the sameday services are now offered outside of Europe: intercontinental door-to-door delivery of very urgent small shipments to 39 destinations in the USA.

June 2003
time:matters and GO! start same day express service by:day.

January 2002
Spin off of the SameDay Services of Lufthansa Cargo AG and founding of the independent SameDay World GmbH with offices in Neu-Isenburg.
SameDay World GmbH becomes time:matters GmbH.