News / Scan Global strikes again, scooping up Horizon to gain a footprint in the UK

Left: Nigel Davis, Horizon Right: Allan Melgaard, group CEO, SGL

Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is following up its growth pledge with an acquisition that will give it a presence in the UK.

From today, Horizon International Cargo, a “traditional air and ocean forwarder”, is part of SGL and, it said, was “a strategic move pivotal to the company’s long-term strategy and the continued development and expansion of the European part of the organisation”.

Horizon saw a 45% rise in turnover between 2019 and 2020, to £47.7m ($64.5m), resulting in a profit for ...