"Did you know you can now send packages in the hold compartment of our planes?"
These are the words of the former head of Linjeflyg, taken from an advertisement on TV.
These are the words of the former head of Linjeflyg, taken from an advertisement on TV.
Jetpak’s history stretches all the way back to 1979 when the idea that would eventually become Jetpak was born – to utilise unused load space on aeroplanes. In the beginning, the company’s operations focused on transporting goods from airport to airport via cargo planes, eventually developing to guarantee delivery times for domestic shipments. It turned out that customers also required speedy ground transport with pick-up and delivery options, which is what led to a collaboration with the delivery vehicle chain AdenaPicko’s in 1986.
Jetpak AB was founded in 1991. As customer requirements for fast ground transport increased, Jetpak merged together with AdenaPicko’s in 2004. This unique combination of ground and flight transport operations continued to grow until it eventually developed into the current form that Jetpak assumes today.
In 1995, Jetpak was acquired from Bilspedition by SAS, which expanded the company into Denmark and moved it into certain other geographic areas in Europe and elsewhere. In 2006, SAS sold Jetpak to Accent Equity and Polaris Equity, which continued to develop the Jetpak network on a national level to continue expanding across Europe. In 2011, the company was expanded into Estonia and the Baltic Region with its own business operations for this region.
In 2012, Jetpak became wholly owned by Polaris Equity which continued to develop the brand and started launching new products such as “next-day” deliveries. The Jetpak By Night venture in Norway was also discontinued at this time. In 2015, the company updated its brand profile and launched “next-day” deliveries. Over the coming years, the company continued to strengthen its last-mile network through smaller acquisitions in Borås and Malmö in 2016 and in Västerås and Helsingborg in 2017. In 2017, the company also continued European expansion into Poland and Germany.
1971
Adena begins its delivery vehicle business
1976
Picko begins its delivery vehicle business
1979
Jetpak (then called Jetpaket) is founded by the domestic airline company Linjeflyg
1983
Adena and Picko merge together and form the AdenaPicko’s brand
1986
Linjeflyg buys part of AdenaPicko’s and Jetpaket is launched in Norway
1989
Jetpaket changes its name to Jetpak and takes steps out into the wider Nordic region
1991
Jetpak AB is established
1993
The transport company Bilspedition buys Jetpak
1995
The airline SAS becomes the new owner of Jetpak
1997
Jetpak launches in Denmark and tapes steps out into the rest of Europe and the wider world
2003
The company’s specially developed IT system JENA is put into operation
2004
The AdenaPicko’s brand is discontinued and replaced with Jetpak
2006
SAS sells Jetpak to Accent Equity and Polaris Equity
2006
Jetpak acquires the ground transport operations of Finnish company Lähettipirkka
2008
Jetpak launches a new tailored distribution service – Jetpak By Night
2009
Jetpak shuts down Lähettipirkka
2010
Jetpak starts up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Gothenburg
2011
Jetpak launches and expands in Estonia and the Baltic region
2012
Jetpak becomes wholly owned by Polaris Equity
2012
Jetpak discontinues Jetpak By Night
2014
Jetpak updates its brand profile and launches "next-day" deliveries
2015
Jetpak starts up its own operations in Amsterdam, Brussels, the UK and Düsseldorf
2015
Jetpak streamlines its strategy, gets rid of Jetpak Borg and shuts down its By Night venture
2016
Jetpak acquires the Swedish ground transport companies Ett Bud (Borås) and Götaland Logistik (Malmö)
2016
The company creates a new centralised organisation with its headquarters located in Solna, just north of Stockholm
2017
Jetpak expands to Poland and Germany
2017
Jetpak acquires the Swedish ground transport companies Varuslussen (Västerås) and STU Budbilar (Helsingborg)
2018
Jetpak listed on Nasdaq First North Premier
2019
Jetpak acquires 3D Logistik A / S