Founded in 1962
Seabourne was founded by Sir Clive Bourne in 1962 and fast became a leading Parcel Delivery Service in Europe. With depots across Europe, Seabourne became synonymous with fast transit times and an unrivalled level of service, winning the prestigious Queens Award for Industry in the UK twice.
In the early eighties, the company acquired an airfreight division and later in the decade, added an international express courier operator to its impressive array of services. The nineties saw Seabourne Express Parcels, the European road parcel arm of the business, being sold, leaving the company free to expand its freight and express courier operations more aggressively.
Seabourne Group Ltd has since developed into one of the industry’s leading independent operators with offices across the UK, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France and South Africa.
In summer 2008 Seabourne acquired the Air Action Group of companies, which since 1965 has been providing a comprehensive, flexible, reliable and competitive service in the road, sea and air freight, courier and mail fulfilment arenas.
In 2009 Seabourne made their second major acquisition within 10 months, acquiring the leading South African business of InXpress. The company is now known as Seabourne Inxpress Ltd, South Africa.
Seabourne was founded on a philosophy to exceed client expectations, with Courtesy, Professional Service, a Fast Response and Flexibility. This principle serves our clients well and continues to form the basis of our relationships.
Our services include freight and fulfilment services as well as international express courier and specialist shipping for Fine Art and Antiques. Headquartered at Heathrow with offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Paris, Lyon, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town, we are members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA) and the Association of International Courier and Express Services (AICES).
The company has come a long way in the last four decades and plans to expand its operations further over the coming years, always striving to provide the highest level of service to its valued clients.
