{{For|the aerospace manufacturing company|TransDigm Group}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = TDG Limited | logo = Tdglogo.png | type = Private | foundation = 1922 | defunct = March 2011 | location = London, England, United Kingdom | key_people = Mike Branigan, CEO | revenue = £662.1 million (2009) | operating_income = | net_income = | industry = Supply chain management<br>Logistics | num_employees = 6,500 (2009) | parent = Norbert Dentressangle <br>then<br> XPO, Inc. | homepage = {{URL|xpo.com}} }}

'''TDG Limited''' was a goods transportation, distribution, warehousing and supply chain management company based in England with offices also in Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary and Germany.

==History== The company was formed in 1922 as ''The General Lighterage Co Ltd''.<ref name=history>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tdg.eu.com/our-history.asp |title=TDG: History |access-date=21 May 2009 |archive-date=12 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412123310/http://www.tdg.eu.com/our-history.asp |url-status=usurped }}</ref> It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1950, and changed its name to ''Transport Development Group'' in 1957.<ref name=history/> It started to expand into Europe in 1963, and acquired ''Van Straaten'' in the Netherlands in August 1999.<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Transport_Development_Group_acquires_Van_Straaten_from_WM_Holdings_GmbH-917810040 Transport Development Group buys Van Straaten from WM Holdings GmbH] Mergers & Acquisitions, 25 August 1999</ref> The name changed to ''TDG plc'' in 2000.<ref name=history/>

The company acquired ''IWT Holdings'', an Irish logistics business, in August 2001,<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/TDG_PLC_acquires_IWT_Worldwide_Logistics_Ltd-1206837040 TDG plc acquires IWT Worldwide Logistics] Mergers & Acquisitions, 1 August 2001</ref> ''Mond & Cie'', a Belgian logistics business, in March 2006<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/TDG_PLC_acquires_Mond_Cie-1739367040 TDG plc acquires Mond & Cie] Mergers & Acquisitions, 1 March 2006</ref> and ''Doman S.A.'', a Spanish logistics business, in February 2007.<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/TDG_PLC_acquires_Doman_SA-1843841040 TDG plc acquires Doman S.A.] Mergers & Acquisitions, 28 February 2007</ref> In July 2008, TDG was taken private by the Laxey Investment Trust (later renamed Douglas Bay Capital) through Laxey Logistics and was subsequently removed from London Stock Exchange.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081013231211/http://uk.reuters.com/article/smallCapsNews/idUKL044961820080704 Laxey agrees to buy UK's TDG for $403 m] Reuters, 4 July 2008</ref>

On 26 November 2010, Norbert Dentressangle reached an agreement to buy Laxey Logistics Ltd (which owns 100% of TDG Ltd and all its subsidiaries) from Douglas Bay Capital. The transaction was completed on 29 March 2011, following approval from the European Commission.<ref>[http://www.retailgazette.co.uk/articles/13243-norbert-dentressangle-buys-tdg Norbert Dentressangle buys TDG] Retail Gazette</ref><ref>[http://www.eft.com/content/norbert-dentressangle-completes-acquisition-tdg Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition of TDG]</ref> TDG Limited became a subsidiary of XPO, Inc. after Norbert Dentressangle was acquired by XPO, Inc. in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-us-logistics-group-xpo-buying-frances-dentressangle-2015-4?IR=T |title=US logistics group XPO buying France's Dentressangle |website=Business Insider |date=28 April 2014}}</ref>

==Activities== The company is organised into four sectors; Transport and Distribution, Warehousing and Storage, International Services and Support Services<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100913164433/http://www.tdg.eu.com/services.asp TDG - Sectors]}}</ref> and offers the following services:<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20080923231244/http://www.tdg.eu.com/about-us.asp TDG - Capabilities]}}</ref>

* Logistics warehousing and shared user warehousing * Transport logistics, hazardous goods transport, bulk and packed chemical transport * Distribution logistics, 3PL, High-Cube transport network * Flexible end to end supply chain management * Bulk chemical storage and hazardous goods warehousing * Temperature controlled warehousing and distribution * International freight forwarding by air, sea or road * 4PL services that maximise efficiency and reduce costs * Customs brokerage services * Value added services including: tank cleaning, drumming, blending, mixing, contract packing and IBC cleaning and management.

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==External links== * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010401141526/http://www.tdg.eu.com/ Official site]}} * [http://dscalm.warwick.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=DServeadv.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28Level%3D%27collection%27%29AND%28Reference_Code%3D%27tdg%27%29%29 Catalogue of the TDG archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick

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Category:Transport operators of the United Kingdom Category:Business services companies established in 1922 Category:Transport companies established in 1922 Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2011 Category:1922 establishments in England Category:2011 disestablishments in England