{"id":10189,"date":"2024-12-17T12:33:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kemena.livewelt.de\/?page_id=10189"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:47:20","slug":"historie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kemena.de\/en\/unternehmen\/historie","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is a long way from coal merchant to logistics outsourcing partner. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Looking back, we always think of the people who have made KEMENA what it is today. Each of them has shaped the company in their own way.<\/p>

At the age of 43, Hermann Kemena takes the plunge into self-employment and founds the coal trading company KEMENA. His quote of the day: \u201eOh Lottchen, trading with your fingers brings more than working with your arms.\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Establishment<\/h3>
Founding of the coal business KEMENA by Hermann Kemena.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Next generation<\/h3>
Handover to the next generation: Heinrich Kemena.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Third generation<\/h3>
The third generation takes over:\nUlla Kemena, together with her husband Siegmund Jording (master mechanical engineer).<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Fuel oil trade<\/h3>
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Founding of L\u00f6hner Bahnspedition<\/h3>
Establishment of L\u00f6hner Bahnspedition with the aim of balancing seasonal fluctuations in turnover in the fuel sector.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Leasing of the freight station<\/h3>
KEMENA becomes a logistics all-rounder and rents the entire goods station in L\u00f6hne for the purpose of goods handling.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sales expansion<\/h3>
Additional distribution of lubricants and diesel fuel as a Mobil authorised dealer.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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4th generation<\/h3>
Entry of the fourth generation:\nKlaus Jording.\nChange of name to KEMENA Mineral\u00f6lhandel GmbH.\nChange of name to KEMENA Spedition Logistik GmbH.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Relocation<\/h3>
From 3,000 to 15,000 square metres: Move to new premises in L\u00f6hne-Gohfeld. Construction of the first warehouse with an area of 1,000 square metres.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Establishment of ESJ<\/h3>
Founding of ESJ Einrichtungsservice GmbH with a focus on mail order logistics. Own market presence for the new furniture transport sector (mail order logistics, assembly, etc.).<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Establishment of BTG<\/h3>
BTG Bahnterminal Gohfeld Lagerbetriebsgesellschaft mbH is founded as a storage facility with rail connection. Further investment in storage space with rail connection: 13,000 square metres at the former Gohfeld railway station.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Strong together<\/h3>
Three competitors combine their strengths: The companies KEMENA Mineral\u00f6lhandelsgesellschaft, Wittem\u00f6ller Energieservice GmbH and Hempelmann Mineral\u00f6lgesellschaft mbH found NEWCo Neue Energie- und W\u00e4rmeConzepte GmbH and Petrocargo Mineral\u00f6llogistik GmbH.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Extension<\/h3>
Construction of a new administration building.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Magnification<\/h3>
Purchase of the former Homanit chipboard factory to further expand the operating and storage area by 16,000 square metres.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Modern high-bay warehouse<\/h3>
Construction of a modern high-bay warehouse with 20,000 pallet spaces.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Expansion of high-bay warehouse<\/h3>
Expansion of the high-bay warehouse by 10,000 pallet bays.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New logistics center<\/h3>
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5th generation<\/h3>
Timo Jording, son of Klaus and Siglinde Jording, joins the family business. In addition to business administration, he specializes in management consultancy and supply chain management.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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New high-bay warehouse<\/h3>
Demolition of the old Homanit halls. Construction of a new high-bay warehouse with approx. 20,000 storage spaces. Completion and commissioning in summer 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Junior Managing Director Timo Jording receives doctorate from University of Bamberg<\/h3>
The subject of his disputation was a target-based differentiation of supply chain activities, illustrated using examples from the manufacturing industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Expansion of the warehouses<\/h3>
20,000 square metres of warehouse with railway siding are extended by 5,000 square metres.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Site expansion<\/h3>
Alfred-Nobel-Stra\u00dfe with its own rail terminal on intra-European block train lines and large sea terminals.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Construction of photovoltaic system<\/h3>
Construction of one of the largest photovoltaic systems in OWL with around 2,500 PV modules. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Site expansion<\/h3>
New location \u201eIm R\u00fcsken\u201c: Property with storage area. Currently still being remodelled.\n\nANS site expansion on Alfred-Nobel-Stra\u00dfe. Total area 155,000 square metres, planned logistics park project for modern and future-oriented logistics and commerce, completely CO\u2082-neutral construction.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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