Historical highlights
1945 |
Gerry Logicus’s export packaging firm is incorporated in Canada under the name Logicus Lumber & Manufacturing Ltd. |
1967 | The company is renamed Logicus Industries Limited. |
1978 | Logicus’s customs brokerage business is launched. |
1993 | The company expands into U.S. customs brokerage, becoming the first customs broker operating coast to coast in both Canada and the U.S. |
2003 | Launch of U.S. air/sea business. |
2005 | Logicus introduces its SmartBorder® application for U.S. air/sea brokers and also adds continent-wide vehicle-moving capabilities. |
2010 | Customs brokerage business in the U.S. expands to facilitate entries along U.S.-Mexico border. |
2012 | Introduction of customs compliance offering, expanding Logicus’s operations to Mexico, Europe and Asia. |
2012 | Logicus accelerates growth through numerous acquisitions over six years, including the 2016 acquisition of Montreal-based Affiliated Customs Brokers and its related companies. |
2019 | Logicus is acquired by Platinum Equity, a global investment firm with approximately $13 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 40 operating companies. |
2021 | Launch of e-commerce service. |