Our Company
History
Fast Global is a global logistics company focused on customer needs with a highly integrated international network providing a broad platform for business logistics and communications through our worldwide offices and partners.
Fast Global satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through a worldwide network of responsive, highly-trained professionals and integrated information systems. Services include vendor consolidation, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, insurance, ocean consolidation, distribution, trading and value-added services.
Since 1991 Fast Global has been working hard and contributing towards the improvement of the international logistics business, bringing expertise and know-how to daily operations. Fast Global brings the experience of a company that organizes air, maritime and/or highway boards for all kinds of loads every day. In addition, it offers total protection through a team located in the main business centers around the world.
1991 -- 1 location
We register as a single-office freight forwarder, as Fast Global Logistics, INC in Miami - FL USA to offer freight forwarding and integrated logistic services in USA and to support the demand of Aero Suply, INC.
1998 -- 1 international location
We register as a single-office freight forwarder, as Globex Logistics Ltda in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2001 -- 8 locations
We expand our Brazilian market by adding export/import capabilities to the Belo Horizonte Head Office, and we open our São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Salvador, Santos, Viracopos and Florianópolis offices.
2007 -- 9 locations
We expand our international strategy by opening Globex Logistics Deutschland Gmbh with offices in Hamburg and the capability to handle exports/imports throughout Europe.
2008 -- 10 locations
We expand our intermodal operations into Viracopos (Indaiatuba - SP), Brazil through Globex Multi-Terminal Ltda which is integrated into the worldwide business plan. This new company joins Patris Holding Group to become the international GLOBEX HUB, a storage and distribution center serving all the group's customers.
With the goal of developing our international logistic capabilities, in November 2008 was officially inaugurated Globex Logistics China base in Shanghai. Incorporated to assist and represent the interests of all our clients and partners in the Asia Market. Also is working hard to develop and structuring a strategic plan for the international logistic, linking the immense and already developed Asian Market and the occidental world. This new platform will be supporting the Globex Worldwide needs and offering a better and efficient service integrating Fast Global with clients and partners.
2009 -- 11 Locations
With the main goal of developing our international logistic capabilities and platform and explore the demand and challenging Latin American Market, in November 2009 was officially inaugurated Globex Logistics Central America base in Guatemala City. Incorporated to assist and represent the interests of all our clients and partners in the Central American Market, our new platform is committed to work hard to develop and structure a strategic plan for the international logistic, linking the emerging market of Latin America with the developed markets. This new platform will be supporting the Globex Worldwide needs and offering a better and efficient service integrating Fast Global with clients and partners.
GOALS
To be the recognized industry leader, through a total commitment to customer service and by maintaining our uncompromising integrity, while supporting and developing our People, Communications and Systems to promote sustained growth and profitability.
STRATEGY
As a non-asset based company, we are able to offer our clients several options for freight management. Our investments are made in people and systems. Through organic growth, not acquisitions, we give our clients and employees peace of mind with the knowledge that their day-to-day business won't be disrupted by merger pains; the integrity of our systems is kept intact, not disrupted by companies whose businesses were founded on different platforms. Our customers are primarily interested in the quality and consistency of the service we provide regardless of the country in which we're doing business.
CULTURE
Appearance - Professionalism is at the core of our identity.
Attitude - A passionate, caring and winning attitude is focused on the basics of teamwork.
Confidence - We must believe to achieve, not only in ourselves, but also in our co-workers.
Curiosity - Be the type of person who wants to learn more about something.
Excellence - Doing not just what's expected, but doing the best that's physically possible.
Integrity - Fairness, honesty, and dignity.
Pride - It's the personal commitment we make.
Resolute - Say what you do and do what you say!
Sense of Humor - Life's too short not to enjoy the work we do and the people we work with.
Visionary - A perceptive insight into the changing needs of our clients, vendors and organization.
