Who are we? | Active Ants

Who are we?

We are e-commerce logistics experts that support in accelerating your online business effortlessly.

We improve fulfilment and logistics in an ever-evolving e-commerce landscape by leveraging the synergy of people and technology to create seamless, modular solutions. Through continuous innovation, we build a global modular fulfilment network that streamlines logistics, drives scalability, and delivers an unrivaled customer and consumer experience.

Our core values drive everything we do:

  • Commitment to caring, ensuring we prioritize our clients and partners with dedication and responsibility.
  • Excellence in detail, because precision and quality make all the difference.
  • Inventing tomorrow, constantly seeking smarter, more efficient ways to improve and evolve.
  • Together we achieve more, fostering collaboration and trust to achieve shared success.

About Active Ants

We are a fast-growing e-fulfilment company with the head office in Nieuwegein. We handle stock management for webshops, ship their orders, and process returns. In our warehouses, humans and robots work together seamlessly.

A large part of our order processing is automated using our AutoStore storage and order-picking system. With the help of robots, orders are transported to the carriers’ roller conveyor belts via fully automatic packing machines. This innovative approach makes our e-fulfilment services more sustainable and helps reduce our carbon footprint.

Currently, we operate warehouses in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, England, and France, nevertheless we are present globally through our partners.

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Bram Blondé, CEO of Active Ants

“We are a dedicated team of logistics professionals who specialise in the meticulous picking, careful packaging and timely shipping of your products to your valuable customers. With a keen eye for detail and a focus on efficiency, we go further than just logistics – we’re your growth partner. At us, logistics goes beyond the present. We continue to innovate and invest in new technologies to optimise your logistics process. By using advanced analytical tools and monitoring trends, we anticipate future challenges and opportunities to help you become more competitive.” 

Active Ants timeline

2010

Active Ants is founded as a fulfilment company with a focus on e-commerce.

2016

We are the first in the Netherlands to start storing, sorting and processing e-commerce items via the AutoStore system.

2018

bpostgroup becomes 75% owner of Active Ants.

2019

Active Ants acquires MCS Fulfilment in Etten-Leur.

2020

In December 2020, we open our second fulfilment centre in Roosendaal.

2021

In June 2021, we open our third branch in Willebroek, Belgium.

2022

Early 2022, we open our fourth warehouse in Dorsten, Germany.

2023

In May 2023, we officially opened our fifth site in Northampton, UK.

On 21 August 2023, bpostgroup becomes full owner of Active Ants.

2025

In 2025, Active Ants established a new site in Lyon, France.

About bpostgroup

bpost is Belgium’s leading postal company and a growing partner for parcel and omni-commercial logistics in Europe, North America and Asia. Its 36,000 employees in Belgium and around the world connect consumers, businesses and governments by delivering mail and parcels to their homes and providing e-commerce logistics services. bpost creates sustainable long-term value for its customers and shareholders while respecting people and planet. In 2022, total operating income amounted to 4,397.5 million EUR.

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