History
ORBIT’s history in years, licenses and certificates:
ORBIT Ltd. International Forwarding & Moving Company was established in 1994 as the Bulgarian office of Orphee Beinoglou S.A., Greece.
1998 – We reveived HHGFA membership.
1999 – We were already recognized as a licensed customs agent by the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Customs.
2000 – We opened a bonded warehouse, owned by the company.
2001 – We started offering value-added services (selection, repackaging and distribution throughout Bulgaria).
2002 – We became FIATA members. We creatеd our own vehicle fleet to service logistics projects and distribution for Bulgaria.
2003 – We obtained full accreditation to ISO 9001: 2000 by BVQI. We opened a new office and a warehouse facility – a logistics center near Sofia Airport.
2004 – We became a licensed IATA CARGO agent and we were fully accredited to FAIM-ISO, FIDI and OMNI, IELA, ICEFAT. ORBIT was the first company in Eastern Europe to receive full TAPA accreditation – Class A FSR – from SGS Bulgaria.
2006 – We were renewed our full accreditation to TAPA – Class A FSR – by SGS Bulgaria, to FAIM-ISO and to ISO 9001:2000 by Bureau Veritas Certification.
2008 – We finished the expansion of our logistics center, located in the area of Sofia Airport. We renewed our full accreditation to FAIM-ISO.
2009 – We received full ISO 9001:2008 certification from Bureau Veritas.
2010 – We again received full accreditation to TAPA – Class A FSR from Bureau Veritas this time, and full accreditation to FAIM-ISO as recognition for the high quality and security of our services.
2011 – We were accepted as members by Unigroup UTS.
2012 – We continued being fully TAPA-FSR, ISO9001 and FIDI FAIM-Plus accredited. Our regular undergoing the accreditation process is a natural result of the constant improvement of the quality of our services.
2014 – We were accepted as members by Unigroup Relocation Network.
2015 – We again obtained the full TAPA-FSR Class A, FIDI FAIM-Plus and ISO 9001:2008 accredition. New certificates obtained by ORBIT from Bureau Veritas were ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.
2016 – We were accepted as members by Harmony Relocation Network.
2017 – We obtained an AEO Authorization BG AEOF 1211840490039 certificate for an approved economic operator from the European Community.
2018 – Full accreditation by TAPA FSR, Class. A , FIDI FAIM plus, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001;
2019 – New extension of the Orbit Logistics Centre, located at Elin Pelin Municipality , Sofia District;
2020 – Full accreditation by ISO 45001:2018;
2021 – Full accreditation by TAPA FSR, Class. A , FIDI FAIM plus, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001;
2023 – We are prepared for the new challenges facing our customers and we shall work with them in order to find faster, safer and more efficient forwarding and logistics solutions.