Beacon International Despatch Limited was founded by Rolf von Fintel and Frank S. Sellar in 1969 in Brantford, Ontario, CANADA.

Beacon began operations by servicing what was at the time, a previously underdeveloped trade lane between Canada and Australia/New Zealand. Almost immediately, Beacon offered Canadian exporters a biweekly service to all base ports in Australia and New Zealand. Within its’ first year Beacon had diversified its’ ocean freight consolidation service to include major trading centers throughout Europe and South America, as well as undertaking special projects to underdeveloped nations in Africa and the Middle East.

By 1973, Beacon had opened branch offices in Montreal and Toronto, Canada’s economic core, allowing it to compete with large, multinational forwarders.

In 1976, Beacon introduced airfreight services by opening an office in Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Cargo Terminals. This diversification allowed Beacon to offer its’ customers a complete service package for their freight movement needs.

Today Beacon is recognized as one of Canada’s premier independent international freight forwarders, and remains as dedicated as it was in 1969 to providing reliable freight forwarding service and expertise at the highest level, at the most competitive price possible.