Cella GmbH | Family business with 3 logistics sites

Das Führungsteam der Cella GmbH in moderner Produktions- oder Lagerhalle

Our story

40 years of experience. And a breath of fresh air.

Rolf Knebelkamp has been self-employed in logistics for 40 years: as a freight forwarder, warehousing provider and building contractor. In 2018 he took over Cella, together with his son Louis Knebelkamp and his son-in-law Nico Brüggemann. Since then, we have been combining his experience with new ideas, modern IT and plenty of pace. Three new locations have been built, and a warehousing provider has become a partner for contract logistics and fulfillment.

Who is behind Cella

One family, two generations

Cella is managed by Rolf Knebelkamp together with his son Louis Knebelkamp and his son-in-law Nico Brüggemann.

Rolf Knebelkamp

Managing Director

At home in logistics for 40 years. Today he mainly passes on experience and vision.

Nico Brüggemann

Managing Director

Responsible for everything that happens in the warehouses: processes, IT, technology and warehouse infrastructure.

Louis Knebelkamp

Authorised Officer (Prokurist)

Takes care of sales and marketing, HR and recruiting as well as finance.

Cella in figures

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Who we work for

Brands, retailers and industry trust us

From online shops to industrial companies: among others, we work for I Love Products GmbH with its brands Hinrichs, Moritz & Moritz, OfficeTree and WeddingTree, as well as for Hey Harper, nevernot, Eulenschnitt, buah, MotorLand and James Hardie.

Our values

What we stand for as a family

As a family business, we stand behind Cella not only professionally but also personally. You notice this in the way we treat our customers and our team.

Personally committed

We stand for Cella with our name. What we promise, we deliver.

We lend a hand

The bosses pitch in themselves when it matters. We know our people and their personal situation.

Short paths

We make decisions at the table, not in committees. You talk directly to the people who decide.

Our locations

Three locations between Lower Saxony and NRW

Meppen

over 30,000 m² · organic-certified
Our largest location: modern conveyor technology for fast shipping, organic-certified storage space and our own solar power from the roof.

Meppen site

Emsbüren

20,000 m² · our original site
This is where it all began. Today, we control all processes in Emsbüren in one system on the latest IT infrastructure.

Emsbüren site

Altenberge

15,000 m² · since 2026
Our newest location in the Münsterland region: built sustainably with heat pumps and a green roof, and with room for your growth.

Altenberge site

Sustainability

Logistics that thinks about tomorrow

We want to work here for a long time to come. That's why we invest in locations and technology that save energy and generate it themselves.

Standort Cella Meppen mit riesiger Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Hallendach.

Power from our own roof

Photovoltaics on our warehouses and LED lighting reduce consumption and CO2 emissions.

Electric on the move

Our industrial trucks run fully electric, and almost all of our company cars are hybrid.

Built sustainably

Our newest location in Altenberge works with heat pumps and has a green roof.

Less waste

We shred old cardboard and use it as filling material for your parcels.

Get to know our services

Warehousing

Contract logistics

Fulfillment

CELLA - the Warehouse Family

Take a look behind the scenes and find out more about how we work at Cella. how we work at Cella.

Working at Cella

Human. And not just numbers.

You can always talk to us. And we know which tasks we hand out, because we have done them ourselves. What matters most to us as a team: reliability, fun and ambition.

To the careers page

Reliability

We keep our word. Towards our customers and towards our team.

Fun

People who enjoy coming to work do it well. That's why we celebrate successes together and have a laugh now and then.

Ambition

We want to keep growing and take you with us: with further training and prospects up to team leader or master craftsman.

Our team