Toll Group marks 25 years in Asia, with plans to drive further regional investment and establish Chinese joint venture

Leading global transportation and logistics firm Toll Group is ramping up its footprint in Asia, making bold, long term strategic investments and establishing its next phase of growth as it celebrates 25 years in the region.

Already operating in 13 markets across Asia, Toll Group has reaffirmed its commitment to the region by expanding across 15 sites in the last two years in markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India and China. It has grown its physical presence by 17% or 150,000 square metres over the period and it sees opportunities to invest further.

This includes establishing a joint venture with China’s Wise Express, to enhance cross-border e-commerce logistics between China and Japan as a start, reinforcing its role in one of Asia’s most dynamic trade lanes. China is a key plank in Toll Group’s strategic growth trajectory and the agreement with the Chinese logistics and shipping provider, which saw shipments begin this year, is already showing early success.

“Asia has always been a priority for Toll, and we think we are still at the start of our journey in the region, with significant opportunities for us to invest and scale up our presence, to take advantage of strong growth and increasing demand”, says Thomas Knudsen, Executive Chairman at Toll Group.

The region comprised around 32% of total revenue at Toll Group in the last year, with revenue growth in Asia accelerating by 22% on a year on year basis over the same period. Asia remains in the box seat to play a critical and pivotal role in the global supply chain and expansion of the e-commerce sector.

“We are investing to accelerate growth and capacity in our key markets that will be at the forefront of the supply chain evolution. This includes markets like China, India, Malaysia and Singapore, to name but a few, as global players work to ensure supply chain resilience, while investing in innovation and new technologies, like artificial intelligence to drive efficiencies,” adds Thomas Knudsen, Executive Chairman at Toll Group.

Toll Group has expanded its capacity at facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia to support retail, industrial manufacturing and growth in the automotive sector. It has increased the size of two sites in Thailand to support multi-sector customers, and opened three new sites in the Greater Bay Area of Southern China and Hong Kong, to support growing its apparel capabilities, and to capitalise on the exponential growth of key infrastructure aimed at supporting the global transport and logistics sector. It has also added an additional site in Shanghai to support its healthcare ambitions.

In Singapore, Toll Group has invested S$17 million to expand its Toll City warehouse facilities to support emerging capabilities in industries such as healthcare and wine, along with an additional S$17 million investment to renovate its automotive hub in Singapore to meet an increased focus on the electric vehicle market.

“Our sustainability strategy focuses on our people, planet and the community. We have expanded our suite of programs to keep our diverse workforce safe, included, motivated and engaged, we are decreasing our carbon and waste footprint by deepening our decarbonisation roadmaps and we are continuing to drive positive outcomes for the communities in which we operate and championing the sustainable transformation of the logistics sector,” says Anna Green, Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer at Toll Group.

Elsewhere in the region, the Indian market is also expected to see ongoing investment, with an additional 50,000 sqm of floorspace added over the course of 2025 in Mumbai and Bangalore, on top of the 60,000 sqm strategic expansion in that market that has taken place over the past two years.

Toll Group’s commitment to Asia extends beyond growing its physical warehousing footprint. In Singapore, the Toll Innovation Centre, located at Toll City strives to bring together businesses to foster collaboration and advance supply chain innovation. The Singapore Innovation Centre has collaborated with leading institutions including Republic Polytechnic and Singapore University of Technology and Design to drive automation and smart warehousing.

Two of these innovation collaborations were shortlisted as finalists by the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) for awards for Best Technological Collaboration and Most Scalable Collaboration earlier this year.

As Toll Group forges ahead with its bold investment plan, it continues to work towards maintaining its critical role in global transportation and logistics, and as that sector evolves is committed to helping move the businesses that move the world.

About Toll Group

At Toll, we do more than just logistics - we move the businesses that move the world. Our 14,000 team members can help solve any logistics, transport or supply chain challenge – big or small. We have been supporting our customers for more than 130 years. Today, we support more than 20,000 customers worldwide from around 300 sites in over 30 markets, and a forwarding network spanning 140 countries. We are proudly part of Japan Post