Your full service international logistics partner specializing in Customs Brokerage, international freight forwarding and door to door logistics. With offices in all major U.S. gateways and a network of agents throughout the world, Coppersmith provides complete import and export shipping services.
From a single carton airfreight shipment to complete supply chain management, Coppersmith has the experience and expertise to provide you with the best shipping solution.
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Started as a mother and son operation in 1948, Coppersmith Global Logistics built our reputation on quality, customer service and family values. Today, four generations later with ten U.S. offices, Coppersmith continues to set the standard for reliability and professional integrity. Remaining true to the values which have helped us grow for over six decades, we have invested heavily in both people and systems to remain at the forefront of the international logistics industry. Coppersmith is well versed in all phases of cargo transportation from Supply Chain maximization and security to governmental regulations and product compliance.
The company is founded by Adrienne E. Coppersmith. Her Custom brokers license was only the seventh issued to a woman in the United States.
The company was incorporated as L.E. Coppersmith with Lew Coppersmith as President.
Coppersmith opens our office in San Francisco.
Coppersmith opens a Los Angeles airport office to complement our downtown Los Angeles office serving Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports.
Coppersmith opens our San Pedro office bringing us closer to the ports.
Coppersmith expands into international air freight forwarding and consolidation by establishing Target Airfreight.
Coppersmith builds our new Los Angeles airport office and warehouse.
Coppersmith opens our Houston office.
The company headquarters are moved to the Los Angeles World Trade Center.
We established a heavy equipment division in San Francisco to provide vessel charters or part charters for heavyweight shipments.
Coppersmith opens our office in Fresno, California. (Closed, 2012)
Thanks to continued strong growth, our headquarters are again moved to larger quarters in the mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles to make room for growing staff and more powerful computer system.
Coppersmith is one of the first Customs brokers in the nation approved by U.S. Customs for participation in the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) program.
Our San Francisco and Houston offices are relocated to new, larger facilities to serve our expanding clientele.
L.E. Coppersmith, Inc. celebrates its 40th year of service and Bud Coppersmith joins the company.
Coppersmith opens an office in Dallas, Texas.
Coppersmith purchases a building in Redondo Beach to combine all of our Los Angeles operations.
Coppersmith opens our Chicago office to service Midwest clients.
Coppersmith begins our hunting trophy division in Dallas.
Coppersmith opens an office in Atlanta.
Coppersmith purchases a building in Chicago, Illinois.
Los Angeles offices consolidated into El Segundo facility.
Coppersmith becomes a truly nationwide company, opening an office in New York.
Coppersmith develops and opens a Produce Export Division in Los Angeles.
Jeff Coppersmith is elected President of Coppersmith.
Coppersmith joins the World Cargo Alliance.
Lynley Bishop is hired as branch manager in Atlanta.
To accommodate our growing business shipping produce from the Pacific Northwest, we open an office in Seattle, Washington.
Coppersmith purchases EM Jones Co. in Portland and Seattle, expanding our PNW footprint and adding Victoria Lane to our management team.
Coppersmith executive Maggie Smith (retired) is elected President of Pacific Coast Council.
Coppersmith proudly receives our C-TPAT certification, again becoming one of the first companies nationwide to participate in a new program with Customs and Border Protection.
Expanding into logistics, Coppersmith hires Don Simon as logistics manager and opens a logistics division to route our import cargo.
Coppersmith opens a Memphis sales office (closed in 2012).
We acquire DFW International. Cheryl Woodyard is promoted to DFW Manager in 2014.
Owing to continued growth, we purchase another, larger building, relocating to El Segundo.
Coppersmith's acquisition of NIK & Associates adds Bobby Shaida, Vice President, Business Development.
Coppersmith rebrands our FMC licensed OTI/NVOCC under dba: Adrienne Shipping Line, Inc.
Jeff Coppersmith is elected President of National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America for a two-year term.
Michael Coppersmith joins the company as the 4th generation in the business.
Jeff is asked to be a member of Customs Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC), a prestigious appointment to a public / private government committee.
Victoria Lane of our Seattle branch elected President of the Pacific Coast Council where she served through 2016.
Coppersmith celebrated our 65th year in business.
Coppersmith completes our 30th acquisition, Coronet, a company with offices in Los Angeles and New York.
Michael Coppersmith takes over the Hunting Trophy division.
Coppersmith celebrates seventy years in business near our corporate headquarters in Los Angeles.
