“The Tank”
Our story begins in a far off Land! The inhabitants of these Lands were in desperate need of a new hospital; so the Governing Body sent out messengers far and wide to find a hero that could help them. As fortune would have it, there was a building company...
Will there be port chaos?
Andrew Baxter, MD of Europa Worldwide Group has stated he thinks speculation of chaos at the UK’s ports immediately after Brexit is “basically wrong”. By contrast, Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), predicted that there is an 80%...
Logistics Needs to See the Road Ahead
The initial “three-week lockdown” is now heading into its 6th month, albeit in a very different state than in March. Technically, most businesses in most locations can now open. It is, however, very definitely not business as usual, not in any industry. Businesses...
Packing considerations for exporters
Regardless of whether you’re exporting equipment and machinery to businesses or gift items to consumers, your customers expect their purchase to arrive in one piece, literally. This means that it needs to be appropriately packed. With growing numbers of UK...
The countdown to Brexit is on
While it’s worth acknowledging that nothing is ever settled until it’s done, a no-deal Brexit seems to be pretty close to that point. It’s now August and the UK is due to leave the EU, completely and permanently, at the end of December. With countries around the...
Why effective packing is essential for global business
Since the dawn of the 21st century, consumers and businesses alike have enthusiastically adopted the “less is more” trend. As a part of this, there has been a major push against excess packaging, which has probably been of benefit to everyone. The key word in that...
It’s Snug but it’s all in the Planning!
Ordinarily, the size of the item inside this packing case would have resulted in an Out of Gauge Package loaded onto a Flat Rack Container, ultimately costing the manufacturer significantly more to ship. However, with our team designing and constructing the entire...
Will new immigration rules affect haulage and logistics?
In case you’d somehow managed to miss it, Brexit is now happening. Even though it’s now been almost four years since the referendum, it’s still unclear what Brexit is going to mean in practical terms. Theoretically, we could still have a “soft Brexit”, of some...
Formula 1 – New season starts “And here we go…”
Formula 1 has a long, rich and exciting history, and today we want to take you back and relive the beginnings of the motorsport and some of the most memorable moments by taking a brief - and by brief, we really mean brief - look at Formula 1 history. So, let’s get...
UK exports move to online sales
The high street has long been under pressure from online sales and the COVID19 pandemic has only increased that pressure. Online retail has largely managed to survive, if not thrive, during the lockdown, with Amazon making headlines for its massive sales. At the same...
