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...
McLaren Formula 1 Race Cars
All in a days work at IEP. The team love getting involved loading and unloading the F1 cars. Check out the McLaren MP4-22 2007 and MP4-26 2011 as driven by Lewis Hamilton. These were expertly packed by the team into our specialist trailer and towed using our Ford...
Diamond mine base camp to the Congo jungle
Project Description This unique project involved setting up a base camp in the heart of the Congo jungle. From tents, a water filtration unit and power sources, to mining equipment, cooking facilities and medication – literally everything that was needed for 30 men...
The dos and don’ts of packing for an overseas move
Packing for an overseas move is very different from packing for a holiday. Basically it involves a very different level of organization. With that in mind, here is some guidance as to the dos and don’ts of a successful packing exercise. Do go through your stuff and...
Will packaging have to pass a greener test?
Everybody hates excess packaging, but everybody also wants their items to get from A to B safely. This means that like it or not, packaging is a necessity. Avoiding online retailers won’t necessarily help (unless you’re talking about an online retailer which is...
What does the post-Coronavirus future hold for the supply chain?
Although it’s still early days, it’s probably safe to assume that the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 will find its place in the history books. Hopefully, its place will be as a case study of how humanity took a crisis and turned it into an opportunity for learning and...
Recession doesn’t have to mean an end to business growth
It generally takes a fall in GDP over two successive quarters for an economy to be classed as in recession. The UK has “only” been in lockdown since March 23rd, but it’s probably safe to say that it’s going to take at least two quarters for its economy to start to...