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BUSINESS NEWS
In response to growing market demand, a leading UK logistics
operator has announced a new daily freight service from
Northern Ireland to continental Europe - filling a gap in the
market for exporters wanting fast freight delivery.
Europa Road is the European road freight division of leading
logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group and has opened a new
branch office in Belfast to support this major expansion of this new
service.
The new venture, created for exporters and importers, will provide
for the first time, daily fixed round trip linehaul services from
Northern Ireland to the rest of Europe via Europa’s £30million
state-of-the-art 1hub facility in Dartford.
The Belfast branch is based at Adelaide House, Hawthorn Business
Park, 1 Falcon Road, and will be led by Branch Manager Dan
Rodgers, as part of a team of four. The new service will support the
success of the import and export market for goods across Northern
Ireland.
This latest development will play an important part in Europa’s
growth strategy and this is the operator’s first investment into
Northern Ireland.
Dionne Redpath, Sales Director, said: “This is an exciting
development for Europa Road and I’m thrilled that we’re growing
into Northern Ireland to support local manufacturers. There
is currently a lack of quality daily outbound connectivity from
Northern Ireland into mainland Europe.
“It’s a massive opportunity for customers to access a service that
enables shipments to collect today, ship that evening and arrive
into Dartford 1hub the next working day for onward connection to
Europe on one of our 30 daily departures.”
Europa’s chosen distribution partner to support the new service
is transport and logistics company Liam Connelly, a family-run
business based in County Fermanagh.
The company has grown over the last 37 years and now operates
from a 135,000 sq ft purpose-built facility in Lisnaskea. Liam
Connolly has built up an enviable reputation for quality and
customer service and has unparalleled coverage right across
Ireland.
Darren Connelly, Managing Director, comments: “We’re delighted
to be working closely with Europa on their new daily service into
continental Europe. They are an innovative operator and this is a
great fit for us. We’re looking forward to a successful partnership
and the growth of this new service to support businesses across
Northern Ireland.”
Dionne added: “Liam Connelly are well known to many businesses
in Northern Ireland and we’re delighted to be working together on
this new venture. The company provides a fantastic service, their
IT offering is second to none, and their values and care for their
customers fits nicely with our ethos.”
All Europa Road services will be available at the newBelfast branch,
including the pioneering MBX (Money Back Express), which offers
Europa customers a full refund of freight charges in the event that
the business fails to deliver to the customer’s defined and agreed
transit time.
In the last five years, Europa has doubled in size, with the business
achieving its strongest financial position in its 50-year history.
This is largely due to the crucial investments it has made, and
the opening of the Northern Ireland branch will undoubtedly
contribute towards the company’s continuing success.
As well as its road freight services, Europa also provides dedicated
air & sea, warehouse and showfreight services. The business’
turnover exceeded £144m at the end of 2017 and is on track to
exceed £200m by the end of 2018. The business operates 14 sites
across the UK, Hong Kong and Belgium and is represented in 100
countries.
Dionne Redpath and Northern Ireland team
Boost to Irish exporters - daily delivery to Europe
DKV Euro Service customers can nowuse their DKV CARD to pay
for fuel and vehicle-related accessories at 150 additional Aral
stations in Germany. The supply network of DKV in Germany
nowincludes 13,200 stations,whichequals anetwork coverage
of around 92%. The Aral stations can be found both via the DKV
APP and the complimentary route planner DKVMAPS.
“It’s our aim to offer our customers the highest service levels in the
industry. A high network coverage of stations where the DKV CARD
can be used is an important part of this strategy,” says Neil White,
TeamManager UK at DKV Euro Service. “With these additional 150
conveniently located Aral stations we have been able to further
increase the attractiveness of our supply network.”
DKV Euro Service expands supply network
in Germany
150 additional Aral stations added to the DKV supply network
- coverage increases to 92%