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Winter 2018
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PALLET NETWORKS
A leading UK transport and third-party
logistics specialist has continued to invest
in its team with the appointment of a new
general manager.
Bryan Jones has joined Beaches Logistics
Group, a member of Palletways, Europe’s
largest and fastest growing express palletised
freight network, and will be working at the
company’s Carlisle depot.
As part of his role, Bryan will be responsible for retaining and
building relationships with new and existing customers and
developing the company’s new customer care team.
Commenting on the appointment, Beaches managing director, Jack
Sims said: “We are delighted to welcome Bryan to the team as he
brings a wealth of industry and local experience. His appointment
is the next step in driving the depot forward following the
significant investment into the fleet and equipment over the last
twelve months. Bryan is full of fresh ideas and will be focused on
identifying new opportunities for the business.”
Commenting, Bryan added: “This is fantastic moment to join the
Beaches team as there is so much opportunity for growth and
development. I started out as a white van driver 28 years ago,
moved into pallets, and then management. I started at the bottom
and workedmy way up, but I think that’s important as I’mout there
getting stuck in and have already secured several new customers
who are confident about the service we can provide.”
Beaches customer service team will be expanding later this year
with a new customer service manager joining the company’s
Carlisle depot. This new position will develop existing customers as
well as work with Bryan to identify and target new customers. This
underlines a period of growth for the depot which has also seen the
recruitment of new drivers over the past fewmonths.
Beaches Logistics Group is a network of dependable haulage and
warehousing businesses with depots across the UK including
Carlisle, Milton Keynes and Oxford.
The company is one of over 115 independent transport providers
that are part of Palletways’ UK network. They benefit from
shared expertise and resources from within the group to deliver
consignments of palletised freight to market faster and more cost
effectively than ever before. The Palletways Group comprises 400
depots and 20 hub operations, through which it provides collection
and distribution services across 20 European countries, including
the UK.
Carlisle Logistics specialist appoints new general manager
Bryan Jones
Nottinghamshire-based B Taylor & Sons Transport has returned
to the Fortec DistributionNetwork.
The move comes as the company, based in Huthwaite, near
Mansfield, enters into its next phase of development.
Taylors was formed by Barry Taylor in 1974 and his son Alan has
been at the helm of the business as Managing Director for the past
26 years.
Alan said: “We had been with Fortec for five years but moved
to another network almost a decade or so ago. However, in our
experience, Fortec is a perfect fit for us now. It’s a smaller network
with quality taking precedence over volume which is ideal for a firm
like ours which shares that same ethos.”
It is the quality of service which, since its formation, has allowed
B Taylor & Sons Transport to enjoy continued growth. Today, the
company employs a 300-strong workforce, operates a fleet of 200
vehicles and 300 trailers and the group turnover is in excess of £20
million.
The company is building a 20,000 sq ft warehouse in Huthwaite, in
addition to the two existing sites which occupy Taylors’ six acres of
land.
Taylors has also just expanded its fleet with five Mercedes Actros
2545 tractor units and is awaiting the arrival of 10 new trailers.
Furtherdevelopmentsofthecompanyincludeitsrecentaccreditation
to conduct on-site driver training and testing after appointing its
own examiner from the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Alan said: “Since B Taylor & Sons Transport was first formed, we have
been lucky enough to grow and evolve continuously and we put this
down to our customer-centric focus and our vision.
“Everyone in our team – from our managers to our drivers, and
including our sales staff, admin team and engineers – has always
operatedwith the customer inmind.
“We know fromour previous experiencewith Fortec that the network
shares our ethos and it is great that we can join the network for the
next phase of our journey.”
Rebecca Wayte, Regional Commercial Manager, Fortec Distribution
Network said: “We are delighted that B Taylor & Sons Transport has
returned to the fold.
“Alan and his team are highly respected among the longer-serving
members of Fortec which had the pleasure of working with the team
when they were part of the network previously. In fact, the company
is highly respected across the wider transport community in the
Midlands and further afield where Taylors have established a solid
reputation.
“We look forward to working with the company again for the benefit
of Fortec, Taylors and our respective customers.”
B Taylor & Sons Transport joins the Fortec
Distribution Network