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Italian pallet giant appoints Toga as Ireland partner

[ October 18, 2023   //   ]

Italian palletized network One Express has appointed Toga Freight Services as its exclusive member in Ireland.

It completes European coverage for One Express with Italian shippers to Ireland now being able to enjoy a customs free transit to the most westerly part of the EU.

Established in 2008, One Express now has 135 members and handles 3 million pallets annually.

It operates a daily network across the countryb through national hubs in Bologna, Milan and Naples offering guaranteed deliveries of 24/48/72 hours in Italy and 48/72 hours in Europe.

Toga Freight services is one of Ireland’s largest and longest established privately owned groupage operators. Founded by Peter Toner and Martin Gately (Toga) in 1978, the company handles around 300,000 groupage shipments a year, mainly to Ireland, along with 200,000 customs declarations. The company is now owned and run by Robert Dickinson, Darragh Toner and Muriel Corish following a management buyout in September.

With 50 employees at two locations in Dublin, it operates a 6,000sq m ACP customs warehouse where all inbound freight is processed and maintains a network of 15 depot partners in Ireland who provide daily scheduled transport, operating around 250 vehicles on behalf of Toga daily.

One Express founder and chief executive, Claudio Franceschelli, said: “One Express is a company in great development and we are happy to expand our services with a solid and successful partner such as Toga Freight Services.”

Toga managing director Robert Dickinson commented: “The MBO has created stability for Toga and marks the start of a new chapter for the company. Growth across Europe is our key strategy along with offering our large client base unique services. One Express gives us unique power in the Italy to Ireland market with collections possible from every region every day. We will be operating daily linehaul from the giant hub in Bologna directly back to Dublin.”

(The next printed issue of FBJ (FBJ 7 2023) will include an in-depth report on Ireland.)

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