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Europa transport director bows out

Europa Worldwide Group’s domestic transport director Russ McNally (piectured, below, left) is to retire after 40 years. He played a key role in reshaping the business as domestic transport director and board member after Andrew Baxter (right) acquired Europa in 2014. This included launching 1hub, a £30m facility in Dartford - the UK’s largest European groupage hub. [+]

Europa puts local youth through their paces

Europa Worldwide Group recently gave over 200 students a taste of working life recently at a ‘mock interview’ day at Lampton School in Hounslow, close to its Heathrow branch. Heathrow branch manager, Nick Robertson, national airfreight manager, Andy Serpant and internal recruitment and acquisition manager, Mark Chopping interviewed 238 students aged ... [+]

Europa in the running to raise £16K

Europa says it is well on its way to raising £16,000 to fund a play area for children at Darent Valley Hospital close to its Dartford headquarters. Leeds branch manager Nathan Lynn (pictured left, with managing director, Andrew Baxter) and regional manager, Adrian Redmile (right) plan to tackle the Sheffield half-marathon ... [+]

Europa stalwart bows out after three decades

Europa Worldwide Group warehouse manager Roger Magee is retiring after 30 years’ service. He began his career at Europa’s former headquarters in Erith in 1988, where he worked his way up from warehouse operative to manager in just three years. He considered retiring four years ago when Europa moved to its ... [+]

Europa boss applauds post-Brexit customs plan

Europa managing director and Brexit supporter Andrew Baxter has described a study by former World Customs Organization director Lars Karlsson for future UK-EU border relationships as “sensible and positive progress”. Baxter says that the report, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizen’s Rights and Constitutional Affairs as a ‘step ... [+]

Europa in search for telesales talent

Europa Worldwide Group  is to increase its telesales team, based at Minworth, Birmingham, by 50% during 2018 to support its air and sea, road, warehousing and showfreight divisions. Telesales manager, Sonal Patel, explained: “Telesales is an integral aspect of the business and it’s not just time spent on the phone; ... [+]

Haulage industry faces driver shortage, says Europa

Europe is in the grip of a driver shortage, says Europa Worldwide Group operations director Dan Cook. The UK haulage industry is currently facing a shortage of between 45,000 and 50,000 drivers, and the situation is similar across the Continent, he believes. He says: “The problem affects us in the UK, ... [+]

Europa gets ready for the acquisition trail

Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group is to turn its various operating divisions into separate legal entities in order to pave the way for future acquisitions by the Dartford-headquartered company. It adds that it is “making good progress on a couple of transactions”. All the divisions of the business – Road, Air ... [+]

Europa to be sole agent for CargoLine groupage

Europa Road has been appointed sole UK representative for the CargoLine groupage service. CargoLine offers systemised groupage transportation, as well as distribution, procurement and contract logistics through a network of more than 80 partners in 43 countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to its 1,583 direct ... [+]

Generous Europa staff raise 12 grand

Staff from Europa Worldwide Group raised more than £12,000 as part of the company’s 50th anniversary charity initiative this year, for causes including Cancer Research UK, Animals Asia, Macmillan, Alzheimer’s Society, the British Heart Foundation and the Brain Injury Association. Over the year, individuals and groups have taken part in ... [+]

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