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Europa signs new deals in Europe

UK groupage operator Europa Road has signed new partnership agreements for Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal. In Spain, Europa will be working with Turkish owned Ekol, to enhance its routes, in particular to Barcelona where Europa will now be able to offer services six days a week to and from the city. It already offers daily services to Madrid and Irun which will continue. Ekol is also Davies Turner’s partner for services ... [+]

Tribute to a quarter century of sarnie-slicing

The House of Commons may have had its Annie’s Bar but Europa Worldwide has paid tribute to one of its old employees with by naming the caff at its Dartford base Annette’s Café. Annette Lacey ran the company’s canteen at its old headquarters in Erith for 25 years. She is now ... [+]

Europa recruits show business expert

Europa Worldwide has appointed Deborah Khan to a new sales executive position in its Showfreight division. She has previously worked at NEC Group, Panalpina, Kemps Publishing, World Transport and the Birmingham Post & Mail. [+]

Europa Glasgow on the move

Groupage operator Europa Road has relocated its Glasgow area office to Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral. The new location has space for expected additions to its six-strong team during 2017. Branch manager, Stewart Lawson, said: “The team has worked extremely hard to increase revenues which has resulted in us having a solid ... [+]

Europa to go twice daily to Como

Europa Road has launched an additional daily line to Como in Italy in conjunction with its local partner, Bianchi Group. The route is the company’s first ever long haul service to have two daily structured departures in each direction. The city is now the fourth most visited in the region, ... [+]

Europa launches Leonardo IT system

Europa Worldwide Group has launched its Leonardo IT system across its road freight operations, following a “challenging” four weeks post launch period. It gives Europa in-house control over its systems and will improve responsiveness, efficiency, productivity and scalability across its 11 UK sites. Richard Litchfield, IT Director, said: “It is ... [+]

Europa launches Salzburg service

Europa Road has launched a new route to Salzburg, Austria from its hub in Dartford. The new service runs five times per week to the city which is located at the junction of two of Europe´s international E-road network routes, the north/south E55, which runs between Helsingborg in Sweden and ... [+]

New link to Baltics

Europa Worldwide Group's Road division has launched a new twice-weekly route to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia he Baltics which it says is one of ten new European services due to roll out over the next year. It is partnering with logistics group, CF&S, based in Tallinn, has strong road links ... [+]

Europa works through the pain

Europa Worldwide Group says that has completed a complex, two-year restructuring following managing director Andrew Baxter, acquisition of a 90% stake in the business in August 2013. It says that while there have been some operational problems and significant reorganisation costs, the benefits are now being felt internally and by ... [+]

New money man for Europa

Dartford-based Europa Worldwide has appointed Robert Ross as group Financial director. He joins the groupage operator from financial firm, PwC, has takes over from former financial director, Russell Keep. [+]

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