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Woodland Group opens first Continental base

UK forwarder Woodland Group has opened its first warehouse in mainland Europe, a 34,649sq ft eCommerce facility in Rotterdam, Netherlands, under the name Redwood Fulfilment.It will offer clients a direct route to market in mainland Europe for Woodland Group’s B2B and B2C clients, three of which are already using the facility. It is located in the Waalhaven District of the port of Rotterdam, directly connected to the rail network and on ... [+]

Firms stockpile ahead of Brexit

Brexit is already impacting the freight market with many companies stockpiling goods in the UK in preparation for delays at the border in early January 2021, reports forwarder Woodland in its latest bulletin. Demand is expected to continue to increase prior to the end of the transition period on 31 ... [+]

Woodland offers carbon calculator

Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group is offering a carbon calculator offering regular weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly emission reports of shipments, for any size or route. It is accredited by Smart Freight Centre to be in accordance with the GLEC Framework, it also meets the requirements of EN 16258 and the ... [+]

Best from the West

Essex-based Woodland Group is offering an express LCL groupage service from the US West Coast to the UK via Chicago. Door to door transit is from 23 days, up to 30% shorter transit time compared with all water services. Delivery can be into Woodland's Los Angeles facility with transfer to ... [+]

New Incoterms from 1 January

Freight forwarder the Woodland Group is reminding its customers that the International Chamber of Commerce's new version of Incoterms comes into effect on 1 January. As well as an enhanced layout and more detailed explanatory notes to make the terms easier to understand and leave less room for error, FCA (Free Carrier – named place ... [+]

Woodland rallies to the cause

Woodland Group has signed a long-term extension to its partnership agreement with the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The forwarder will deliver logistics services  across Europe, North America and Africaincluding World RX's first full airfreight movement for the inaugural World RX of USA on 29-30 September at Circuit of The Americas ... [+]

Woodland man takes on BIFA legal & insurance role

John Stubbings, group director and company secretary at the Essex-based Woodland Group, has been appointed chairman of the British International Freight Association's Legal and Insurance Policy Group. Having served as a member of the legal group for the past two years, Stubbings has also been active at London East regional ... [+]
Paul Arnold for Woodland Group

Air man lands in Woodland

Forwarder Woodland Group has appointed Paul Arnold as head of air freight He is tasked with developing routes to North America and exploring opportunities in Asia and other developing markets. He said: “I am particularly fortunate that we have an experienced and extremely motivated air cargo team based in Hayes, who ... [+]

Kinga raises four grand

FBJ readers may remember a few months ago when we ran a story about Woodland Group general manager Kinga Garner who bravely signed up for the 2012 Transaid Cycle Madagascar event in June. Kinga, pictured second from right, originally set herself a target to raise £3,300 for the Professional Driver ... [+]

Woodland leads the way with new scanner

The Woodland Group has become the first UK freight forwarder to install a Westminster dual view cargo and pallet X-ray scanner – a state-of-the-art machine more commonly seen in the US. The company’s first WG IS1517 cargo and pallet X-ray scanner is already operational at Woodland’s air cargo centre at Heathrow ... [+]

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